Guest Diggers
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I respect and appreciate Linda Kasonde, but she messed up big time. Here is why.In response to my column, ‘Class of 2020: Zambians who gravely disappointed last year’, the board of Chapter One Foundation took issue with my inclusion and criticism of the actions of its executive director, Linda […]
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Class of 2020: Zambians who gravely disappointed last year – Part IIIMinister of Home Affairs Stephen Kampyongo Stephen Kampyongo is a kind of person Adolf Hitler would have loved to have been in charge of his police – someone who will willfully torture themselves to advance […]
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Global Economic Recovery and what Zambia can doIn this opinion piece, I point out the global growth projections made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and lay bare the assumptions which underpin them. I then delve into a conversation around what these […]
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Response to Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa’s critique of Ms Linda Kasonde’s 2020 performanceChapter One Foundation has noted that its Executive Director, Ms. Linda Kasonde, has been placed on Dr. Sishuwa Sishuwa’s list of “Zambians who gravely disappointed” in 2020 which appeared in the 26th January 2020 edition […]
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Class of 2020: Zambians who gravely disappointed last year – Part IIUN Resident Coordinator Coumba Mar Gadio Diplomats are international citizens. For the period they are in Zambia, they are actually Zambians. They are the eyes and ears of the world in Zambia. Their job is […]
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A National COVID-19 Task force is Urgent and Should be Multidisciplinary with Dr Simon MandaThis feature argues rebounding COVID-19 cases and deaths in Zambia highlight the role and importance of the National COVID-19 Task Force (CoTAF), which should lead a national health system of innovation to curb the reach […]
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Long term planning needed for COVID-19 fight: Lockdowns not very effectiveThis article makes an argument that whilst COVID-19 has unleashed a new wave, causing confirmed cases and in some cases deaths to rebound, lockdowns are no longer fashionable. And that national policy responses need to […]
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Class of 2020: Zambians who inspired last yearAcross 2020, Zambia experienced no shortage of disappointments and setbacks. Yet there are some individuals whose courage and principles made them inspiring figures in the political landscape last year. In this article and the next, […]
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State of Nation Address: Livestock Development Agenda for ZambiaIt is not a secret that the future of the Zambian economy lies in Agriculture and particularly livestock production. Unfortunately, successive governments have all missed the golden opportunity that lies in agriculture. Well-coordinated studies have […]
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Why Lungu is NOT eligible to contest for re-election in 2021There are many reasons why the concept of ‘term limit’ is characterized as a feature of democracy and an institutional barrier to personal rule and dictatorship. According to Linz, presidents exercise what he terms ―uni-personal‖ […]
