Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Columns

What would the world miss about Zambia if we simply vanished tomorrow?

By Sishuwa Sishuwa A visitor to Zambia who restricts themselves to parts of Lusaka could be forgiven for thinking that they had entered a vibrant...

Lessons from the local government by-elections

By Sishuwa Sishuwa On 24 April 2018, voters in 16 different wards spread across the country went to the polls to choose new representatives following...

Essays on Statecraft: Why Is Zambia Broke Part 3

By Jones K. Kasonso Having a population of 60% plus living below the poverty line, 54 years after independence, is an urgent crisis that requires...

Celebrating Dr.Kenneth Kaunda’s legacy and 94th Birthday

Part 1:The Impact Of His Politics By Evaristo Mupeta The right fore finger raised and his twinkling eyes looking at the mammoth crowd gathered on a...

Armed with evidence: Zambia requires mining companies to cough up records

By Daniel Mulé and Eneya Maseko In a move that will hopefully reduce corporate tax evasion in Zambia’s mining sector, multinational companies must now document...

HH’s Interview with Mail and Guardian: ‘Zambia becoming another Zimbabwe’

By Simon Allison The last time I spoke to Hakainde Hichilema, he was trapped in a panic room in his Lusaka home. Dozens of riot...

Lies, damned lies and delusion: ‘adotolo’ Chomba and our culture of mediocrity

By Sishuwa Sishuwa Last week, News Diggers published an exposé that accused the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection,...

Essays on Statecraft: Why Is Zambia Broke? Part 2

Our politics have long been a domain of scoundrels. The most compelling personalities that lay hands on power are mostly clueless or merely louder....