Our fellow journalists from the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation are under siege from the ruling party and government officials. They are being victimized for not being loyal civil servants. Some have been threatened with dismissal from employment while others are being frustrated through politically motivated provincial transfers and departmental re-deployments. We have a lot of...

A picture tells a thousand words, they say. And this was evident last week when President Edgar Lungu’s political advisor Kaizer Zulu was back in the news. Unlike in previous circumstances where Mr Zulu was involved in violence, this time he was a peaceful man. He was not beating up girls either, but rather he...

The consequences of breaking the law are similar to telling lies. When you tell one lie, they say, you have to tell a thousand other lies in order to cover up for the initial lie. But people who tell lies, just like lawbreakers, are innovative. They always come up with the most compelling lies that...

What is there to say about Robert Mugabe that has not been said already? His rise and fall from ‘Grace’ has been well documented, his defiance to leave office was witnessed by all, and the state in which he has left his country stands testimony to the kind of leader he became. Perhaps, the only...

Last week, police in North Western Province announced that they were investigating several cases in which fellow police officers were arrested for various offences. In Chavuma district, a sergeant was arrested for drinking on duty and losing his gun after getting intoxicated. In Ikelenge, another officer was arrested for losing a firearm magazine with 30...

Our brave warriors in Eastern Province who specialise in hunting underground game meat will tell you that when you are about to pull the tail, the jacked-up rodents burst out at explosive speed in an attempt to avoid capture. At this stage, the mouse is in a state of panic and in its confused state,...

We would like to draw the attention of our fellow citizens to our recent interview with the Secretary General of the Patriotic Front, Mr Davies Mwila, over President Edgar Lungu’s candidature for the 2021 general elections. This interview, which our reporter Mirriam Chabala conducted on Saturday November 11, 2017 may appear like any other ordinary...

The Bible in Proverbs chapter 17 verses 28 teaches us the value of knowing when to speak. It says “Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent”. Indeed, it is wise to see and hear well, but to say very little. You learn by listening,...

When you critically analyse how our country is being governed today, you will realise that there is practically no government in place. What we have is the Patriotic Front running the Republic of Zambia. We do have civil servants quite all right, and we do have ministers, but these are not operating under government guidelines;...

If there is one government institution in Zambia that is performing to the satisfaction of almost every citizen, it is the office of the Auditor General. While the performance of the Anti Corruption Commission is condemned by all, including the President, the office of the Auditor General has been above board. Elsewhere, Zambians have had...