Opinion
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Dialogue: the elusive love scene in PF/UPND politicsAll it took was a handshake, and the two fierce political archrivals in Kenya buried their hatchets. Raila Odinga had never recognised the legitimacy of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s election as Head of State. The opposition […]
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Court rulings are not leaked to State House, they are made there“I never thought I would hear anything like this; to have somebody openly admit that they were aware of the outcome of the decision that was going to be made by a court in this […]
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What’s the point in having a voiceless running mate?Exactly two years ago, President Edgar Lungu announced to the nation his choice for presidential running-mate candidate. He told the people of Zambia how he arrived at Ms Inonge Mutukwa Wina and what leadership qualities […]
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Corruption must be treated as a crime against humanityKenyan professor of law Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba holds the view that corruption must be treated as a crime against humanity because the vice has killed more people in Africa than all the civil wars […]
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Who will determine fake news?Everybody in government is blaming social media for the bad publicity that they have suffered collectively and in their individual capacities. Whenever a scandal explodes and they want to downplay it, someone in government stand’s […]
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The misplaced anger of South AfricansDear South Africans, we address you as a Newspaper organisation that believes that your country is close to the hearts of many Zambian citizens. We the people of Zambia were saddened last week when we […]
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We miss the ‘mad’ manBecause of his unwavering aggression while in the opposition, political rivals called him a mad man. They likened his desperation for get into power to that of Adolf Hitler and fascist Benito Mussolini as well […]
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Zuma had the same answer, “it was a gift”Our President’s wealth is once again in the spotlight, this time overflowing into other countries. The construction of a US$3.9 million estate for President Edgar Lungu in Swaziland has stunned taxpayers, but as usual, the […]
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Drug theft is a demonstration of how they will steal Health Insurance FundLast week, the Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya held a press conference at which he announced that government had resolved to comply with the Global Fund’s demand for Zambia to refund $1 million that […]
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ARV thieves are top govt officialsBy nature, criminals are very defensive. They try to portray a very innocent public image but what they do in the cover of night is devastating to the very society they pretend to serve. The […]
