Friday, May 2, 2025

Columns

The closure of the CBU shows that the PF government is not interested in education.

By Faston Mwale The inordinate closure of the Copper belt University by the Ministry of Higher Education about three months ago raises pertinent questions about...

Understanding Zambia’s new Secretary to Cabinet

By Isaac Mwanza Introduction PRESIDENT Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s appointment of Dr. Simon Kamwendo Miti as head of Zambia’s civil service has attracted the attention and some...

My Approximately 4 minutes with Mr Hakainde Hichilema

”Politics by their nature can get intense, but politics should by no means become a grudge driven no-holds-barred personal battle where one individual develops...

Why I disagree with Rev. Sumaili’s fight against gay artist Somizi

Rev Sumaili's opposition to, and Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo’s justification of the baring of South African gay television personality and artist Somizi Buyani Mhlongo...

NDF Constitution Drafts Amendments:Do not Throw Away the Baby and Disappoint Many

By Sakwiba Sikota Now that we are going to be getting the proposed amendments to our laws as debated and arrived at the NDF, it...

What a PhD is and what it is not

After having completed a PhD degree myself, and having supervised and co-supervised a number of PhD students, I would like to offer some humble...

Lucky’s Capital City: The dream for Zambia’s new Capital City

By Chaka Zulu Part 1 One evening three years ago as I was watching the ZNBC main news, a news item appeared that the then Special...

Financial Intelligence Centre – Has it got law mandate to disseminate reports to public?

By Isaac Mwanza Introduction Once again, there is some misconception by a certain section of our society that the Report published by the Eastern and Southern...