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Is the jailing of a former Zambian minister a watershed moment?

Is the jailing of a former Zambian minister a watershed moment?

Update: 2025-09-05
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Zambia's former Foreign Minister Joseph Malanji has been sentenced to four years in prison with hard labour after being convicted, along with a co-accused of corruption. President Hakainde Hichilema promised to root out corruption when he swept to power four years ago, is he now delivering on that pledge?

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Presenter: Charles Gitonga
Producers: Mark Wilberforce, Sunita Nahar and Yvette Twagiramariya in London. Ayuba Iliya was in Lagos
Senior Producer: Patricia Whitehorne
Technical Producer: Craig Kingham
Editors: Maryam Abdalla, Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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Is the jailing of a former Zambian minister a watershed moment?

Is the jailing of a former Zambian minister a watershed moment?

BBC World Service