By Chanda Chisala (Republished from Lusaka Times at LusakaTimes.com) Many Zambian intellectuals seem to be lost about the direction Zambia should be taking in economic policy, especially after our disillusion with the policy regime under the tutelage of the IMF. Before Zambia moved to the privatisation and liberalisation policies of the MMD government, we had […]
By Chanda Chisala, Article published at LusakaTimes.com Think about it. The biggest economy in the world, the USA, does not give universal free healthcare to its people because they say it’s too expensive for the economy to handle. As great as its economy is, there is not enough wealth to provide free healthcare without
By Chanda Chisala, republished from LusakaTimes.com Imagine we are at the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic and the United States decides to donate vaccines and masks to Zambia, but half of these get stolen by people at the Ministry of Health so that they can sell them to the public secretly. Would it make sense
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By Michael Chishala, In my opinion, the biggest single benefit of colonialism which is hardly discussed was the introduction of codified law with property rights, plus representative democracy with the 3 arms of modern governments. Before the colonialists, all land essentially belonged to the chief or king and he was the law. At a whim,
ONLINE INTERVIEW BETWEEN CHANDA CHISALA (ZAMBIA ONLINE) AND MICHAEL MEADOWCROFT (DELEGATION LEADER OF EUROPEAN UNION ELECTION MONITORING UNIT). (17th February 2002) Interview published on the EC Delegation Election Monitoring Website. Question 1. Can you tell us how long you’ve been working in the European Union, and how much experience you personally have in election monitoring?
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has called on Saudi Arabia and other global partners to look at Zambia as a key investment destination considering the enabling business environment. Speaking at the First Saudi-African summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, President highlighted Zambia’s rich endowment with both natural and human resources that need global partnerships. “As we joined fellow
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By Michael Chishala Why is it that in Zambia we seem to have a great affinity for doing strange things? As already noted by other commentators, the government of Zambia holds two contradictory positions by recognising Mr Miles Sampa as PF president whilst simultaneously withdrawing Mr Edgar Lungu’s benefits because he (Lungu) has publicly declared
ON November 9, the U.S. government through Peace Corps Zambia swore into service 20 new Volunteers from the United States following 11 weeks of training in technical skills, language, and cross-cultural understanding. The Volunteers will work with community members in rural areas of Zambia for two years on locally-prioritized education and health programs in the
A 32-YEAR-OLD teacher of Lundazi, Eastern province Levy Bili has tragically ended his own life, succumbing to the weight of alleged debts he owed to numerous creditors. The cause of his financial distress is allegedly linked to his involvement in betting activities. And Eastern Province Police Commanding Officer, Limpo Liywali confirmed in a statement that
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THE Embassy of Sweden in Zambia is introducing a pioneering initiative targeting Zambia’s mining sector. The initiative commences with a Swedish-Zambian forum on sustainable mining, set to convene experts, companies, and government representatives from both nations next week. Held in Kitwe on November 9, 2023, the forum is a collaborative effort with Business Sweden, supported
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