Guest Diggers

Motion impossible: understanding the UPND’s attempt to impeach Lungu
By Sishuwa Sishuwa on 2 Apr 2018
On 23 March 2018, the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) filed in Parliament a notice of motion that seeks to impeach President Edgar....
Managing Business Ideas
By Chibamba Kanyama on 2 Apr 2018
I conceived Bridges Limited way back 2001. In 2006, I wrote the dream and saved it in my computer. The same year, I invited friends....
Ethical Leadership in Business
By Chibamba Kanyama on 31 Mar 2018
All businesses you know: Zambeef, Investrust Bank, Trade Kings, Chimsoro and thousands around us represent the character of the individuals who own them. A business....
A matter of conviction: a response to my critics
By Sishuwa Sishuwa on 26 Mar 2018
As many correctly guessed, the minister serving in President Edgar Lungu’s Cabinet who inspired last week’s column, ‘Crisis? What Crisis?’, did not respond to my....
Crisis? What crisis? Ifintu filifye bwino mucalo cesu icaZambia!
By Sishuwa Sishuwa on 19 Mar 2018
Last Friday, I met a minister serving in President Edgar Lungu’s Cabinet who, upon seeing me, insisted that contrary to my recent observations, given at....
Kalaki’s Corner: Godfreak
By Kalaki on 18 Mar 2018
‘This Minister for Religious Intolerance, what’s her name?’said Sara ‘The Honorable Mrs Reverend Godfreak Suminishe,’ I suggested. ‘Yes, something ridiculous like that,’ said Sara. ‘What’s....
PF prefers dunderhead MPs, Tutwa Ngulube is a misfit
By Diggers Editor on 15 Mar 2018
Kabwe Central member of parliament Tutwa Ngulube says very soon, PF will have no one in State House because the party has been lying to....
Kalaki’s Corner: Cholera Cluo
By Kalaki on 14 Mar 2018
‘You can go in,’ said the secretary, without looking up from her cell phone. I knocked on the door, opened it and stepped inside. There,....
Kalaki’s Corner: Big Brother
By Kalaki on 13 Mar 2018
The boys all obediently stood up as the teacher swept into the room. ‘Sit down!’ boomed Mr Kafundisha, as the boys all obediently sat down....
Ailing from a weak Constitution: how can Zambia be cured?
By Sishuwa Sishuwa on 12 Mar 2018
On 7 March 2018, Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini wrote to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) entreating it to hold a by-election....
Business is Slow- Change Tactics!
By Chibamba Kanyama on 11 Mar 2018
Adjacent to our office building is a shop run by Zambian brothers of Asian origin. In the past four years, this relatively small supermarket has....
DIGGING HEALTH MATTERS: Walking on Borrowed Legs – to end AIDS
By Dr Mannasseh Phiri on 10 Mar 2018
One of my favourite African proverbs comes from the Wolof Speaking people of Senegal. It says “If you borrow a man’s legs, you will go....
Kalaki on Thursday: The State of the Disaster
By Kalaki on 9 Mar 2018
‘Hey,’ shouted Sara, ‘come and look at this.’ I hurried into the sitting room to find her staring at the TV, which showed yet another....
Time is now; Press for women’s progress
By William Chilufya on 8 Mar 2018
2018 is here, another year to celebrate the contribution of women in every corner of Zambia and the entire world. It is a time to....
WHY WE NEED MORE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP
By Linda Kasonde on 7 Mar 2018
The theme of this year’s International Women’s Day is #PressforProgress. According to the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, it will take the world....
What explains the PF’s revived interest in constitutional reform?
By Sishuwa Sishuwa on 6 Mar 2018
Last week, Minister of Justice Given Lubinda condemned Zambia’s current Constitution as ‘an extremely talkative’ document that was poorly ‘drafted by laypeople’ and contains several....
Business of the Mind
By Chibamba Kanyama on 4 Mar 2018
All successful entrepreneurs have one mindset; an attitude of resilience, fortitude and tenacity. Before you think of raising investment capital or invest your money in....
Munali and Lusaka Central: the appeal cases that reveal a court system in crisis
By Sishuwa Sishuwa on 26 Feb 2018
Given that there are relatively few cases before it, what explains the continued delay by the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in determining the election appeal cases....