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It’s unfortunate Lungu is unwilling to ask former ministers to pay back – LAZ
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by David Julian Wightman on 13 Nov 2019National Health Insurance scheme an indirect tax on Zambians – CTPD
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Village saving groups most inclusive mode of banking – FSDZ survey
by David Julian Wightman on 13 Nov 2019Mine contractors upbeat about KCM’s improved financial capacity to dismantle debts
by David Julian Wightman on 12 Nov 2019Mopani appoints Bullock as new CEO
by David Julian Wightman on 11 Nov 2019Govt shelved 2017 Cost of Service Study because it exposed Zesco’s inefficiencies – NDC
by David Julian Wightman on 8 Nov 2019
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Mpongwe man accused of murdering 2 with Sex booster cocktail opens defense
by David Julian Wightman on 13 Nov 2019High Court orders a trial within trial in Benny Zulu’s murder case
by David Julian Wightman on 13 Nov 2019ZNBC journalist testifies in Kambwili’s racial remarks case
by David Julian Wightman on 13 Nov 2019Chilangwa’s wife appears in court for forgery
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Chipolopolo can still make AfCON semifinal – Chambeshi
by David Julian Wightman on 13 Nov 2019Kamanga’s FAZ is the worst – Mutale
by Mazuba Muleya on 7 Nov 2019Two arrested over missing FAZ server
by Mazuba Muleya on 7 Nov 2019Govt dangles $3,500 each to Chipolopolo players if they beat Cameroon in AfCON qualifier
by David Julian Wightman on 7 Nov 2019
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Yes, Zambia’s debt is criminal!
by David Julian Wightman on 13 Nov 2019There’re 2 Lungus in State House, we met them both
by David Julian Wightman on 12 Nov 2019Honourable Kalaba sir, a sorry won’t kill you!
by David Julian Wightman on 10 Nov 2019Nevers wins white elephant, which way now? PF or UPND?
by David Julian Wightman on 9 Nov 2019
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Huawei Zambia pledges to foster a value-sharing platform and robust business ecosystem with local partners
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by Andyford Mayele Banda on 29 Jan 2019Lungu discusses EU and his drive for Zambia
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Village Bank deposits rise to K53.1m, as rural Zambians complain of high bank charges
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How much will we bare under the Threatened State of Emergency
By David Julian Wightman on July 8, 2017Speaking upon his return to Zambia from the AU conference in Addis, President Edgar Lungu asked the nation to bare with him as his government....
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Zambia’s war on cannabis is insane, immoral
By David Julian Wightman on June 18, 2017The headline is no exaggeration: the war on cannabis currently being waged by the Drug Enforcement Commission and Zambian judges and magistrates is completely insane....
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Exchanging nude photos privately shouldn’t be a crime
By David Julian Wightman on June 10, 2017Imagine sitting in your living room watching TV and noticing someone outside looking in your window. How would you feel? What if that stranger is....
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Against Cultural Conservatism
By David Julian Wightman on May 27, 2017Cultural conservatism is once again rearing its ugly head in Zambia, in strange and somewhat contradictory ways. First there was that bizarre bit of news,....
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Rastafari: Roots and repression in Zambia
By David Julian Wightman on May 10, 2017Rastafari have become a common sight in Zambia, easily identified by their dreadlocks, “Rasta rainbow” colours, and their entrepreneurship as artists, musicians, and painters. While....
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Screw the Death Penalty
By David Julian Wightman on May 3, 2017Question: How can a nation self-declared as “Christian” sentence a woman to death on the anniversary of the execution of the Messiah? This is not....
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A Brief History of the Police State in Zambia
By David Julian Wightman on April 25, 2017“I have no particular love for the idealized “worker” as he appears in the bourgeois Communist’s mind, but when I see an actual flesh-and-blood worker....
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The Economics of Legal Weed
By David Julian Wightman on April 10, 2017To my mind, the strongest reason to overturn cannabis prohibition is on moral grounds. Caging millions of non-violent people worldwide for cultivating, distributing, or consuming....
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President Trump is no friend of Africa
By David Julian Wightman on April 1, 2017US President Donald Trump has a significant fanbase here in Africa. This is due in part to his populist rhetoric, as African voters are similarly....
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In Defence of Informal Traders
By David Julian Wightman on March 20, 2017I love salaula shopping. Not only is it one of my favourite things to do in Lusaka, but also I have taken people―including the reviewer....
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