Introduction by Hon Davies Mwila As out lined in the Seventh National Development Plan (7NDP), the Patriotic Front Government under His Excellency President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, continues to recognise the importance of foreign relations in creating an enabling environment for sustainable socio-economic development. The country’s foreign policy emphasises the key role of economic diplomacy in...

Unknown assailants have shot dead an investigative journalist from Ghana after he uncovered corruption in Ghana's football leagues. Ahmed Hussein-Suale was shot twice in the chest and once in the neck in the an Accra suburb on Wednesday while he was heading home. His work with journalist Anas Aremayaw Anas, as part of the Tiger...

The People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) was launched on 10th January 2016 at Hotel Intercontinental – Lusaka. Three years ago a new generation of likeminded politicians, with no political expediency and zero name recognition came together to form a political party based on a conviction that the time was right to overhaul our political leadership....

There have been no significant developments in Zambia’s agricultural policy since the 1970’s. It is therefore very important to redefine the agriculture by way of tailoring the education system to teach and lecture conservation farming techniques coupled with good farming methods and deployment of technology, whilst encouraging diversification and increase in both agriculture production and...

The latin maxim ; Nemo dat quod non habet,literally meaning "No one gives what they don't have "puts many of us that aspire for Public office on trial. Going into 2021, the Zambian people must look beyond political ideologies espoused by those aspiring for political leadership (Public office) and further into the character of the...

The year 2018 just like any other year under the reign of the Patriotic Front was miserable for most Zambians regardless of status in society. The levels of poverty in both rural and urban areas continued to skyrocket unabated. The cost of living for many people shot up. The cost of the food basket went...

Part 6 Introduction In the previous article where we discussed the growth of tourism under the Patriotic Front (PF), I made a side comment about how intra-party democracy goes with over-all development as well as how PF is a bastion and model of intra-party democracy; while other parties with Life Presidents are mere “Tourists, sight-seers...

A few years ago, I heard a podcast in which the Swedish Foreign Minister was explaining why it is important to have more women in leadership. She told a story about a fight between two warring territories over a river on a map. All the people at the table were men. When women from the...

When people look at the government they must view it as a solution provider and development partner in the advancement of their lives. Government shouldn’t be viewed as a facilitator of corruption for the enrichment of a few people. It shouldn’t be a dumping ground for people who have been employed due to their links...

The results of the just ended Mangango parliamentary by election and other local government polls held on Tuesday November 20th countrywide are now in the public domain. The results have opened up a lot of speculation and debate among members of the public. As NDC, we conceed defeat and we shall soon  go back to...