s music scene has grown in prominence, especially thanks to the successes of political songs such as Bufi or Dandy Krazy's election-changing Donchi Kubeba . But music as a social force has a long history in Zambia, in particular the gilded age of Zamrock, which flourished during the social unrest of the 1970s. Like west Africa, Zambia too went through a psychedelic period marked by social upheavals,...
s largest copper producer formerly regarded as one of the continent's most democratic states. According to Chanda Chimba, writing on Africa.com, the harassment and intimidation of media workers - especially those identified as critical of the ruling party, the Patriotic Front - "is on the upswing." He says some opposition politicians, such as Charles Kakoma, believe recent arrests of journalists violate...
s supportive words give extra momentum for reform, although critics fear that genuine action will continue to be slow in coming. At the end of the summit, chancellor George Osborne said he believed progress was being made and revealed that Australia had committed to taking on the agenda when it hosts the G8 next year. He said: "This weekend's agreement at the G20 to a new global tax standard for fighting...
s arrest follows the 9 July arrests of two other journalists accused of writing for Zambian Watchdog - Clayson Hamasaka and Thomas Zyambo. Zyambo was released on bail after being charged with sedition, which carries a seven-year minimum jail sentence. Police are reported to have found documents in his home relating to Sata's founding of his Patriotic Front party, which was elected to power in 2011....
Lots of goodies for you this month including; from the world of music: Janelle Monae, Jessie Ware and KT Tunstall; from stage and screen: Joanna Lumley, Mark Rylance and Chiwetel Ejiofor. Plus lots more. Here is a showcase of the best photography commissioned by the Observer. Greg Whitmore ...
s camouflage fatigues and a pensive expression as she crouches beside a mound of bushmeat and three despondent poachers, one handcuffed. In another she is in a black leather jacket at her sister's home, leaning against the TV with a baby under her arm and sad eyes. Death stalked Esnart. When her mother died young, she stepped in to help raise her siblings and become the family breadwinner. One...
having sex against the order of nature' A gay couple in Zambia has been arrested after police were tipped off about their relationship by one of the men's relatives, local media reported. The crackdown comes weeks after a human rights activist was detained for publicly demanding that same sex relations be decriminalised . James Mwape, 20, and 21-year-old Philip Mubiana, from the northern town of Kapiri...