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Zambia; a laughing stock for First Lady’s exorbitant trip to the US to collect 23-34 year old Fire trucks
On the 19th January 2019 the First lady of Zambia, Esther Lungu arrived in Los Angeles for what the government described as a launch...
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Let the looting continue! Explaining the response to Congo’s chaotic election
By Sishuwa Sishuwa
On 30 December 2018, voters in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) went to the polls to choose a successor to President...
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Part 2: National Dialogue – Compromised Parties and leaders?
By Isaac Mwanza
Introduction
In the last article, I discussed the issues under dispute which some fellow citizens thought to be subject to the national dialogue;...
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‘Saving Wakanda from Creeping Dictatorship’
By Linda Kasonde
Wakanda is a fictional East African paradise made famous by the 2018 blockbuster film ‘Black Panther’. It is a well-developed, high-tech, highly...
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Part 1: National Dialogue – Defining disputed issues
By Isaac Mwanza
Introduction
ZAMBIA is currently embroiled in the never-ending discussion on the national political dialogue process, a combination of words that became so famous...
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The Plight of a Former Zambian Vice President
By Dr Nevers Sekwila Mumba
My heart goes out to the family of the late former Vice President Lupando Mwape. This is a difficult time...
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Is Hichilema the lapdog of Zambia’s mining companies?
By Sishuwa Sishuwa
In the 2019 national budget, the Minister of Finance proposed a few changes to Zambia’s mining tax regime. As well as introducing...
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Zambia’s untold story: High youth unemployment, a ticking time bomb as youth commits suicide
By Kalima Nkonde
Story highlights
Orphaned Youth with Mathematics university degree in education commits suicide after failing to get a teaching job for three years...