Horticulture can turn around Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia economies
Lilongwe – The marketing of horticultural crops such as bananas and mangoes can heavily contribute to the economic growth of Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia, a joint report by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture and the Horticulture Research and Development Network for Southern Africa has established. The research findings indicate that bananas and mangoes are [...]
Zambia holds peaceful elections despite fears of violence
LUSAKA, (IPS) – Only two incidents of violence, triggered by the late start of voting and the suspicion of electoral fraud, were reported as Zambians went to the polls to elect a new president and government on Tuesday. The nationwide violence expected and feared by many did not occur as citizens spent Monday stocking up on [...]
National elections set for September in Zambia
President Rupiah Banda of Zambia has said that his country will hold national elections in September. He also made the point that he will run for his first full five-year term. President Rupiah Banda says presidential, parliamentary and local elections will be held Sept. 28.Zambia last held elections in 2006. Banda, the former vice president, narrowly won a 2008 presidential poll forced by the death [...]
Employment minister sacked in Zambia
LUSAKA, February 19, 2011 (AFP) – Zambia’s President Rupiah Banda on Saturday sacked his minister of employment for comments he allegedly made to the media “ridiculing” senior members of the ruling party. ”I regret that I have therefore decided to relieve him of his duties as minister and I have revoked his nomination as member of [...]
Zambia calls on Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo to step down
LUSAKA, January 8, 2011 (AFP) – Zambia on Saturday urged Ivory Coast strongman Laurent Gbagbo to accept election defeat and cede power to the internationally recognised winner of the west African country’s November presidential run-off. ”Zambia calls upon president Laurent Gbagbo to respect the people’s choice and accept defeat as a true statesman and step down [...]
Zambia’s former defence Minister accuses President Banda of stifling democracy
George Mpombo is Zambia’s former defence minister. He was expelled Saturday from the ruling MMD Party along with former finance minister Ng’andu Magande, for what the party called, making incessant attacks on President Banda and the MMD. But the defiant ex-minister has hit back.saying his expulsion is a decision of political desperation by the leadership [...]
Zambia snubs UK Court over Chiluba ruling
The high court in Lusaka, Zambia, has ruled last week that Zambian laws did not allow the enforcement of rulings made in London. This has caused an outcry from the main opposition Patriotic Front (PF) and anti-corruption groups. The United States has even questioned Zambia’s commitment to fighting corruption after authorities said they would not [...]
Holland is Accused of Funding Zambia’s Opposition Party
The Netherlands has been accused of financing the main opposition party in Zambia. The charge which threatens to raise tensions with donors who froze funding for AIDS and other health programmes last year amid concerns about corruption was made by Zambia’s ruling party. The national secretary of the ruling MMD party, Katele Kalumba, said the [...]
The Trouble with the Ruling MMD Party in Zambia
As the presidential elections loom in 2011, the major political parties in Zambia have been making efforts to win the hearts and minds of the people, as confidence in the government continues to slide. Pledges are being made by the ruling party MMD to improve the infrastructure of the country, following the floods in the [...]
Top Military Commanders Sacked in Zambia
In Zambia, the President, Rupiah Banda on Wednesday retired and replaced the country’s top military commanders and their deputies, including army commander General Isaac Chisuzi, Air Force commander Lieutenant General Samuel Mapala and the National Service commandant Major General Raphael Chisheta. But the Information Minister Lieutenant General Ronnie Shikapwasha, said the changes are routine and [...]
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