Vol 43 No 17 | ZAMBIA Looking for clues 30th August 2002 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...
Vol 43 No 15 | ZAMBIA No immunity 26th July 2002 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...
Vol 43 No 14 | ZAMBIA Levy at war 12th July 2002 As the new President fights the old crowd, even mattresses are weapons President Levy Mwanawasa has declared war on Frederick Chiluba, the man he replaced at the election last December. Chiluba's friends regard Mwanawasa as weak and ungrateful; they say...
Vol 43 No 12 | ZAMBIA Cobalt crunch 14th June 2002 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...
Vol 43 No 9 | ZAMBIA Who's got the money? 3rd May 2002 It still isn't clear just who won the election and who stole the cash President Levy Mwanawasa has bounced back from his stolen election in December and is surprising his many detractors by fending off both the opposition (which holds 81 of...
Vol 43 No 9 | ZAMBIA Cobalt cash 3rd May 2002 An audit report will soon be released on how Zambia's state mining company lost as much as US$60 million exporting cobalt to the Bahamas-based Metal Resources Group. That...
Vol 43 No 6 | ZAMBIA Levy's trials 22nd March 2002 President Levy Mwanawasa is at war with his predecessor, Frederick Chiluba, who resents his independent spirit. Chiluba, who is still President of the governing Movement for Multi-party Democracy,...
Vol 43 No 3 | ZAMBIA Levy limps in 8th February 2002 Even if the courts confirm his election win, parliament can block the President As President Levy Mwanawasa limped into State House, his month-old government waded into a political quagmire. In the National Assembly, which has not met since his election, opposition...
Vol 43 No 3 | ZAMBIA Down the mine, down the drain 8th February 2002 Political troubles were overshadowed on 25 January, when Anglo American announced that it was pulling out of the Copperbelt less than two years after reinvesting there. Copper had...
Vol 43 No 1 | ZAMBIA A not-so-fresh start 11th January 2002 The fragmented opposition had underestimated the Movement for Multi-party Democracy, which bounced back to power with less than 30 per cent of the vote. New President Levy Mwanawasa...