Archive for December, 2007

The Betrayal of Social Change

Jubilee Centre December 31st, 2007

The on going violence in Kenya over delayed results from the presidential elections and here in Zambia the physical attack on Mrs. Faustina Sinyangwe the Patriotic Front Party (PF) Member of Parliament all point to one yearning. The promise of democracy, of human rights, of justice, of basic respect and morality that once seemed […]

National Constitution Conference

Jubilee Centre December 17th, 2007

We thought there was going to be a big difference in this constitution making process compared to the previous ones. In this one we thought the individuals or institutions or communities sponsoring them were going to pay the expenses for participation. What difference would this make in the constitutional making process if the government was […]

Nepotism Gone Wild

Jubilee Centre December 11th, 2007

Belonging to a nation, a tribal group and speaking the ethnic language is a good gift from God. The Bible says God, “Made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined their appointed times and the boundaries of their habitation” (Acts 17:26). The differences between […]

Self-Serving Leaders vs. Self-Giving Leaders

Jubilee Centre December 3rd, 2007

The recent dispute by President Dr. Levy Mwanawasa SC and former President Dr. Fredrick Chiluba over who among them is more successful as a leader made sad reading. It is not to up the two presidents to claim who is the better leader. The thirtieth president of United States, Calvin Coolidge stated:
It is a […]