Friday, April 19, 2024

Columns

Problems with Central Bank’s take on Bill 10

  By Dr Grieve Chelwa In July of this year I raised concerns with a proposed amendment to the functions of the Bank of Zambia (BoZ)....

President Lungu, Rotten Courts, and the deplorable 15 years’imprisonment for Gays

The deplorable sentence of purportedly gays to 15 years’ imprisonment for a mediocre “crime against the order of nature" speaks to the moral bankruptcy...

With no identity to speak of, Zambia turns to foreign cultures and a chicken monument

By Sampa Kabwela It has become apparent to me that there is nothing more to us, Zambians. We are not a people deeply rooted in...

YOTAM MULEYA: The Zambian barefoot runner who shocked the world.

YOTAM Muleya was only 19-years-old when he died, yet he has a government school and road in the capital city, Lusaka, named after him. Yotam...

Domically Clause: The most foolish statutory instrument in Zambia

There are several motivations the drafters of the current constitution had in mind when they placed the Domicility Clause (DC) in our current highest...

When we do things for show: The case of Lusaka’s City Manager

By Aristide Bance In an age of social media exploitation, show-off, self-assurance and assurance plus acceptance from friends and total strangers, many people can not...

Why I think HH is dancing the PF Dununa Reverse on Homosexuality

If you thought the homosexualization of HH and UPND is a done deal, think twice. The PF has found a rare window of opportunity...

Zambian Government Must Find Ways to Accommodate Social Media

On Friday November 8th, while addressing journalists, President Edgar Lungu asked a question: Do our people believe everything they read on social media? He...