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What is eating me up and giving me sleepless nights A response to Sunday Chanda
By Sishuwa Sishuwa on 1 Jan 2020
Ordinarily, I do not respond to reactions to my articles that make no attempt whatsoever to engage with the substance of my writing. I believe....
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AN ACUTELY SEPTIC SCEPTIC – A VERY UNSURE SISHUWA
By Sunday Chilufya Chanda on 31 Dec 2019
One would have thought that by being an academician, UNZA don Sishuwa Sishuwa would be a person whose outlook would be guided by empirical evidence....
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Lungu should cut his term of office, not the salaries of public officers. Here is why.
By Sishuwa Sishuwa on 29 Dec 2019
A few days ago, President Edgar Lungu announced a 15 to 20 per cent reduction on his salary and the salaries of both cabinet ministers....
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Every Judgment Is a Lie: A Critique of the Bill 10 Judgment of the Constitutional Court
By Dr Pamela Towela Sambo and Dr O’Brien Kaaba on 29 Dec 2019
Albie Sachs, the celebrated retired judge of the South African Constitutional Court, while delivering a lecture, once asserted that every judgment he wrote was a....
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State of the Zambian Economy and its Ripple Effects on the Livestock Subsector in 2019
By Chisoni Mumba, PhD on 28 Dec 2019
The Zambian economy has faced challenges of constricting fiscal space and the devastating effects of climate change. Fiscal space is commonly defined as the budgetary....
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Against the Order of Nature? What about oral and anal sex between man, wife? Think Again!
By Julius Kapembwa (PhD) on 5 Dec 2019
Two Zambian males were recently sentenced to a hefty 15 years in jail for committing a crime not against any person, but “against the order....
Bill 10 – Is Zambia finally on the way to a durable constitution?
By Rueben Lifuka on 4 Dec 2019
The long march towards constitutional stability in Zambia continues. We are yet again at the precipice of possibly another failure at constitutional reforms. Bill No....
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Some PF insiders want to get rid of President Lungu. And they have a plan.
By Sishuwa Sishuwa on 22 Nov 2019
On 8 November 2019, President Edgar Lungu, speaking in his first press conference for four years, brought up Zambia’s elections scheduled for 2021 before declaring:....
Current Status of Peri-Urban And Urban Livestock Keeping In Lusaka District
By Dr Chishimba Mubanga, MSc on 22 Nov 2019
The nation was recently engaged in a debate on the rearing of livestock in residential areas. This debate arose from reports that the mayor of....
Chaos and Chaos:’ The Trouble with Climate Change and Environmental Protection in Zambia
By Simon Manda, PhD on 17 Nov 2019
Is there such as thing like ‘let us cut a million-tree campaign in Zambia? Yes, there is but only in practice. This submission dares to....
E-voucher Delays: How and why they matter
By CUTS on 7 Nov 2019
While much of the country is waiting for rains to cool the current heatwave, many farmers under the e-voucher are hoping they will hold. Our....
2020 Post Budget Analysis: What will next year hold?
By CUTS on 7 Nov 2019
What will next year hold? Making predictions can make a fool of any of us. But, as the dust settles on the 2020 budget which....
Ministerial statement on 51 houses raises more questions
By Rueben Lifuka on 31 Oct 2019
Transparency International Zambia has followed with keen interest the investigations into the ownership of initially 48 and now 51 houses in Chalala area. Following the....
Goal driven businesses
By Chibamba Kanyama on 22 Oct 2019
Before you consider financing your business, ensure that both your personal and business goals are clearly defined. Even in putting up a business plan that....
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Business Risks in Livestock Farming Enterprises in Zambia
By Chisoni Mumba, PhD on 20 Oct 2019
Livestock farming is an investment which most of us venture in because we have seen and heard how successful other farmers are doing. I have....
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Load shedding: The underlying causes that we are overlooking
By Douty Chibamba on 19 Oct 2019
In its press release of September 19 2019, the Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) Limited informed the citizenry that the hours of loading shedding would....
The Proposed 2019 Constitution Amendment Bill: A Threat to Zambia’s Democracy?
By Felicity Kayumba Kalunga on 18 Oct 2019
1. Introduction Zambia is in the process of amending its constitution for the fifth time since independence in 1964. The most recent change occurred in....
Opinion: The world mustn’t sleep-walk into another debt crisis
By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General on 17 Oct 2019
Trade wars, protectionism, and nationalist rhetoric are combining to create the possibility of a nightmare debt crisis that could be worse than any previously experienced.....

Inside President Edgar Lungu’s SONA: What went Right?

By Simon Manda, PhD on 16 Oct 2019

Many judges of have characterised President Edgar Lungu’s State of the National Address (SONA, themed ‘Accelerating Sustainable Development for a Better Zambia Amidst the Impact....

The Perils of Elitism in Zambian Politics and Economics

By Simon Manda, PhD on 14 Oct 2019

This feature argues that tendencies to curtail comments on the Zambia economy by some social commentators highlight a worrying trend of possibilities of elitism in....

Vaccinate to Eliminate: Rabies kills, kill rabies!

By Chisoni Mumba, PhD on 30 Sep 2019

28th September is World Rabies Day. It takes place each year on this date, the anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur who, with the....

How the razing of Forest 27 threatens the survival of Lusaka’s inhabitants

By Douty Chibamba on 25 Sep 2019

‘Water is Life, Conserve it!’ is the marketing slogan of the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC). What this slogan obscures, however, is the point....

Time: a non-renewable resource

By Chibamba Kanyama on 25 Sep 2019

Business acumen may mean making business decisions on time. Time is an important business value in the life of an entrepreneur! Time is more than....

Prepare for opportunity

By Chibamba Kanyama on 25 Sep 2019

Opportunity is not only in supplying goods and services but in making investments. When you see an opportunity hanging, you respond by making an investment.....

Parastatals can be revived if…

By Chibamba Kanyama on 25 Sep 2019

In the past 17 months, my company Bridges Limited has closely worked with a number of State Owned Enterprises: developing business and strategic plans, building....

Arrears: Real Business Demon

By Chibamba Kanyama on 25 Sep 2019

When I asked my accounts manager to give me a summary of outstanding liabilities, with the hope of clearing them on one transaction, I was....

Resilience defines Zambian businesses

By Chibamba Kanyama on 25 Sep 2019

I was at the Latitude 15 Degrees Restaurant last week sharing notes with a group of American Fund Managers monitoring the performance of the economy.....

Judiciary has the right to make submissions to ‘Bill 10’ committee

By McQueen Zenzo Zaza on 23 Sep 2019

(The views expressed below represent my personal opinion and are not attributable to any organization or institution I may be affiliated with). The Judiciary Arm....

The Type of Permanent Secretary we Need in the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock

By Chisoni Mumba, PhD on 22 Sep 2019

On 3rd September 2019, President Lungu made reshuffles at Permanent Secretary (PS) level. He indicated that he would not renew the contract of the current....

Xenophobic Attacks and Failure of National Politics in South Africa

By Simon Manda, PhD on 16 Sep 2019

This current feature argues that xenophobic attacks in South Africa (henceforth SA) are unfortunate but help highlight three fundamental issues. First is that challenges facing....

Hunger or No Hunger: Two Wrongs don’t make Right

By Simon Manda, PhD on 7 Sep 2019

This feature makes an argument that the prospects for a comprehensive way forward around hunger situation in Zambia are slender at the moment but reside....

Children’s lives matter

By pilAto/ Fumba Chama on 7 Sep 2019

The recent Human Rights Watch report exposes a disaster that has for so many years been hidden from the attention of the public. This is....

Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats of the Livestock Subsector in Zambia

By Chisoni Mumba, PhD on 17 Aug 2019

This is a follow-up to the News Diggers article published on 26th July, titled, “A welcome message for Prof Luo: Possible Holistic Strategy for Transforming....

Improve State Owned Enterprises performance to tackle high debt

By CUTS on 4 Aug 2019

The government whole or partially owns State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and is therefore responsible for the financial liabilities of these companies. If allowed to escalate,....

Public Financial Management Reforms: a key step in tackling Zambia’s debt situation

By Kangwa Muyunda on 3 Aug 2019

Recently, the President, His Excellency Edgar Chagwa Lungu, held an emergency Cabinet meeting to discuss the state of the economy. This included a focus on....

Don’t threaten whistleblowers, give us clear, tangible roadmap for wiping out corruption

By Rueben Lifuka on 31 Jul 2019

President Edgar Lungu’s pronouncements made during the swearing in of the ACC Commissioners cannot go without comment and as Transparency International Zambia, we wish to....

A Welcome Message for Prof Luo: Possible Holistic Strategy for Transforming the Livestock Sub-sector in Zambia

By Dr Chisoni Mumba, PhD on 28 Jul 2019

I wish to start by congratulating Prof. Nkandu Luo for the appointment as Minister of Fisheries and Livestock. Congratulations madam! You have a big task....

The crisis of University Education in Zambia

By Prof Muna Ndulo on 21 Jul 2019

Human capital enables countries to harness skills, knowledge, and innovation to grow their economies and improve the well-being of their citizens. The significance of education....