“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. — English proverb The Zambian government on 13th September 2017 unveiled 42 fire trucks at a total cost of $42 million. Much debate has ensued on the One Million Dollar price tag per truck. I won’t get into that debate but I am more interested in so
I have been greatly disappointed over the last 10 years or so at the sheer mediocrity in the field of journalism in Zambia. And what makes it all the more amazing is that our local journalists have much greater access to modern tools than those before them. They can Google anything within seconds, h
Like every Zambian who cares about mother Zambia, I was very saddened by news of the devastating inferno at Lusaka City Market on the morning of 4th July 2017. I am however saddened by the fact that the unfortunate incident has not united Zambians but even further divided us, with more important mat
They did it again! The four that were not on suspension walked out of Parliament on 11th July 2017 during one of the most consequential debates in the House for the last 20 years or so. I am left scratching my head wondering what role the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Membe
One of the more interesting recent debates in Zambia is the question of building a new State House with some suggestions the cost will be around $20 million (under K200m). I have seen various arguments made for and against but was left dissatisfied because I felt that not enough research or analysis
After a 4 year absence, I recently found myself at Munda Wanga Botanical and Zoological gardens. It is such a beautiful scenic place, full of extraordinary beauty and potential, but it seems we have thoroughly incompetent and inept people in charge of the place. Everywhere I went, I saw endless mone
In terms of practices, how different are the fake foreign preachers from some of our local Pentecostal and Charismatic preachers right here in Zambia who also peddle teachings about God rewarding you and making you prosperous when you tithe and give offerings?
Every single party in power will overuse state power to some extent. It would have to take a very special “Messiah President” in the mould of Nelsom Mandela to resist using the excessive powers of the Executive.
Mr Saviour Chishimba recently alleged that there was a corrupt tender awarded by ZRA for an electronic Invoice Management System worth K140 million ($14 million). ZRA has denied any wrongdoing and have sued him for the grand sum of ten billion US Dollars! One wonders which dreamer in ZRA came up with this insane figure that is twice the Government budget and equal to the entire foreign debt of Zambia. Is the reputation of ZRA worth that much?
There is a striking similarity between the Icibemba language of the AbaBemba people of Northern Zambia and the Luganda language of the BaGanda people of Southern Uganda. Incidentally, both languages are the most widely spoken in their respective countries.
