Zambia

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 […]

Zambia’s Socioeconomic Prospects: We need to consider whether the Patriotic Front and the ruling political party’s officials can adequately provide for inducements, ser­vices, facilities, guarantees, and measures that can enable both business and non-business entities […]

The headline “Explain PF Achievements to Your Subjects, GBM Tells Chiefs” in Lusaka Times at first sight looked like it contained a fundamental error. My brother Geoffrey B. Mwamba is a respected and seasoned politician […]

LUANDA, Angola, MBABANE, Eswatini, PRETORIA, South Africa and LUSAKA, Zambia—“Young people are able to access [sexual and reproductive health] services but not as much as they used to before the lockdown,” said Kondelwani Kamanga, a […]

I understand that our brother President Edgar C. Lungu is expected in North-Western Province (NWP) on July 12, 2021 for a two-day working visit. The message in this article is intended not only for him […]

While there is a noticeable scarcity of material and financial resources in the hands of the majority of citizens in Zambia, there is no shortage of pervasive and overwhelming socioeconomic problems one can write about. […]

While the debate relating to “tribe” or “tribalism” is a petty and irrelevant campaign issue in this year’s general elections, and in any future elections as a matter of fact, I have found it necessary […]

In Zambia, it is not uncommon for a political party that is in power to engage in stale and rehearsed political campaigns designed to secure another term of office. Currently, such a political party is […]