by
Wim van Binsbergen

Part III

Chiefs Chiefs and the state in independent Zambia: Exploring the Zambian National Press

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van Binsbergen W. M. J., 1987, ‘Chiefs and the State in Independent Zambia : exploring the Zambian National Press’, in J. Griffiths et E. A. B. van Rouveroy van Nieuwaal (eds), Journal of Legal Pluralism, special issue on chieftainship in Africa, n° 25-26, pp. 139-201.

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Appendix: Titles, Sources and Dates of Newspaper Items in the 1972-1973 Corpus

ZDM: Zambia Daily Mail; TZ: Times of Zambia; STZ: Sunday Times of Zambia

the items were taken from a larger corpus not limited to references on chiefs; therefore numbering is not entirely consecutive

item paper date title
1. 1 TZ February 15, 1972 WE WANT TO GO HOME — plead ‘deported’ chiefs
1. 2 TZ February 9, 1972 Hold your fire! ministry advises grumbling chief Mukuni’s people
1. 4 ZDM February 7, 1972 Change the ceremonies
1. 5 TZ February 4, 1972 Chiefs pick their men
2. 1 TZ September 14, 1972 Lundwe chief
2. 2 ZDM September 6, 1972 Call for public execution of robbers
2. 3 TZ August 19, 1972 New chiefs named
2. 4 ZDM July 31, 1972 Mumbwa farmers show off their paces
2. 5 ZDM July 20, 1972 Plots hand-out to squatters angers chief
2. 6 TZ July 15, 1972 Deposed chief aims to regain throne
2. 7 ZDM July 10, 1972 Editor’s Uncle dies
2. 8 ZDM July 7, 1972 One man-one wife, says Ndola Council
2. 9 ZDM June 28, 1972 [untitled item, beginning: ‘Mr. David Chiwele...’]
2.10 ZDM June 19, 1972 [untitled item, beginning: ‘Chiefs [meeting] in Mwinilunga...’]
2.11 TZ June 16, 1972 ‘LONELY’ CHIEFS PROMISED VISITOR
2.12 TZ June 9, 1972 Brothers argue over who should be chief
2.13 ZDM June 8, 1972 [untitled item, beginning: ‘The Minister for Western Province...’]
2.15 TZ May 19, 1972 Villagers turn away registration team
2.16 TZ May 19, 1972 Can our chiefs work with the nationalists? by Ben Kakoma
2.17 TZ May 7, 1972 Makasa proved doubters wrong
2.18 TZ March 27, 1972 UNIP SEMINAR SAYS IT LOUD
2.19 TZ March 6, 1972 Letter to the Editor [by] Princess Nakatindi
3. 1 ZDM December 5, 1972 [report on President Kaunda’s Leadership Code speech, Hindu Hall, Kabwe]
3. 2 ZDM January 11, 1973 [report on opening of the fifth session of the National Assembly]
3. 3 ZDM July 10, 1972 [report on political rally held at Kafue roundabout, Lusaka, 9 July 1972]
3. 4 ZDM December 4, 1972 One leader, one income ...and these men are the leaders
3. 5 ZDM January 26, 1973 Leaders get tip on that Code
3. 6 TZ January 18, 1973 ‘Violent changes’ threat to society: Law chiefs warned by Chuula
3. 7 ZDM January 18, 1973 Top leaders told to stop practising tribalism
3. 8 TZ December 16, 1972 Prof.V. Subramaniam: Varsity Corner: Consider the whole before you decide
3. 9 ZDM December 13, 1972 ‘Tour chiefs’ areas’
3.10 TZ December 13, 1972 Officials told to go into villages
3.11 ZDM December 7, 1972 THE SPIRIT OF THE 2ND REPUBLIC
3.12 TZ December 5, 1972 DG denies supporting wrong man for chief
3.13 TZ December 4, 1972 From page one: Tough leadership code
3.14 ZDM December 4, 1972 Leaders get new orders
3.15 TZ December 3, 1972 DG accused in chief row:
3.16 TZ December 2, 1972 Varsity Corner: G. Kalenga Simwinga: is it time our chiefs were abolished?
3.18 TZ November 13, 1972 8000 see new Chief Mwangala installed
3.19 TZ November 11, 1972 THREE NEW CHIEFS WIN KK’S APPROVAL
3.20 TZ November 10, 1972 Milner affirms Govt. stand on chiefs
3.21 STZ October 29, 1972 Chiefs want respect
3.22 ZDM October 12, 1972 Bemba chiefs on aerial trip of waste land
3.23 ZDM October 11, 1972