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The Zambia Bodybuilding Federation says it held a consultative meeting on Saturday to discuss ways of promoting in-house competitions and consequently growing the sport in the country. And the president also says the federation will […]

I am done going to Zambian weddings! There is only so much mediocre that I can take even if I am Zambian. Everything has become painfully unbearable about weddings in Zambia, starting with the ugly […]

Many Zambian entrepreneurs do not read. The drive to make money, at times using shortcuts, has short-circuited the potential to grow these businesses in a balanced way. Many local entrepreneurs have robust but hugely unsustainable […]

About nine months ago, on 29 September 2017, six human rights defenders and activists staged a peaceful protest outside the Parliament buildings in Lusaka to demand answers for the controversial purchase of 42 fire trucks […]

‘Mr Jameson Kadansa,’ said the judge, as he leant forward towards the accused, ‘you have been charged with various offences, the first of which is that you have been found drunk in charge of the […]

A weekly column such as this one does not exist on its own. It requires the support and interest of readers, the understanding and permission of editors, and a steady stream of new political material […]

After being at the centre of national politics for over half a century, Daniel Chibbwalu Munkombwe joined, in 2015, the very short list of Zambian political leaders who have written their memoirs. Published by Fleetfoot […]

The end of the Cold War signalled seismic changes across Africa. In Zambia it ushered in the return to multiparty politics after 18 years of single party rule, when president Kenneth Kaunda lifted a ban […]

‘Grandma,’ said Ethel, ‘tell me what life was like when you were a little girl.’ ‘Let’s go outside and sit under the guava tree,’ said Grandma, ‘then I’ll tell you a bit about the past.’ […]

Last Tuesday, the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) scooped the Chilanga parliamentary by-election, defeating three other opposition parties: the United Party for National Development (UPND), National Restoration Party (NAREP) and United Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ). […]