Residents of Lusaka express their views and expectations of the new Zambian
cabinet.

LUSAKA, ZAMBIA (RECENT - NOVEMBER 14, 2008) REUTERS -

RUPIAH BANDA, ZAMBIAN PRESIDENT, SAYING:
"We have to encourage foreign investment. We have to process
foreign investment as quickly as possible. We have to make our country foreign
investment friendly. These are the basic ideas that I have in my mind. My
colleagues will enrich them when we meet and decided exactly how do we put
these in practical terms."

CHIBAMBA KANYAMA, ECONOMIC ANALYST, SAYING:
"The challenges really are the international factor, the
international factor in the sense that the Euro Zone is declining, there is a
recession. The Euro Zone is a major market for our exports, particularly
copper, tourism, leather, as well as the non-traditional exports. Now with
that recession of course you anticipate a lot of economic decline in Zambia as
well. I do not think most of the ministers have got that experience, the
knowledge of the factors that are contributing to this and even managing the
challenge will be very, very difficulty."

JOSEPH MBAZIMA, LUSAKA RESIDENT, SAYING:
"There is extreme poverty here in Zambia. So they should work
extremely hard so that they can reduce poverty."

MAXWELL TEMBO, LUSAKA RESIDENT, SAYING:
"They are just cheating us in order for us to vote for them."