The last few days have seen mounting calls from many Zambians for President Hakainde Hichilema to dismiss senior civil servants appointed by his predecessor. Those behind these calls argue that such officials cannot be relied […]

In 2017, a social media voice note circulated in Zambia relating toa girl who had boarded a bus one late afternoon headed to Woodlands in central Lusaka. She was headed home after work and was […]

With slightly over a fortnight since Zambia went to the polls and ushered in a new administration, expectations for the new Government are high as stakeholders within and outside the country await to see the […]

Allow us to start by congratulating His Excellency Mr Hakainde Hichilema (HH) for being elected as the seventh president of the Government Republic of Zambia. His perseverance, resilience and focus speak a lot about his […]

Recently, The IMF approved the allocation of Special Drawing Rights to qualifying member countries with Zambia being one of the recipients. For Zambia, the initiative comes at a time when the country is working to […]

In my last week’s feature of the Monday opinion, I highlighted general trends of resilience in the agricultural sector, particularly at a micro-scale. An argument was made that this trend shows more could be achieved […]

With the general election just two weeks away, all eyes are currently fixed on the office of the presidency. The two-horse race between Edgar Lungu and Hakainde Hichilema will likely go down in history as […]

In this feature, I argue that general trends of resilience in the agricultural sector particularly at a micro-scale show more could be achieved with the sector. Strategic planning underpinned by the long term could help […]

In last week’s Monday Opinion, I undertook a review of Zambia’s Gemstone mining sector particularly drawing your attention to its historical background and technical status. In this Monday Opinion I escalate the conversation further by […]

In this Monday Opinion, I draw your attention to the topic of Zambia’s gemstone mining sector. The motivation of this undertaking resides in the fact that mining public discourse has not done much justice in […]