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Economic gains face growing scrutiny as political tensions deepen after the vote.
News Zambia » Southern » Politics: Well done Southern Province
For supporters of Brian Mundubile the mere mention of Southern Province brought about untold anguish because it represented the moment of demographically and mathematically inevitable defeat. The ...
News Zambia » Southern » Politics: UN rights expert urges Zambia to free political detainees
A United Nations' rights expert on Wednesday voiced "grave concern" over Zambia's shrinking political space and called for the release of political prisoners. They do not, therefore, speak for the ...
News Zambia » Southern » Politics: Zambia awaits presidential election results. Here's why China and the US may be interested
China is heavily invested in Zambia's copper sector, while the United States has shown new interest in the country as part of President Donald Trump's focus on critical minerals to ease China's ...
News Zambia » Southern » Politics: Zambia after the polls: A test for democracy
Zambia's democratic institutions are under scrutiny, as the opposition continues to dispute the election results and courts remain closed. Weeks after the election, Zambia’s election story might be ...
News Zambia » Southern » Politics: Zambia told to free political prisoners
GENEVA- (MaraviPost)- The United Nations has issued a blistering condemnation of Zambia’s post-election crackdown, with a top UN rights expert demanding the immediate release of hundreds of political ...
News Zambia » Southern » Politics: Zambia’s messy but decisive election: government shows strength; democracy shows weakness
Across southern Africa, sitting presidents have faced a wave of turnovers and electoral setbacks in the past few years. Malawi and Botswana saw opposition victories. In Namibia and South Africa, ...
News Zambia » Southern » Politics: Zambia’s election was flawed and may need to be rerun
Zambia’s election was flawed and may need to be rerun Zambia’s election was not supposed to end like this. For much of the campaign, President Hakainde Hichilema looked well-placed to secure a second ...
News Zambia » Southern » Politics: Zambia's Hichilema seeks to turn debt recovery into economic expansion
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema greets United Party for National Development (UPND) supporters during their ...
News Zambia » Southern » Politics: Zambia awaits presidential election results. Here's why China and the US may be interested
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Zambia awaits the results of an election that will decide whether President Hakainde Hichilema wins a second five-year term as a reward for his economic recovery plan. The ...