'Day by day, we seem to be left with a people who are embryos of themselves; people who never grow out of themselves. They dream and never work their dreams, hold visions and never live them – frightened at failure and scared to venture out. People after sound opinions of others; looking to be forever...

THE Associated Press (AP) this week reported that a barrage of North Korean missiles fired from both the ground and fighter jets splashed down on the waters off the peninsular's east coast on Tuesday. AP further reports that North Korea also launched several Sukhoi-class fighter jets that fired an unspecified number of air-to-surface missiles toward...

What exactly is wrong with Africa? Many years after independence, most African countries are still wedged at the run-way. Poverty levels remain high, hunger and starvation are a common mark. Politicians, especially those in the opposition have taken advantage of this quagmire to score political points by de-campaigning the sitting government. Ideally, one would expect...

The coronavirus has come with dire consequences to human life, economies and the environment. It is, therefore, immoral to oppose any calls for lockdowns because the level of uncertainty, particularly on human life, is extremely high. The developed nations, mostly hit so far, probably did not act quickly hence the insurmountable challenges they find themselves...

The Constitutional Court on 18th February 2020 rendered its judgment in the case of Chishimba Kambwili v Attorney General 2019/CCZ/009. The petitioner, then an estranged Member of Parliament for the ruling Patriotic Front (PF), had his seat declared vacant by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Patrick Matibini, on the pretext that by acting as...

It is a very honorific thing to be called a philosopher. You may be a politician, driver, engineer, physician, pilot, teacher, novelist. The moment someone calls you a philosopher, you become lightheaded with euphoria. To be called a philosopher in addition to your everyday job, is a huge acknowledgement of your capacity and willingness to...

A STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO THE LAW ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA STATEMENT OF 12TH MARCH 2020 STRONGLY CONDEMNING JOHN SANGWA S.C AND RODGER M.A. CHONGWE FOR QUESTIONING THE QUALIFICATIONS, INTEGRITY, PROPRIETY AND IMPARTIALITY OF THE CONSTITUTIONAL COURT JUDGES. I refer to the above subject which appeared in the local newspapers on the 13th March 2020. I...

On Prime TV and on a live programme organised by News Diggers (28.02.2020), Father Chikoya of the Council of Churches in Zambia argued: “The church overall should re-evaluate its relationship [with the state]. This close affinity to the corridors of power...is having a negative impact on the church. We cannot speak because.....there is ‘food’ in...

On 23 February 2020, Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) chief electoral officer Patrick Nshindano appeared on Sunday Interview, a Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation television programme hosted by Grevazio Zulu every Sunday evening that typically consists of an in-depth, one-on-one 60-minute interview with a prominent guest. Zambians who had hoped that Nshindano would use the platform...

OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA DR. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU Comrade President, It was not my intention to repeat this subject to you Comrade President. Neither is it my intention to make a habit of sending you open letters. I am in the afternoon of my life and my...