Guest Diggers
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TO WORK OR TO TRADE- Why Entrepreneurial Success in Zambia is a MirageAt a business summit in Livingstone on 9th May 2018, a question booms out from the far right corner. “Mr. Kapesa, what in your view is the reason why collectively, indigenous Zambian businesses are NOT […]
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Has the Law Association of Zambia finally been captured?Until recently, the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has been a rare bright spot amid Zambia’s increasingly inactive and ineffective civil society movement. Under the leadership of Linda Kasonde, the association’s first female President, who […]
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The Gift‘Good morning Dollar,’ I said, ‘How are you this morning?’ ‘Kalaki!’ she said, as she rose from her huge red velvet sofa to greet me, ‘I haven’t seen you for ages. What have I done […]
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Free to rot in poverty: the heart-breaking plight of Mpundu MutemboLast Friday, 25 May 2018, marked Africa Freedom Day. Like every year, our political leaders and foreign dignitaries gathered at State House to offer platitudes on African unity and freedom. Earlier, they had gone to […]
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Entrepreneur and Internal locus of controlOne of the things I dearly miss is lecturing an MBA class at the now defunct AIBT Zambia Campus. The other day, I was going through the notes for one of the modules I managed, […]
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Kalaki’s Corner: Inside JobWe were sitting outside on the lawn at Culinary Creations, waiting for the waiter to bring the brunch that would enable us to celebrate Mothers Day. ‘Tomorrow I have to write my story for Diggers,’ […]
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Why Lungu is truly the President we deserve: he is a symptom of Zambia’s sicknessLast week, Zambians woke up to revelations that President Edgar Lungu owns an enormous piece of land in a prime area of eSwatini, as the Kingdom of Swaziland is now known, one on which he […]
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The entrepreneur’s daily affirmations!It is very easy to believe most entrepreneurs practice witchcraft. Most are ordinary people who tend to generate money on anything they touch. They develop great networks that support their business dream. It is the […]
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An open letter to President Edgar Lungu over human rightsDear President Lungu, I am writing to you today regarding the serious matter of the continued and unjustifiable incarceration of one of our fellow Zambians. The citizen in question is Fresher Siwale, leader of a […]
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What would the world miss about Zambia if we simply vanished tomorrow?A visitor to Zambia who restricts themselves to parts of Lusaka could be forgiven for thinking that they had entered a vibrant and developing nation. As they stroll around newly built shopping malls, usually packed […]
