Guest Diggers
-
Open letter to President Edgar Chagwa Lungu on livestockDear Mr President, Subject: Your visit to the Livestock Service Centre in Rufunsa District was Well Researched and Commendable! First and foremost, I have to state that your policy statements on livestock have NEVER impressed […]
-
Lubinda’s decision to gazette Bill 10 amendments illegalWe wish to categorically state the purported gazetting of the amendments to the National Assembly Bill No. 10 are illegal, contemptuous and are in breach of parliamentary procure. Fellow citizens, you may wish to note […]
-
Argument that select committee members can’t vote against Bill 10 bizarreIn a desperate attempt to pass Bill 10, surrogates of the ruling party have resorted to releasing a myriad of lies and distortions of legal principles relating to parliamentary practice. One of their main untruths […]
-
ZESCO’s Hegemony and the Implications for Independent Power Producing Investment in the Energy SectorOn 21st November 1997, the Copperbelt Energy Corporation Plc (CEC) entered into a power supply agreement with ZESCO Limited (ZESCO) which came to an end on 21st March, 2020 marking the end of the 23-year […]
-
Zambia’s Recovery Strategy Post-COVID-Induced Economic Depression: What Role Can the Livestock Sector Play in Compensating for Dwindling Fortunes from Copper Mining?In the recent past, we have seen instability in the mines, which are the main source of Foreign Exchange (FOREX) in Zambia. This instability has reduced the volume of copper exports, which have been further […]
-
‘We are a rhetoric people and that is what Lucy Sichone was not’‘Day by day, we seem to be left with a people who are embryos of themselves; people who never grow out of themselves. They dream and never work their dreams, hold visions and never live […]
-
There’s a new world super-villain (COVID-19), it’s time for nuclear disarmamentTHE Associated Press (AP) this week reported that a barrage of North Korean missiles fired from both the ground and fighter jets splashed down on the waters off the peninsular’s east coast on Tuesday. AP […]
-
Development challenges in Africa: Weak Institutions or Greediness?What exactly is wrong with Africa? Many years after independence, most African countries are still wedged at the run-way. Poverty levels remain high, hunger and starvation are a common mark. Politicians, especially those in the […]
-
Why total lockdown should be managed carefullyThe coronavirus has come with dire consequences to human life, economies and the environment. It is, therefore, immoral to oppose any calls for lockdowns because the level of uncertainty, particularly on human life, is extremely […]
-
Justice Without Remedy? A Comment on the Constitutional Court Judgment in the Case of Kambwili v Attorney GeneralThe Constitutional Court on 18th February 2020 rendered its judgment in the case of Chishimba Kambwili v Attorney General 2019/CCZ/009. The petitioner, then an estranged Member of Parliament for the ruling Patriotic Front (PF), had […]
