On the 12th of August, Zambians voted to elect the president, 156 members of parliament and 117 district council leaders.
The elections took place in a contentious environment. Millions of Zambians hopeful of a better future came out to vote for candidates of their choice. In the first part of our program we are focusing the recent closely contested elections in Zambia, a debt ridden country which is the second largest producer of copper in Africa.