Progressives and the Ron Paul fallacies
Over at Salon, Glenn Greenwald has written a great article over the state of the election process in America entitled Progressives and the Ron Paul fallacies. He brilliantly makes many …
The Man-made climate change Hoax
MAN-MADE Climate Change is the biggest hoax of the last 100 years. It more closely resembles a religion than any commitment to scientific truth. Even otherwise intelligent people say “The …
The Hour Has Come…. and Gone
Autopsy noun 1. An examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease —called also necropsy 2. …
Zambian Elections 2011 – The Rigging Myth
My expectation/prediction for the Zambian 2011 elections is that Rupiah Bwezani Banda will comfortably defeat Michael Chilufya Sata by about 5 percentage points, but the ruling MMD will lose anything …
Obama, worst American president ever?
Barack Hussein Obama II is on track to being the worst American president since Franklink Delano Roosevelt. He is a hardcore Socialist as I have said before and is so …
African Heroes or African Zeroes?
I am totally baffled why some African leaders from the independence era (1950-80) are viewed as “heroes” today, considering how much harm they did to their countries. Many Africans have …
Is a “people driven” constitution possible in Zambia?
What does a “people driven” constitution mean? Every politician in Zambia says it means a constitution that reflects the will and aspirations of “the people”. Some important points: 1. There …
Moral Judgements
The precept: “Judge not, that ye be not judged” . . . is an abdication of moral responsibility: it is a moral blank check one gives to others in exchange …
Marriage
BEFORE MARRIAGE John: Ah!….. at last, I can hardly wait. Jane: Do you want me to leave? John: NO! Don’t even think about it. Jane Do you love me? John: …
My take on Côte d’Ivoire
I listened to BBC “Have Your Say” (both African and World versions) on the Côte d’Ivoire situation today. So many people are claiming the French are using this crisis to …
The Constant of Change in Zambia
Just over 20 years ago in 1990, Zambia had a population of 8 million, Kenneth Kaunda was the president, we were under a one party dictatorship, there were no private …
Zambian mining Windfall Tax debate: The unpopular side of the argument
There is a (misinformed) call by many for Windfall Tax to be re-introduced so that supposedly, Zambia benefits from the current high copper prices. A few points to note: 1. …
How to make African presidents produce results
I have had an idea for making presidents in Africa work. Imagine if an incoming president signs a performance contract with the people stating in very precise terms the goals …
The greatest lesson from the Northern African uprisings
The most intriguing aspect of the Northern African uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya is not democracy. It is that the whole movement was sparked off by a young man …
About Me
I am a businessman and a software and web developer based in Lusaka, Zambia. I was trained as an engineer at the University of Manchester in England. I have interests …