Guest Diggers

4 Oct 2021 | Boyd Muleya

What you need to know about the International Monetary Fund Bailout Package-Part 1

In this weeks’ edition of the Monday Opinion, we endeavortoelucidate the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Bailout Package and its background. Zambia has been dating the IMF for a refinancing facility since 2016, when the countrybeganseeking […]

28 Sep 2021 | Sishuwa Sishuwa

Now that he has died, he lives forever: Remembering Simon Zukas

In April 1952, a 26-year old man stood before the Northern Rhodesia Chief Justice, who had been asked by the Attorney General to consider whether this young man was ‘a danger to peace and good […]

17 Sep 2021 | Sishuwa Sishuwa

Should Zambia’s new president fire all his predecessor’s appointees?

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 […]

10 Sep 2021 | Ann Holland

Zambia: President Hichilema must make Zambia a safe place for women

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 […]

30 Aug 2021 | Wakumelo Mataa

Prospects for Restoring Macro-Economic Stability under the new administration

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 […]

27 Aug 2021 | Chisoni Mumba PhD, and Amy Cantlay Kingdom BVSc.

UNWRAPPING THE COW ANALOGY IN PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA’S ELECTION VICTORY SPEECH

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 […]

23 Aug 2021 | Wakumelo Mataa

Understanding the IMF special drawing rights initiative: What are the implications for Zambia?

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 […]

9 Aug 2021 | Dr Simon Manda

When No intervention Means Intervention: Harnessing Agriculture Residence Requires Strategic Thinking

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 […]

4 Aug 2021 | Diggers Correspondent

Zambia Deserves An Independent Judiciary

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 […]

2 Aug 2021 | Dr Simon Manda

Agriculture resilience shows more can be achieved with the sector

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 […]