Vol 63 No 19 | ZAMBIA Fears of pain in prospect 22nd September 2022 Pundits and public alike are waking up to the economic sacrifices entailed in the US$1.3 billion IMF rescue package agreed at the beginning of the month amid concern that President...
Vol 63 No 18 | ZAMBIA Debt deal boosts kwacha 8th September 2022 It was months in the making, but Zambia's $1.3 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund has made an instant impact. The kwacha currency gained more than 3% against the ...
Vol 63 No 10 | ZAMBIA Hichilema's team steps on the gas 12th May 2022 After successful talks in Washington DC last month, Zambia's treasury officials hope to finalise a US$1.4 billion Extended Credit facility with the International Monetary Fund by t...
Vol 63 No 9 | ZAMBIA Hichilema accused of 'losing focus’ 28th April 2022 The President's public appearances are criticised for fighting yesterday's battles instead of concentrating on rocketing prices and the debt burden President Hakainde Hichilema gave a long and emotional press conference on 25 April further cataloguing his persecution by the previous government – which many critics believ...
Vol 63 No 1 | ZAMBIAAFRICA IN 2022 Hichilema enjoys a honeymoon 6th January 2022 Buoyed by strong local and international backing, the new government targets progress on debt and social policy The big questions for President Hakainde Hichilema's new government are whether it will succeed in restructuring the country's US$14.71 billion foreign debt and live up to its pled...
Vol 62 No 23 | ZAMBIA Chasing the mining millions 18th November 2021 The old government sold future copper output to Trafigura for a $40 million advance. The new government wants to know where it is One of President Hakainde Hichilema's toughest challenges is the raft of complex and costly legal battles over mining assets bequeathed by the Patriotic Front (PF) government, whic...
Vol 62 No 20 | ZAMBIA High expectations of HH 7th October 2021 The new president is sending all the right signals but needs to move fast to avoid disappointing voters and investors President Hakainde Hichilema's record of early appointments and dismissals shows he is making good on his promise of a new start for governance and the economy, Lusaka pundits say,...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 18 | ZAMBIA President Hichilema acts speedily on security and debt 1st September 2021 New finance minister Musokotwane targets IMF deal within three months In a blitz of new appointments just days after he was sworn in, President Hakainde Hichilema has appointed veteran economist Situmbeko Musokotwane as Finance Minister, a role he pr... READ FOR FREE
Vol 62 No 17 | ZAMBIA Reconciliation and a reckoning 26th August 2021 The new President has drawn a line under his bitter history with Edgar Lungu, but the profiteers of the last six years can expect to be held to account President Hakainde Hichilema's inauguration on 24 August ended the tense period that followed polling day on 12 August, when it looked as though his predecessor, Edgar Lungu, might...
DISPATCHES Vol 62 No 17 | ZAMBIA President Lungu dithers then concedes after challenger Hakainde Hichilema's landslide victory 16th August 2021 Quiet determination of voters wins out against growing authoritarianism, economic meltdown and cronyism In a short speech on state television on 16 August, President Edgar Lungu congratulated his rival Hakainde Hichilema on his landslide win in last week's presidential elections and ... READ FOR FREE
