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Women sift stones for building material at the abandoned slagheap of the Chinese-owned Luanshya Copper Mine, in Kitwe, Zambia. Credit: Joerg Boethling/Alamy

21 Dec 2022 8 minute read

Structural adjustment 2.0

Debt crises are back with a vengeance as the dollar goes from strength to strength and interest rates rise. As the...

Zambia’s Spiced Tilapia Stew Credit: Alexander Mychko / Alamy Stock Photo

10 Jun 2021 3 minute read

This article is more than two years old.

Zambia’s meal-finishers

Audrey Simango reports on the phenomena of young men taking over abandoned meals.

1 Nov 2017 2 minute read

This article is almost six years old.

Our November film picks from around the world

I Am Not a Witch, by Rungano Nyoni; Menashe, by Joshua Z Weinstein.

1 Sep 2016 5 minute read

This article is more than seven years old.

The fight goes on: Workers’ struggles and successes from around the globe

Around the world, trade unions are facing fierce repression. But workers are still uniting to stand up for their rights and,...

24 Jun 2015 4 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

Africa: a continent of wealth, a continent of poverty

How can a region with such vast resources remain so poor? asks Tom Lebert.

17 Dec 2014 1 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Ending child marriage in Zambia

An introduction to some of those fighting for girls’ rights and education in a short documentary from Girls Not Brides.

29 Jul 2013 3 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

The battle for the news: Zimbabwe and beyond

Virgil Hawkins considers the role of the media in Africa as Zimbabweans prepare to vote on 31 July.

1 Apr 2012 3 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

Country profile: Zambia

Mary Namakando digs out facts and ratings on one of Southern Africa's most politically stable countries and...

Mining and tax dodging: a dirty business all round

15 Mar 2012 3 minute read

This article is more than 11 years old.

Mining and tax dodging: a dirty business all round

Zambia claims it is owed $1 billion in tax from mining transnationals, but will Glencore & co clean up their act?

1 Dec 2011 3 minute read

This article is almost 12 years old.

Can Zambia stand up to China?

Many Zambians feel that the flood of money from China has done nothing to improve their lives, as Andrew Bowman...

20 Mar 2009 3 minute read

This article is more than 14 years old.

Food for thought

A recent conference on food security did nothing to address the concerns of small farmers and local communities.

9 Jan 2008 2 minute read

This article is almost 16 years old.

Raise those voices high

While countries that proudly claim to be 'democracies' are supposed to bask in the beauty of different voices and ideas, the...

25 Jan 2007 3 minute read

This article is almost 17 years old.

Privatization brings the rain?

Anti-water privatization activists from all over Africa met today at
the World Social Forum to launch a new African...

2 Mar 2004 4 minute read

This article is more than 19 years old.

States of Unrest

Resistance to economic ‘adjustment’ is growing with every passing year, as this worldwide round-up shows.

1 Aug 2003 4 minute read

This article is more than 20 years old.

How much fraud is too much fraud?

Elections in Africa can be fraught and fraudulent – but are still better than the alternative, says Ike Oguine...

1 Jan 2003 1 minute read

This article is almost 21 years old.

Silent violence of malnutrition

By the start of 2003 a little under 15 million people will face starvation in Southern Africa. Lesotho, Malawi,...

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