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Zambia: 'That's No Joke' - Hichilema Gears Up to Change Zambia's Constitution
African Arguments, 17 September 2024
Zambia's increasingly authoritarian president has spuriously warned that elections could be delayed for 8-9 years unless the constitution is amended. Read more »
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Zambia: Setting the Tone for the Next Three Years
Times of Zambia, 12 November 2008
IT was as presidential as it was a large, pregnant speech. Some even called it a collector's item. President Rupiah Banda, popularly known as RB by his colleagues clearly spelt out… Read more »
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Zambia: Slow Road From One-Party Rule to Democracy
UNIRIN, 26 September 2006
Zambia's faith in democracy is being tested by the failure of successive leaders to entrench democratic norms while in office, political analysts and civic organisations said on… Read more »
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Zambia: Hichilema Explains UDA's Popularity
Times of Zambia, 24 August 2006
UNITED Democratic Alliance (UDA) president Hakainde Hichilema has said that the alliance is winning the support of students and traditional leaders because its campaigns are… Read more »
Is President Hichilema Gearing Up To Change Zambia Constitution?
President Hakainde Hichilema recently shocked many observers when he made a series of off-the-cuff remarks on the need for constitutional reforms during an address to the country's parliament. The President said until a reform takes place to address "oversights," some gaps can "lead us to a situation where we could have no general election for eight years".
His comments drew condemnations from many stakeholders in the country, including former president Edgar Lungu who described the statement as "reckless" and urged Zambians to "stop this apparent dictator from tampering with our Republican constitution".
President Hichilema's remarks were apparently directed at different audiences, writes Sishuwa Sishuwa, a Zambian historian and Senior Lecturer at Stellenbosch University in South Africa. "He likely wished to prepare the minds of Zambians that constitutional reform is coming ...it was also a warning that he is performing a major U-turn", Sishuwa wrote..
InFocus
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When Hakainde Hichilema won Zambia's August 2021 election, many hoped the assault on democracy that had characterised his predecessor Edgar Lungu's rule would come to an end. While ... Read more »
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Zambia's new President Hakainde Hichilema, who recently defeated the incumbent Edgar Lungu with 59% of the votes, faces a few challenges in fulfilling his promises. These include ... Read more »
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema addressing the Summit for Democracy 2023
