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24 March 2012

Zambia: President Angers Citizens in Diaspora

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Development, Governance

Zambia’s President Michael Sata has invited the ire of citizens living abroad for ridiculing them during a three day visit to neighbouring Botswana and also dashing their hopes for inclusion of dual citizenship into the new Zambian constitution.

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18 March 2012

Zambia: Government Deregisters Former Ruling Party

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Politics, Citizen Media

Zambia’s biggest opposition party, the MMD which was ousted from power by the Patriotic Front (PF) after the September 2011 elections after 20 years in power, was on March 14, deregistered by authorities for allegedly not paying statutory fees for the period it was in government. Zambians online react to this new development.

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29 February 2012

Zambia: Ban Ki-moon Calls on Nation to Respect Gay Rights

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Politics, Citizen Media

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited Zambia on 24 February; he addressed parliament, met key political figures and visited the Victoria Falls. None of these events have made as much news as his call on the nation to respect gay rights.

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17 February 2012

Zambia: Neighbors Help Celebrate AFCON 2012 Victory

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Sport, Citizen Media

Zambia’s victory over Ivory Coast in the finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2012) co-hosted by Gabon and Equatorial Guinea has been celebrated by Zambians and neighboring Southern African nations alike.

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10 February 2012

Africa: 2012 Cup Semi-Finals Put West Africa in the Spotlight

Written by Francois-Xavier Ada-Affana · Translated by Jane Ellis · Sport, Citizen Media

The semi-finals of the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations are causing great excitement in West Africa, as three out of four teams still in competition hail from this region. Francois-Xavier Ada-Affana reports on the action.

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6 February 2012

Zambia: Netizens Weigh in on Labour Minister, Chinese Quarrel

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Labor, International Relations

This is a roundup of reactions from Zambian netizens following a public quarrel involving the Labour Minister Chishimba Kambwili, the Chief Medical Officer of the Chinese-run Sino-Zam Friendly Hospital in the mining region of the Copperbelt and the Chinese ambassador to Zambia.

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27 January 2012

Zambia: When Wikipedia Entry “Kills” a President

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Politics, Technology & Internet

On the morning of 22 January, Zambians woke up to a statement from State House rebuking news websites for spreading a rumour that President Michael Sata had been assassinated. However, it emerged later that the rumour stemmed from a Wikipedia entry about Michael Sata.

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25 January 2012

Africa: 2012 Cup of Nations Kicks Off!

Written by Francois-Xavier Ada-Affana · Translated by Dan Horlor · Sport

The Africa Cup of Nations began in Bata, Equatorial Guinea this Saturday, January 21, kicking off three weeks of fierce competition. The Cup is the most important international football competition in Africa.

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23 January 2012

Zambia: Netizens Abuzz Over Senegal's Loss at AFCON 2012

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Sport, Citizen Media

When Zambia beat Senegal at one of the two opening games of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on January 21, Zambian netizens went abuzz on Facebook and Twitter to celebrate the victory even asking “Demba who?” referring to the Senegalese player, Demba Ba,the second top goal scorer in the Barclays Premier League.

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20 January 2012

Zambia: Blogger Challenges Ex-ruling Party's Query On Guy Scott's Appointment

Written by Gershom Ndhlovu · Law, Politics

The former ruling party, the MMD, has questioned the legality of the appointment of independent Zambia’s first white Vice President, Dr Guy Scott, threatening to take the matter to the court of law to determine its constitutionality. But one Zambian blogger argues that Dr Scott qualifies hold the office of Vice President and even to stand for the office of president.

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Updates about Zambia

21 April 2011

English

Zambian Economist reacts to reports that the Zambian president pleaded for funding from a supposedly non-partisan Foreign Service: “This should be considered an abuse of office. The President has turned the foreign service into a funding pot for his re-election campaign.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

2 February 2011

English

Gershom wants the two main opposition parties in Zambia to stop pretending that there is a pact: The UPND/PF, or is it the PF/UPND, Pact has squandered the people’s goodwill with which it was welcomed when it was announced just over two years ago. Truth be told, this political alliance between the two opposition parties is going nowhere.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

21 January 2011

English

Potpher Mbulo argues that Zambia is rich but poor: “mean, Zambia is greatly endowed with minerals, fertile land and fresh water yet it is gifted with bad culture.The reality on the ground is that more than 80% of Zambians live below the poverty datum line.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

8 December 2010

English

Christmas Art and Design Show took place in Lusaka, Zambia last Sunday: “Never had Lusaka seen anything quite like it! Sunday December 5 dawned grey and cloudy in Lusaka. Undeterred the exhibitors at the Christmas Art and Design Show began putting the finishing touches to their stands.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

English

There is a place for every business in Chingola, Zambia in Google Map: “Google has populated the city of Chingola Zambia Google map. It includes business addresses that Google collected from existing directories. If a business in Chingola has previously listed in a local directory, chances are it has been included.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

22 November 2010

English

Miss Bwalya interviews Zambian author Theresa Lungu about her book Twilight in the Morning: “I did a phone interview with her to acquaint myself and others with her life and work. I hope you find this informative as I did.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

English

Do you know the Mobutu Prize of Corruption International? “The first nominee is the King of Ethiopia, His Excellency King Haille Gleedie, who sold the entire national food reserve to buy his wife those diamonds.’
‘Hurray!’ shouted the crowd. ‘What courage! What sacrifice!’”

• Ndesanjo Macha

15 November 2010

English

Zambian Economist update on the call for government to reintroduce the windfall tax in Zambia: “As the momentum gathers, with many pushing for this to be an electoral issue, we shall keep this post regularly updated.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

11 November 2010

English

An example of community entrepreneurship in Zambia: “Four of our entrepreneurs started a community store with their loan money. By combining their loans, they were able to hire another member of their village to build them a shop – now not only are our entrepreneurs benefiting off this co-op, but Steven (the builder) was provided with a job as well.”

• Ndesanjo Macha

9 November 2010

English

Steps to be taken to reverse domestic violence in Zambia: “The second change is the need for special domestic violence courts. It appears that our courts may not fully realise the special nature of some of these cases, especially the cultural and economic angles. We need to experiment with tailored judicial proceedings.”

• Ndesanjo Macha