Archive for March, 2010

Tribal Victimization

Jubilee Centre March 30th, 2010

Before 1964 black Zambians went to different schools and lived in different communities from the whites because of their color. In those times, black Zambians were born into a different world than today. Black Zambians experienced officially sanctioned forms of segregation and discrimination. Black Zambians did not have access to the mainstream of Zambian […]

Two Systems of Justice

Jubilee Centre March 29th, 2010

Last week one newspaper ran a headline stating that a driver, who is married and with four children, was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for insulting the President, Mr. Rupiah Banda. In another newspaper, on the same day a leading politician was quoted insulting the president and hence infringing upon the same law. Today, we […]

Political Correctness in Europe

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 Snow, gray clouds, darkness and short nights in Europe have been replaced by bright sun, rain and uncontrolled floods because of lack of drainage system in Zambia.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, […]