Foreigners Try to Fix Zambian Elections to Install Hichilema A group of wealthy South African mining interests and an arms dealer have been secretly aiming to exert their influence to fix the upcoming presidential by-election in Zambia, according to an article published this week in African Confidential. The article, entitled “Foreign boost for opposition,” highlights an alleged conspiracy hatched by Brenthurst Foundation – an institution backed by the multi-billionaire Oppenheimer mining family dynasty to organise the installation of Hakainde Hichilema of the United Party of National Development (UPND) as the next president. These South African mining interests were apparently motivated to undertake this scheme to install Hichilema in order oust the Patriotic Front, which they viewed as “anti-business,” and put in place a president that would be more obedient and willing to reduce taxes and tariffs to allow the mining companies to extract greater wealth from Zambia.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 04:29:49 +0000
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