Guest Diggers

7 Feb 2018 | Sishuwa Sishuwa

We should not be surprised to wake up and discover that our President is Chinese

Last week, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services Kampamba Mulenga revealed that the government is in the process of selling the prime land on which the Natural Resources Development College (NRDC) in Lusaka sits to […]

5 Feb 2018 | Augustine Mukoka

KEEP IT FOOTBALL, MR. PRESIDENT

A statement attributed to FAZ president Andrew Kamanga made its way into the public domain early yesterday in an attempt by the author to set the record straight on his inappropriate affair with City of […]

29 Jan 2018 | Sishuwa Sishuwa

He exists and thrives off it: why Lungu cannot stop the lumpen behaviour of PF cadres

The thuggery of ruling Patriotic Front (PF) cadres never seems to cease and appears to grow more frequent as time passes. Media reports on their latest antics can be read or heard almost every week […]

25 Jan 2018 | Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba (GBM)

RESPONSE TO TODAY’S OPINION BY DIGGERS

I wish to respond to Diggers opinion on the matter where I am quoted as saying that the people of Zambia ought to vote for people who are already rich because they will not steal […]

22 Jan 2018 | Chibamba Kanyama

First things First- Diagnose!

A company hired us for some team building sessions for its members of staff. We thought it was unprofessional medicating without diagnosing the problem. Do you just go to a doctor and say, ‘I have […]

22 Jan 2018 | Dr Charles Sinkala

Let’s clean Africa and stop running away from it

Donald Trump said Haitians and Africans “Shithole” What is a Shithole? That’s the question we have to ask Trump, he admits it is not a racist derogatory remark against Haitians and all Africans. This has […]

22 Jan 2018 | Sishuwa Sishuwa

The solution is prayer! Understanding Sumaili’s response to the cholera crisis

On 13 January 2018, Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs Reverend Godfridah Sumaili announced a one-week national prayer and fasting campaign, effective 15 January, ‘to kick out cholera from the land’. Branding the recent […]

20 Jan 2018 | Nachilala Nkombo

Prevent Cholera from having a home in Zambia: The Permanent solution

“The chickens have come home to roost.” This old adage was first used by Robert Southey in 1809 to refer to bad deeds that always come back to haunt the originator. The Cholera outbreak would […]

17 Jan 2018 | Kalaki

A Strange Encounter

‘A double brandy please,’ I said to the barman, as I looked round at the assembled company, spotting a well suited gentleman sitting all alone in the corner. As soon as I got my drink […]

16 Jan 2018 | Chibamba Kanyama

The Reality Check

During my mother’s funeral last November, I decided to sit close to one of the village elders, a Salvation Army senior cadet, to share a few life experiences. He could have been one of those […]