Columns

By Henry Kyambalesa A Comment on the “Debt Swap” Initiative I will start this article with an opinion on the initiative introduced recently by the Patriotic Front (PF) administration referred to as the “debt swap,” which is essentially designed to facilitate...

The other day, we were awakened by a phone call from Radio Phoenix – one of the nation’s premier radio stations. The reporter was soliciting our opinion on various political parties’ positions on street kids as the nation gears...

By Mwansa Prospery Chalwe It is a well-known fact that China is Zambia largest bilateral creditor; it is also Zambia’s largest trading partner, and it’s single largest investor. On the basis of this, it is a fact that if the...

By Field Ruwe EdD In the media, endorsements are the responsibility of editorial boards. In this year's presidential election, I am breaking tradition by endorsing Hakainde Hichilema for President of Zambia. I firmly believe Hichilema has garnered enough political experience,...

By Henry Kyambalesa Patriotic Front (PF) officials will stop at nothing in their quest to extract votes from any and all segments of Zambian society. They have directly asked chieftains to endorse them. They have directly asked chieftains to persuade...

By McPherson Chanda I am not sure how President Lungu shouldn’t be given full credit for implementing a project which he discussed and negotiated for in 2015 as the nation begun facing crippling power shortages and blackouts. Granted the bilateral...

By Venus N Msyani Asking for forgiveness if sounding like trying to discourage morale in the camps of other candidates. Though 16 presidential candidates are contesting the upcoming election in Zambia, the real battle is between the opposition United...

By Kapya Kaoma. Since President F.T.J. Chiluba introduced the culture of brown envelopes to "Bikini Bottom' pastors, I stopped taking some religious leaders seriously. So when I read about over 700 pastors on the Copperbelt selling their unconscionable souls...

By Dr C Ngoma This is a quote from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet (Act III, Scene II). Hamlet and his mother, Queen Gertrude are watching a play. In the play, the character of queen is trying very hard to convince that...

By Henry Kyambalesa The use of chieftains as political cadres or proxies by any ruling political party is, no doubt, an enticing prospect due to their dependence on the government of the day for public assistance granted to them, including...