Vol 6 (AAC) No 5 | ZAMBIACHINA Collum Coal Mine takeover 7th March 2013 The government finally takes action on the problems besetting the Chinese-owned mine – just after announcing Sata’s first official visit to Beijing After declining previous invitations, on 15 February President Michael Chilufya Sata announced his maiden trip to China would finally take place in April. China has invited the Pre...
Vol 6 (AAC) No 5 | ZAMBIACHINA Compensation for smelter pollution 7th March 2013 According to a mining industry expert, much has changed since the September 2011 election of President Michael Sata and the Patriotic Front government. ‘Under the MMD [Movement for...
Vol 53 No 21 | ZAMBIA Big budget, big promises 19th October 2012 The triumph of the bond issue and strong public spending plans may help revive a stagnant economy and the government’s political fortunes One year after taking the helm, President Michael Chilufya Sata and his Patriotic Front (PF) face mounting pressure from electors upset at their apparent failure to deliver on ambi...
Vol 53 No 21 | ZAMBIA Ex-President Banda switches horses 19th October 2012 The political landscape is changing and President Michael Sata’s Patriotic Front faces a new opponent. Having lost faith in his own party, the Movement for Multiparty Democracy, fo...
Vol 53 No 13 | ZAMBIA Sata takes on the judges 22nd June 2012 Controversy over the judiciary and a law suit over Zambian Airways show the PF and Banda still at war President Michael Sata has sparked a political storm by forcing out Zambia’s most senior judge, Chief Justice Ernest Sakala, on 15 June. The opposition accuses Sata of politicising...
Vol 53 No 13 | ZAMBIA Mutembo's targets 22nd June 2012 The Director of Public Prosecutions, Mutembo Nchito, has his sights on Henry Banda, son of ex-President Rupiah Banda, over his role in the US$257 million sale of most of the Zamtel...
Vol 53 No 10 | ZAMBIA Sata’s health and other scares 11th May 2012 Question marks are multiplying about Sata’s judgement, his choice of regional friends and his well-being Even before his famous victory in last year’s presidential election, Zambians heard rumours about Michael Sata being unwell. When he unexpectedly flew to India in March for medical...
Vol 53 No 10 | ZAMBIA Discontent over Wynter 11th May 2012 The growing influence of the Patriotic Front Secretary General, Wynter Kabimba, constitutes the starkest example of the PF’s statist tendencies. He has been a source of controversy...
Vol 53 No 7 | ZAMBIA Sata stumbles 30th March 2012 The promise of a clean sweep of corruption is unfulfilled and the commitment to open politics undermined Six months after their sweeping election victory, President Michael Chilufya Sata and his Patriotic Front (PF) are struggling to live up to their promises. They are in danger of lo...
Vol 53 No 7 | ZAMBIA Soothing the investors 30th March 2012 Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda and President Michael Sata spent the first two months of 2012 meeting key shareholders in foreign-owned mining companies to reassure them that ...
