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Jubilee Centre March 9th, 2010
It is nice to be back in Zambia after two weeks that saw me travel to Germany, Denmark, England and Ireland. Snow, gray clouds, darkness and short nights in Europe have been replaced by bright sun, rain and uncontrolled floods because of lack of drainage system in Zambia. Carpets, gas heated rooms, warm showers, […]
Jubilee Centre February 23rd, 2010
“It is very frustrating to be in Zambia and remain a Zambian at a time such as this when corruption seems to be here to stay.” Heritage Party leader Brigadier General Godfrey Miyanda made this statement as he urged President Rupiah Banda and his cabinet to reject Vice-President George Kunda’s recommendation to pay about K5 […]
Jubilee Centre February 10th, 2010
If Africans saw themselves, or at least saw how they would like to be, in Nelson Mandela, Jacob Zuma reflects who we really are. To accuse him is to lay blame on us. Zuma is a mirror that reflects what we would be in his position. After all has he not been invited to attend […]
Jubilee Centre February 1st, 2010
Former Prime Minister of Britain, Neville Chamberlain stated in 1937, “For any government deliberately to deny to their people what must be their plainest and simplest right (to live in peace and happiness without the nightmare of war) would be to betray their trust and call down upon their heads the condemnation of all […]
Jubilee Centre January 22nd, 2010
The debate of 50%+1 currently before National Constitutional Conference (NCC) is one of the most regretful moments of this constitution making process. For my own part, I consider it as nothing less than a question of whether this nation shall have a constitution that begins with “We the people” or “We the government in power.” […]
Jubilee Centre January 22nd, 2010
The 29th December 2009 marked 18 years of Zambia as Christian Nation. Consequently, it was a shock to me when President Rupiah Banda challenged the church to unveil and explain clearly what the declaration of Zambia as a Christian nation entails so that the general populace can clearly understand it. I was shocked because […]
Jubilee Centre November 3rd, 2009
The UN call for the convention on corruption later this month presupposes that each country in the world has a legal authority power that is exercised through legally defined structures for the good of a nation. In Zambia, on the Supreme Court lawns we have a statue of a woman standing with her eyes blindfolded […]
Jubilee Centre October 26th, 2009
“Who is Oliver Tambo and why was he honoured on Zambia’s Independence Day?” asked my ten year old son who is currently completing grade 4. I asked him to pass the question to his grade nine brother who is 13 years old. His brother responded that he only knew of Tambo International Airport in South […]
Jubilee Centre October 21st, 2009
On 24th October we will be celebrating Zambia’s 45th Independence. But if we are sincere we will confess that we are not in control of our nation. Other nations and people dominate our economy and politics. Our mismanagement of the economy has played right into the hands of these nations who now dictate our […]
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