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“A Body Between Two Nations” Zambia’s Movie
“A Body Between Two Nations”: Dr. Sishuwa Unpacks the Political Breakdown Behind Lungu’s Unfinished Funeral
What should have been a solemn, unifying farewell for Zambia’s...
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Ordinary Zambians lose out twice: to global looting and local corruption
Emmanuel Mwamba and Fiona Mulaisho respond to an editorial on US aid cuts to Zambia and huge sums taken out of the country by...
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Let The Catholics Lead
Why the Vatican Buried a Pope with Dignity While Zambia Fumbles with a Presidential Funeral
Last month, the world watched in awe as the Catholic...
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Lungu’s Final Wishes or Family Fiction? Laura Miti Questions
Lungu’s Final Wishes or Family Fiction? Laura Miti Raises Doubts Over Funeral Narrative
Here is to you a bold and thought-provoking critique. governance activist Laura...
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Has America Ever Excluded a President from a State Funeral?
By Chanda Chisala
A disturbingly large number of Zambians have apparently failed to imagine that the president of Zambia could legally be uninvited or barred...
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Where Did We Go Wrong?
By Gregory Mofu
Growing up in the 1990s, I witnessed Zambia stand tall as a beacon of peace—not just in the region, but across the...
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A Casket Held Hostage: How PF Turned Mourning into Manipulation
By Morgan Phiri
Right now, as Zambia mourns the passing of its Sixth Republican President, something shameful is unfolding before our eyes. What should be...
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Can First Lady Mutinta Hichilema Bridge Lungu Funeral Divide?: Soft Power, Not Protocol
By Kapya Kaoma
The death of former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu should have united Zambia in solemn mourning. Instead, it has cracked open political wounds—threatening...