Zambia

• Vol 49 No 23
• 14/11/2008

Banda, the successor

The new President Banda will have to tackle rising inflation and falling export revenue

• Vol 49 No 23
• 14/11/2008

Banda boxes clever

Once the promoter of Lottie Mwale, Zambia's Commonwealth boxing champion (1974-83), President Rupiah Bwezani Banda rolls with the punches in Southern Africa's difficult politics. In his long career, he has jumped from party activist to ambassador to f...

• Vol 49 No 21
• 17/10/2008

Pre-presidential discord

Claims of vote-rigging sour the atmosphere for the poll that acting President Rupiah Banda looks likely to win

• Vol 49 No 18
• 05/09/2008

A hard act to follow

The death of Zambia’s president means that, not even two years since the last polls, there will be a presidential election before the end of the year. This has revealed deep splits in the governing party and disorganisation in the opposition. At ...

• Vol 49 No 18
• 05/09/2008

Who wants to run the country?

• Vol 49 No 17
• 22/08/2008

After Levy

Zambia faces a difficult political transition after the death of President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa on 19 August, aged 59. Contrary to expectations, he had presided over an effective anti-corruption campaign as well as the best economic performance si...

• Vol 49 No 16
• 01/08/2008

A sick man's contest

The President is probably unfit to continue and his main opponents are either ill or accused of corruption

• Vol 49 No 14
• 04/07/2008

The Russians are coming

Looking for big projects and with plenty of cash, three Russian companies are ready to invest in Zambia's mines

• Vol 49 No 10
• 09/05/2008

Sick man, sick opposition

As corruption scandals rage on, politicians contest their parties' future leaderships

• Vol 49 No 10
• 09/05/2008

The stand against Mugabe

Western dignitaries and intelligence operatives race in and out of Lusaka, pushing for a solution to the Zimbabwe stalemate. President Levy Mwanawasa chairs the 14-member Southern African Development Community, and on 26 April, the United States Assis...