- Vol 43 No 3
- 8th February 2002
Even if the courts confirm his election win, parliament can block the President
- Vol 43 No 3
- 8th February 2002
Political troubles were overshadowed on 25 January, when Anglo American announced that it was pulling out of the Copperbelt less than two years after reinvesting there. Copper had been Zambia's main economic hope; the metal accounts for more than 60 per c...
- Vol 43 No 1
- 11th January 2002
The fragmented opposition had underestimated the Movement for Multi-party Democracy, which bounced back to power with less than 30 per cent of the vote. New President Levy Mwanawasa must now legitimise his controversial election and loosen the puppet-stri...
- Vol 42 No 24
- 7th December 2001
The gap between the leading presidential contenders is narrowing fast in this landmark election
- Vol 42 No 24
- 7th December 2001
Maize meal helped drive Kenneth Kaunda from power and could do the same to the Movement for Multi-party Democracy which defeated him in the 1991 elections. When Kaunda cut subsidies on the staple mealie-meal, his support collapsed. The MMD's market econom...
- Vol 42 No 21
- 26th October 2001
The President's cheque is stolen and the election heats up
- Vol 42 No 21
- 26th October 2001
Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD): formed 1990, governing since 1991. Support: Copperbelt and Bemba people, trades unions; endorsed by Dean Mung'omba's Zambia Alliance for Progress (ZAP) though he insists he won't rejoin MMD. Policies: pro-pr...
- Vol 42 No 18
- 14th September 2001
The ruling MMD's new flagbearer seems too close to Chiluba and too far from the voters
- Vol 42 No 15
- 27th July 2001
Everything is going wrong for President Chiluba's renewed bid for a third term
- Vol 42 No 14
- 13th July 2001
Activists are challenging Anglo American's role in the messy
copper privatisation