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Motion impossible: understanding the UPND’s attempt to impeach LunguOn 23 March 2018, the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) filed in Parliament a notice of motion that seeks to impeach President Edgar Lungu. The action, moved by Mazabuka Central UPND MP Gary […]
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A matter of conviction: a response to my criticsAs many correctly guessed, the minister serving in President Edgar Lungu’s Cabinet who inspired last week’s column, ‘Crisis? What Crisis?’, did not respond to my article that discussed the form, content and degree of Zambia’s […]
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Crisis? What crisis? Ifintu filifye bwino mucalo cesu icaZambia!Last Friday, I met a minister serving in President Edgar Lungu’s Cabinet who, upon seeing me, insisted that contrary to my recent observations, given at a public discussion organised by the Oasis Forum, that Zambia […]
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Ailing from a weak Constitution: how can Zambia be cured?On 7 March 2018, Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini wrote to the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) entreating it to hold a by-election in Chilanga constituency after the Lusaka High Court sentenced opposition […]
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What explains the PF’s revived interest in constitutional reform?Last week, Minister of Justice Given Lubinda condemned Zambia’s current Constitution as ‘an extremely talkative’ document that was poorly ‘drafted by laypeople’ and contains several ‘inconsistent’ clauses that makes amending it inevitable. Welcoming ‘late’ submissions […]
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Munali and Lusaka Central: the appeal cases that reveal a court system in crisisGiven that there are relatively few cases before it, what explains the continued delay by the Constitutional Court (ConCourt) in determining the election appeal cases involving Margaret Mwanakatwe, the Lusaka Central Patriotic Front (PF) Member […]
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What was the purpose of Lungu’s cabinet reshuffle?What explains President Edgar Lungu’s decision to reshuffle his cabinet on 14 February 2018? High-profile changes were announced, including the removal of Felix Mutati as Minister of Finance and the appointment of Margaret Mwanakatwe, previously […]
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Lungu, Hichilema and the mediocrity of their politicsOn 7 February 2018, opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema argued that President Edgar Lungu has finally confessed to fixing the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. Hichilema’s conclusion drew from […]
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We should not be surprised to wake up and discover that our President is ChineseLast 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 […]
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He exists and thrives off it: why Lungu cannot stop the lumpen behaviour of PF cadresThe 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 […]
