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Zambia

2024: The year democracy was tested in Africa
Opinion
/ 24 December 2024

2024: The year democracy was tested in Africa

Coming on the heels of seven coups since 2020, 19 countries held elections but with mixed outcomes

By Tendai Murisa
‘After I criticised his abuse of state institutions, Zambia’s president wants me arrested’
Opinion
/ 25 November 2024

‘After I criticised his abuse of state institutions, Zambia’s president wants me arrested’

When an academic warned of the continuing politicisation of institutions in Zambia, the state tried to prove him wrong. It now seems happy to prove him right if it can lock him up

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
Namibia elections: Can Swapo weather the storm?
Opinion
/ 20 November 2024

Namibia elections: Can Swapo weather the storm?

There is a shift in the region away from the traditional dominance of liberation parties such as the ANC in South Africa and Frelimo in Mozambique

By Nyasha Mpani
Africa’s kleptocrats enable illegal forestry
Thought Leader
/ 26 October 2024

Africa’s kleptocrats enable illegal forestry

The destruction of indigenous forests, which act as carbon sinks, is also driven by foreign demand

By Helen Grange
How the commission that disciplines judges in Zambia has gone rogue
Thought Leader
/ 24 October 2024

How the commission that disciplines judges in Zambia has gone rogue

The Judicial Complaints Commission has elevated itself far above the Constitution

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
US ‘anti-rights’ groups boost spending in Africa to over $16 million
Africa
/ 22 October 2024

US ‘anti-rights’ groups boost spending in Africa to over $16 million

Christian rights groups have spent millions over four years in efforts to push anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQIA+ agendas

By Umamah Bakharia
La Niña may bring favourable weather, boosting optimism about food security in Southern Africa
Opinion
/ 7 October 2024

La Niña may bring favourable weather, boosting optimism about food security in Southern Africa

The weather event is predicted to bring above-normal rainfall in January before easing up, but the northeast may remain dry

By Wandile Sihlobo
Why Zambia’s president is threatening to delay the country’s 2026 elections
Opinion
/ 19 September 2024

Why Zambia’s president is threatening to delay the country’s 2026 elections

Hakainde Hichilema is so desperate to cling on to power that he is preparing the ground to amend the Constitution before the elections

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
Zambian government leaves human rights on death row
Opinion
/ 9 September 2024

Zambian government leaves human rights on death row

Reminding President Hakainde Hichilema to fulfil his election campaign promises is now an offence in Zambia

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
Bill Gates plays God in Africa’s agriculture and gets it wrong
Africa
/ 3 September 2024

Bill Gates plays God in Africa’s agriculture and gets it wrong

Agra’s drive for a ‘green revolution’ has reduced crop diversity, created a dependency on commercial seeds and fertiliser and increased vulnerability to drought

By Simon Allison
Why the allure of the ‘Rwanda Model’ is misplaced
Opinion
/ 11 July 2024

Why the allure of the ‘Rwanda Model’ is misplaced

Dropping democracy for aspirant autocrats who will put everything in order with a big stick might not be all it’s cracked up to be

By Ross Harvey
Water, water everywhere but Zambia is water insecure
Opinion
/ 20 June 2024

Water, water everywhere but Zambia is water insecure

This is caused by inadequate infrastructure, poor governance, weak legislation and institutions, poor maintenance as well as insufficient data and information

By Leleti Maluleke and Anna Katreňáková
Zambia tallies the costs of mining for electric batteries
The Green Guardian
/ 9 June 2024

Zambia tallies the costs of mining for electric batteries

Still reeling from environmental and public health problems caused by lead mining 30 years ago, the country now faces growing manganese demand for electric batteries

By Oscar Nkala
Should money be a ‘form of speech’ in politics?
Opinion
/ 28 May 2024

Should money be a ‘form of speech’ in politics?

Permitting political parties to receive donations of unlimited amounts and from undisclosed sources exposes the government and its democratic values to corruption

By Aaron Ng’ambi
South Africa won’t be able to meet regional demand for white maize
Opinion
/ 29 April 2024

South Africa won’t be able to meet regional demand for white maize

The El Niño-induced drought and heatwave in February and March hit crops hard in Southern Africa

By Wandile Sihlobo
Lead poisoning claimants win permission to appeal class action certification against Anglo American
The Green Guardian
/ 29 April 2024

Lead poisoning claimants win permission to appeal class action certification against Anglo American

The Zambian class action was filed in South Africa as it would not have been possible in that country

By Sheree Bega
Zambia the cradle of liberation of Southern Africa
Opinion
/ 2 February 2024

Zambia the cradle of liberation of Southern Africa

The country’s historical sites encapsulate the struggles and triumphs of the people of the subcontinent

By Kagosi Mwamulowe
Zambia’s haphazard foreign policy is a disaster
Opinion
/ 13 December 2023

Zambia’s haphazard foreign policy is a disaster

President Hakainde Hichilema is quickly squandering the respect the country once held on the international stage

By Aaron Ng’ambi
In Zambia today, stealing a political party is big business
Opinion
/ 12 December 2023

In Zambia today, stealing a political party is big business

President Hakainde Hichilema is weakening state institutions, impairing the opposition and undermining democracy

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
Zambia’s economy is controlled by foreigners
Thought Leader
/ 27 October 2023

Zambia’s economy is controlled by foreigners

After nearly six decades of independence the need for real change in the country hasn’t diminished

By Aaron Ng’ambi
The death penalty must be abolished
Thought Leader
/ 10 October 2023

The death penalty must be abolished

As we observe the World Day Against the Death Penalty, we must hold onto the glimmer of hope that Zimbabwean authorities will do away with capital punishment

By Richard Mugobo
Understanding Hichilema’s talk of a coup plot in Zambia
Thought Leader
/ 13 September 2023

Understanding Hichilema’s talk of a coup plot in Zambia

Is there any weight behind the Zambian president’s warning?

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
Civil society has collapsed in Hakainde Hichilema’s Zambia
Thought Leader
/ 7 August 2023

Civil society has collapsed in Hakainde Hichilema’s Zambia

The state and quality of civil society is important for a functioning democracy, but Zambia’s has failed citizens

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
M72: Three things you need to know about a TB jab that might work
Health
/ 25 July 2023

M72: Three things you need to know about a TB jab that might work

The only anti-tuberculosis shot we have is the century-old BCG vaccine given to infants, whose protection only lasts for 10 to 20 years

By Lillian Roberts
Rethinking debt relief: Zambia and beyond
Opinion
/ 18 July 2023

Rethinking debt relief: Zambia and beyond

We need to change debt relief mechanisms as a growing number of developing countries risk defaulting

By Vincent Obisie-Orlu
Women’s World Cup set to shake things up
Sport
/ 3 July 2023

Women’s World Cup set to shake things up

A ball has yet to be kicked but already the 2023 Women’s Football World Cup is breaking new ground

By Firdose Moonda
South Africa considers taking action against Polish embassy
Politics
/ 22 June 2023

South Africa considers taking action against Polish embassy

Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni suggested the government could demarche the Polish ambassador for diplomatic offence

By Lizeka Tandwa
Four SADC countries scrap cell phone roaming charges
Africa
/ 21 June 2023

Four SADC countries scrap cell phone roaming charges

The Southern African Development Community states have joined other regions on the continent as countries begin to merge their digital economies

By bird story agency
UPDATE: Poland prevents Ukrainian bound South African delegation from disembarking for hours
Politics
/ 16 June 2023

UPDATE: Poland prevents Ukrainian bound South African delegation from disembarking for hours

South African journalists and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security were stuck in Poland despite the president having earlier met Poland’s leader

By Lizeka Tandwa
How Zambia’s hard-won democracy may soon go up in flames
Thought Leader
/ 4 June 2023

How Zambia’s hard-won democracy may soon go up in flames

Hakainde Hichilema is already putting in place measures to ensure that he stays in power, come the 2026 elections

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
Oil and gas exploration in Zimbabwe threatens Unesco World Heritage Site
Opinion
/ 31 May 2023

Oil and gas exploration in Zimbabwe threatens Unesco World Heritage Site

Mining in the Mana Pools National Park threatens the forests and floodplains that are home to exceptional wildlife, as well as income from tourism

By Stephen Buchanan-Clarke and Sikhululekile Mashingaidze
Zambia’s debt crisis is not easy to solve
Africa
/ 15 May 2023

Zambia’s debt crisis is not easy to solve

In early 2021, the country agreed to be a guinea pig for a new approach to tackle sovereign debt

By Marisa Lourenco
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