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Michael Sata came to power in Zambia with a promise to root out corruption at the highest level, and it doesn’t get much higher than the arrest this week of former president Rupiah Banda, who stands accused of plundering $11 … read more »
LUSAKA: Zambia’s ex-president Rupiah Banda Tuesday pleaded not guilty to a charge of abuse of power linked to an oil contract signed while he was in office. He was arrested on Monday after being questioned by investigators over his role … read more »
Zambia has arrested former President Rupiah Banda for abuse of authority over a Nigerian oil deal. Mr Banda last week appeared before an official panel to answer allegations of corruption. The allegations relate to the three years in charge … read more »
The Zambian Parliament has removed the legal immunity of former President Rupiah Banda to enable the government to take him to court and answer charges of alleged abuse of office and corruption. The rushed manner in which the motion to … read more »
Mrs Mutharika also went after Joyce Banda for saying that that there’s hunger in the country claiming there’s maize but the citizenry doesn’t have the money to buy it. “There’s no hunger in Malawi. How can one say there’s hunger … read more »
By Jimmy Kainja Last October the president of Malawi, Joyce Banda, told European Union delegates in Brussels that she was ready to sacrifice her political career for economic reforms in the country. Banda was mainly referring to a 40 percent … read more »
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By Joel Chirwa President Joyce Banda of Malawi says her government will review laws governing mining sector to resuscitate the sector which critics say is fraught with challenges that have made the country benefit little from the extraction industry. In … read more »
By Alex Vines, Chatham House (London) column ‘We have a prediction problem. We love to predict things – and we aren’t very good at it.’ These are the words of the statistician superstar Nate Silver, one of the few men … read more »
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Malawi’s President Joyce Banda says her country isn’t ready to repeal a law which outlaws homosexuality, despite her pledge after taking office to work to overturn the legislation. Banda, Africa’s second female head of state, told The Associated Press in … read more »
The Anyiam-Osigwe family of Nigeria says none of its members or their company received any payment or compensation from the government of Zambia for crude oil supply. In a protest letter to the Deputy High Commissioner, Zambian High Commission, Abuja, … read more »
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“I am not a ruler,” Malawi’s President Joyce Banda said as she sipped tea in State House in Lilongwe recently. Since the unexpected death of former president Bingu wa Mutharika (78) from a heart attack, she has been busy juggling … read more »
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Malawi’s President Joyce Banda on Friday released 377 prisoners to mark 48 years of independence from Britain, but left child rapists to “die” behind bars. Most of the inmates released had “served at least half of their prison sentences with … read more »
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ACCRA, Ghana — Well, that didn’t take too long. Just weeks after Malawi’s new president, Joyce Banda, began her charm offensive to the West, the International Monetary Fund is about to hand her a $157 million check. This loan comes … read more »
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Malawian President Joyce Banda is dismantling the policies of her predecessor, which had stopped aid to one of Africa’s poorest nations and plunged the country into a political and fiscal crisis. It’s working. The International Monetary Fund on June 6 … read more »
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Malawi’s new president has made numerous breaks from her autocratic predecessor but few will be this popular: she has dumped his presidential jet and fleet of luxury cars. Joyce Banda, who came to power in April after the death of … read more »
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Blantyre – Malawian President Joyce Banda on Friday hinted she might act against a group of ministers who tried to block her rise to power following the death of her predecessor Bingu wa Mutharika. Banda described as a “coup” the … read more »
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Blantyre – President Joyce Banda on Thursday sacked Malawi’s former first lady from a controversial job, in her latest purging of late president Bingu wa Mutharika’s allies. Banda’s office announced in a statement that well-known rights activist Dorothy Ngema will … read more »
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Blantyre – Malawian President Joyce Banda, who took office on April 7 after her predecessor’s sudden death, said on Monday that the country’s agriculture-dominated economy was in a “total mess”. She also urged her Cabinet to speak frankly to the … read more »
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New Malawian President Joyce Banda has named her cabinet from several opposition parties, state radio said on Thursday, in a move to garner broad parliamentary support and woo donors back to the impoverished nation. Banda, who this week fired the … read more »
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Malawi’s new president Joyce Banda has fired the aid-dependent nation’s central bank governor and named a telecoms CEO to replace him, state radio said on Wednesday, getting rid of another of her predecessor’s men as she tries to woo back … read more »
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A champion of women’s rights, Joyce Banda has become the first female head of state in southern Africa after taking over as Malawi’s president following the death of Bingu wa Mutharika. As vice-president, the mother of three assumed the top … read more »
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Malawi’s new president, Joyce Banda is moving quickly to consolidate her power. On Tuesday, she dismissed Information Minister Patricia Kaliati and police Chief Peter Mukhito. Banda also announced she was opening an investigation into the 2011 death of 25-year-old activist … read more »
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Blantyre – About 2 000 Malawian women on Friday staged a protest against attacks on trouser-wearing women, who were stripped in the streets this week by a gang of unemployed youths and sidewalk vendors. “We have to say no to … read more »
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November 25, 2011 by benim
Washington – Former Zambian president Rupiah Banda has been tapped to lead a mission to observe Monday’s presidential and parliamentary polls in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Carter Centre said its vice president for peace programmess John Stremlau would … read more »
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September 23, 2011 by benim
Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata has been sworn in as president after beating incumbent Rupiah Banda in a tightly contested election. Mr Sata, who had run for the presidency four times, was declared the winner with 43% of the vote. … read more »
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September 23, 2011 by benim
Lusaka – Wiping away a tear, Zambian president Rupiah Banda conceded electoral defeat on Friday to opposition leader Michael Sata and urged his supporters in Africa’s biggest copper producer to accept the result peacefully. “The people of Zambia have spoken … read more »
September 23, 2011 by benim
Long-time Zambian opposition leader Michael Sata is scheduled to be sworn in as the country’s next president on Friday, in what will be the country’s second democratic transition of power since its independence from Britain. Zambia’s Electoral Commission announced early … read more »
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September 23, 2011 by benim
Lusaka – Michael Sata, the populist leader of Zambia’s opposition, was declared the country’s next president early on Friday, after a tense election marred by outbursts of violence that left two people dead. Sata’s own supporters, fearful that President Rupiah … read more »
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September 21, 2011 by benim
Opposition leader Michael Sata took a strong lead in Zambia’s presidential election on Wednesday, although with only 10 percent of votes counted it was unclear if he could achieve a historic transfer of power. Sata toned down his rhetoric against … read more »
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