Zambia:   Fresh Broom or Dictator?

Nation, 4 October 2011

Zambia's President Michael Sata has started his tenure with a zeal unmatched anywhere in Africa in recent times. Read more »

Zambia:   District Commissioners Fired

Times of Zambia, 4 October 2011

PRESIDENT Michael Sata has dismissed all district commissioners (DCs) across the country. Mr Sata said the decision to get rid of the DCs was in an effort to correct the wrongs of… Read more »

Zambia:   Police Service to Be Restructured

Times of Zambia, 5 October 2011

PRESIDENT Michael Sata has said the Government will restructure the Zambia Police Service to make it more effective. He said yesterday that the police would be restructured to make… Read more »

Zambia:   President Sata Dissolves RDA Board

Times of Zambia, 5 October 2011

PRESIDENT Michael Sata has dissolved the board of directors at the Road Development Agency (RDA) citing massive acts of corruption as the reason for the action. Read more »

Zambia:   Govt Assures of Smooth Business in Parley

Times of Zambia, 4 October 2011

GOVERNMENT has assured that the business in the Parliament will not be interrupted because it has sufficient numbers to pass laws, including the national Budget. Read more »

Zambia:   Zambia Misses the 5050 By 2015 Target

Gender Links, 5 October 2011

At the very moment that women's representation in parliament should be shooting up, Zambia took a nose dive in its recent elections in which women's representation plummeted from… Read more »

Zambia:   President Sata Counsels Matibini

Times of Zambia, 7 October 2011

PRESIDENT Michael Sata has advised newly-elected Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini to be firm and impartial in his duties to enable all Members of Parliament (MPs)… Read more »

Zambia:   Matibini Is New Speaker

Times of Zambia, 7 October 2011

HIGH Court Judge Patrick Matibini has been elected Speaker of the National Assembly of Zambia after beating his only rival Richard Kapita, who is United Party for National… Read more »

Zambia:   President Sata Receives Kudos for Reducing Cabinet

Times of Zambia, 1 October 2011

THE Church has commended President Michael Sata for downsizing the cabinet, describing the move as positive in reducing expenditure. Read more »

Zambia:   Sata Inaugurates New Cabinet

Times of Zambia, 1 October 2011

PRESIDENT Michael Sata yesterday swore-in Vice President Guy Scott and the 18 out of the 19 downsized Cabinet ministers and their deputies and urged them to immediately put in… Read more »

Zambia:   Michael Sata's Balancing Act

SAR, 29 September 2011

Even before his election President Michael Sata had begun the complex balancing act he will need to secure and maintain his hold on power. Read more »