Zambia

Zambia has a number of outstanding electoral issues, which have been raised by the election monitors and opposition political parties in every election since the 1991 “founding” elections. These issues impede opposition political parties in particular to mount effective political campaigns. The EISA's update focuses on the readiness of stakeholders and political parties to take part in the 2001 Zambian election.

The Zambian film industry is struggling to find itself, after Touch of the Sun, one of the country's first local productions, was a flop.

Political parties have called for the introduction of an integrity code of ethics and conduct for political parties and their leaders and candidates to promote clean politics.

The start of criminal proceedings against two Zambian journalists and two political figures on charges of defaming President Frederick Chiluba has triggered off a heated debate on the role of the media in societies undergoing transition.

This feature in Zambia's Daily Mail covers the work done by the Evergreen Dairy Goats Project in rural Kanakantapa.

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