- Vol 49 No 18
- 5th September 2008
- Vol 49 No 17
- 22nd August 2008
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 since I...
- Vol 49 No 16
- 1st August 2008
The President is probably unfit to continue and his main opponents are either ill or accused of corruption
- Vol 49 No 14
- 4th July 2008
Looking for big projects and with plenty of cash, three
Russian companies are ready to invest in Zambia's mines
- Vol 49 No 10
- 9th May 2008
As corruption scandals rage on, politicians contest their
parties' future leaderships
- Vol 49 No 10
- 9th May 2008
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 Assistant...
- Vol 49 No 4
- 15th February 2008
Zambia's first lady, Maureen Kakubo Mwanawasa, is seen as the power behind the throne of President Levy Mwanawasa, and many believe that he wants a third term in five years' time - via his wife, whose new nickname is Hillary Clinton. Her alleged ambition ...
- Vol 48 No 25
- 14th December 2007
Under opposition pressure, the government seeks better terms from the latest set of investors in its copper mines
- Vol 48 No 10
- 11th May 2007
British High Court Justice Peter Smith has found that ex-President Frederick Chiluba stole US$46 million of state funds from Zambia between 1991 and 2002 (AC Vol 46 No 20). In a 220-page judgement, made public on 4 May, Smith also ruled that two London la...
- Vol 48 No 10
- 11th May 2007
On 24 April, the London High Court ordered the Zambian government to pay US$15.5 million to a 'vulture fund'. Debt relief campaigners say the payment will undermine efforts to reduce poverty. In 1979, Zambia raised a $15 mn. loan from Romania to pay for f...