Zambia
Zambia: AIDS reduces life expectancy to 33 years
By Barry Mason, May 26, 2003
Life expectancy has fallen to 33 years in Zambia, making it the lowest in the world.
Zambia: poverty and backwardness made in London and Washington
By Jean Shaoul, August 27, 2002
No amount of statistics relating to poverty in Africa prepares the visitor for the sensuous impact of the appalling social conditions to be found in Zambia, in Southern Africa. Home to 10 million peop...
Zambia: New president installed amidst accusations of vote rigging
By Barry Mason, January 5, 2002
Levy Mwanawasa, the candidate of the ruling Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD), was sworn in as president of Zambia on January 2 amidst claims of vote rigging. The 10 opposition parties who ran ...
Strike wave rocks Zambia
By our correspondent, June 14, 2001
A strike by civil servants and public sector workers in Zambia continues to escalate. According to press reports, about 90 percent of the 90,000 civil servants have been on strike since May 28, demand...
