Monday, November 03, 2008

Banda wins

... all over bar the shouting, of which Sata is apparently doing quite a bit, but to no noticeable effect - the international observers have certified this one, and so far (cross fingers touch wood) nobody seems to be up for a riot. Analysis to follow, but this looks pretty much on the money to me; the rural population voted for the incumbent party which has the organisation, while the urban vote went to the cri de coeur that "it's just not working". I still think the right man won, basically because Sata seems like too much of a loose cannon for my taste, but I suspect that the MMD is going to end up being a dead end on the paath to development.

Meanwhile, obviously, Congo gets worse and worse - the site of the conflict is a long way from the Zambian border though.

3 comments:

  1. Can I be the first to say, "Sata, too risky for Zambia?"

    Any bets on - if Obama wins - US intervention in the Congo?

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  2. I noticed that The Directors in last week's Private Eye touches on a theme raised recently in your comments boxes.

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  3. Incidentally I should have asked (and noticed) before, but do you have any current thoughts on the lenght of the working week and the size of the contemporary pie?

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