- Vol 51 No 17
- 27th August 2010
According to the latest figures from the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA), foreign direct investment totalled a record US$2.4 billion in the first half of 2010, up from $959 million in the same period in 2009. If the flow continues at that rate, it will ex...
- Vol 51 No 9
- 30th April 2010
Even his own party cannot agree on whether to back the President for the coming election campaign
- Vol 51 No 9
- 30th April 2010
The IMF advises the government to raise taxes to finance public investment; the mining companies beg to differ
- Vol 50 No 25
- 18th December 2009
The economy is looking up but scandals and regional tensions upset the governing party’s election hopes
- Vol 50 No 5
- 6th March 2009
In Malawi, the President seems to be blundering towards a new
version of the Central African Federation
- Vol 50 No 3
- 6th February 2009
Three months after his tiny election win, President Banda finds his country running out of money and jobs
- Vol 49 No 23
- 14th November 2008
The new President Banda will have to tackle rising inflation and falling export revenue
- Vol 49 No 23
- 14th November 2008
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 footb...
- Vol 49 No 21
- 17th October 2008
Claims of vote-rigging sour the atmosphere for the poll that acting President Rupiah Banda looks likely to win
- Vol 49 No 18
- 5th September 2008
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 ...