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Michael Chishala

Michael Chishala is a Zambian analyst with interests in Philosophy, Law, Economics and History.Email: michael [at] zambia [dot] co [dot] zm.

2 May 2025 | Michael Chishala

Why colonialism was actually ‘good’ for Africa – Part 4

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of News Diggers Media Ltd. In my opinion, the biggest single benefit of

30 Apr 2025 | Michael Chishala

Why colonialism was actually ‘good’ for Africa – Part 3

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of News Diggers Media Ltd. There were several important benefits of colonialism that

25 Apr 2025 | Michael Chishala

Why colonialism was actually ‘good’ for Africa – Part 2

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of News Diggers Media Ltd. When Europeans began creating colonies in Africa, slavery

23 Apr 2025 | Michael Chishala

Why colonialism was actually ‘good’ for Africa – Part 1

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of News Diggers Media Ltd. This article is not a “balanced” take on

18 Sep 2024 | Michael Chishala

The insanity of cheap electricity in Zambia

Any one of us given a choice between cheap power available for only 3 hours every 2 days versus electricity that is 5 times more expensive but available 24/7 will take the expensive power any

10 May 2024 | Michael Chishala

Expensive power is better than load-shedding

Imagine that right now you had a choice between two options: 1) Continue with cheap electricity but get 8 to 12 hours of load shedding. 2) Pay twice per KWh what you are currently paying,

17 Nov 2023 | Michael Chishala

Is Edgar Lungu really back in active politics? Maybe not.

Did you know that former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu is not in active politics? I know it sounds totally ridiculous and silly, but it is true. Sort of, provided that he actually truthfully resigned as

10 Nov 2023 | Michael Chishala

When “active politics” are not so active

Why is it that in Zambia we seem to have a great affinity for doing strange things? As already noted by other commentators, the government of Zambia holds two contradictory positions by recognising Mr Miles...

1 Nov 2023 | Michael Chishala

Did Edgar Lungu defraud the Zambian Government?

Former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu recently announced his return into active politics, to the surprise of no one. According to information in the public domain, it strongly suggests that he resigned as PF President in

23 Mar 2023 | Michael Chishala

The Yango Tango

Cab drivers under the Yango taxi hailing app have protested against what they say is “slave” income due to fares that are too cheap. Are their complaints reasonable or is it the usual case of