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Friday, November 21, 2014

The Curious Case of a White President in Black Zambia

Can a White Zambian become President of the country? Perhaps former Zambian President, Michael Sata, thought the day would never come when he appointed White Zambian, Cambridge trained economist, Guy Scott, as the Vice President of Zambia. Well, the day came when President Sata recently died in office and the Constitution of the country states that the Vice President should become President upon the demise of the incumbent. That a White person has become President of this Black majority country, has however not gone well with some. Some see in it the return of colonialism. Now there are machinations to oust Acting President Scott. President Scott has therefore been fired from the position of President of his party, a rare case in Africa.

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