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Zambia
Population: 13.2 mn.
GDP: 16.2 bn.
Debt: 1.1 bn.
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President Michael Sata will use his anti-corruption drive to silence the MMD, now in opposition. He will battle to honour his commitment to higher pay, especially in the copper mines. The MMD will replace leader and former president Rupiah Banda.

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  • Vol 44 No 19
  •  26th September 2003

Zamtrop and the politicians

The courts are crowded with politicians and public servants who served under the previous President. Frederick Chiluba himself was arrested on 5 August to face 96 counts of theft by a public servant, allegedly involving over US$40 million. He laughed as t...

  • Vol 44 No 14
  •  11th July 2003

The Fund's no fun

President Levy Mwanawasa's government agreed a budget for 2003 with the International Monetary Fund and overspent it by 612 billion kwacha; the IMF's man in Lusaka, Mark Ellyne, says it therefore will not release the US$100 million conditionally pledged t...

  • Vol 44 No 12
  •  13th June 2003

Sacking the veep

Frayed tempers and shoddy deals lie behind President Mwanawasa's political cull

  • Vol 44 No 5
  •  7th March 2003

Poison and bankruptcy

Arresting the former President sets a precedent and splits the ruling party

  • Vol 43 No 22
  •  8th November 2002

Undoing the rigging

Was the election rigged? Must there be a fresh election? Later this month, the Supreme Court will resume hearing a petition on those questions.

  • Vol 43 No 19
  •  27th September 2002

Corruption club

Mwanawasa's anti-corruption claims are in doubt as evidence of election-rigging emerges

  • Vol 43 No 17
  •  30th August 2002

Looking for clues

Zambia's under-paid detectives are no match for the sophisticated networks built up by ex-President Frederick Chiluba. The taskforce on allegations of plunder by him (AC Vol 43 No 15) and his cronies is having trouble finding solid evidence and President ...

  • Vol 43 No 15
  •  26th July 2002

No immunity

Zambia's parliament voted unanimously on 16 July to lift ex-President Frederick Chiluba's immunity from prosecution. A criminal investigation will now open into those said to have benefited corruptly from his ten years in power, and if the courts uphold p...

  • Vol 43 No 14
  •  12th July 2002

Levy at war

As the new President fights the old crowd, even mattresses are weapons

  • Vol 43 No 12
  •  14th June 2002

Cobalt crunch

This week, Finance Minister Emmanuel Kasonde receives the final audit report explaining how Zambia lost at least US$60 million in a cobalt marketing agreement with Bahamas-based Metal Resources Group in 1998-99. The audit criticises MRG's contract with st...

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