Guest Diggers

8 Sep 2018 | Sishuwa Sishuwa

Why are we so good at choosing bad leaders?

(Editor’s Note: This article was first published on 18 December 2017 and is being republished here only as a flashback to show how the questions it raised remain unanswered.) Why is the Zambian society, as […]

1 Sep 2018 | Sishuwa Sishuwa

Why President Lungu’s threats to the judiciary mark a new phase in Zambia’s slide to authoritarianism

The Constitutional Court has concluded its hearing over the eligibility of President Edgar Lungu to stand for another term in 2021 and judgement in the case is due anytime soon. The article below was originally […]

8 Aug 2018 | Herryman Moono

Sonta Epo Wakongola: The Story of National Debt

I love watching the ZNS combatants doing their thing at the Agriculture and Commercial Show in Lusaka. Their choreography is just amazing and makes me want to join the military – just so I can […]

5 Aug 2018 | Chibamba Kanyama

Keep Your Business model Simple!

I know small ‘unstructured’ businesses that make more money than large businesses. In any case, the focus of any business is not so much about the sales volumes made annually. We have enterprises that generate […]

1 Aug 2018 | Alex Chilumbwe

Zamtel donates K150,000 towards hosting of netball tournament

Zamtel has donated K150, 000 towards the hosting of the Netball World Cup qualifier tournament scheduled for 13th August to 18th August, 2018. Zamtel Head of Marketing Shibeza Ngoma said Zamtel values all sports in […]

1 Aug 2018 | Herryman Moono

With Love from Dundumwezi

Hello readers! The Diary of a Humble Economist is a column dedicated to the sharing of the life, trials, tribulations, thoughts and opinions of a humble economist as seen through the lenses of Politics, Economics […]

31 Jul 2018 | Alex Chilumbwe

ZBBF invites women to muscle building

The Zambia Bodybuilding Federation says it held a consultative meeting on Saturday to discuss ways of promoting in-house competitions and consequently growing the sport in the country. And the president also says the federation will […]

14 Jul 2018 | Sampa Kabwela

Why I am done going to Zambian weddings

I am done going to Zambian weddings! There is only so much mediocre that I can take even if I am Zambian. Everything has become painfully unbearable about weddings in Zambia, starting with the ugly […]

9 Jul 2018 | Chibamba Kanyama

Creating Business Balance

Many Zambian entrepreneurs do not read. The drive to make money, at times using shortcuts, has short-circuited the potential to grow these businesses in a balanced way. Many local entrepreneurs have robust but hugely unsustainable […]

25 Jun 2018 | Netsanet Belay - Amnesty International

Is Zambia committed to the African Union’s resolve to fight corruption?

About nine months ago, on 29 September 2017, six human rights defenders and activists staged a peaceful protest outside the Parliament buildings in Lusaka to demand answers for the controversial purchase of 42 fire trucks […]