Jubilee Centre January 22nd, 2008
Do our public officials care about the pain, suffering and hopelessness being faced by our people living in poverty especially those in rural areas? The Minister of Education recently informed the nation that 120, 000 children who sat for grade seven examinations did not make it to grade eight. However, he did not tell us […]
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 […]
Lawrence Temfwe May 7th, 2007
Mr. Frederick Chiluba, the former Republican President has been ordered by a British Judge to pay back US$35 million of the $41 million he allegedly defrauded Zambia while in power. Did you cry or get angry or ask difficult questions of how this could have happened or why this case took place in a […]
Lawrence Temfwe April 10th, 2007
Our heroic fathers and mothers fought and liberated our nation from the colonial rulers so that our copper would not go to develop Salisbury and London as was the case then. For some us who can remember we know that we did experience a brief bliss of Independence. However, since 1975, Zambia has been receding […]
Lawrence Temfwe February 19th, 2007
It is now three days since the Show Me The Money, a book by Transparency International which reveals how the Government of the Republic of Zambia lost about 6.9 trillion Kwacha of public funds over twenty years was launched in Lusaka. So far Pete Henriot the director for Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection is the […]
Lawrence Temfwe February 5th, 2007
No institution has influenced the Zambian political, social and economic commentary as much as the Post Newspaper. Its clear and deliberate viewpoints on morality, social justice and personal responsibility has made it a favorite spokesperson for millions of voiceless Zambians.
Take the example of an article of 29th January which exposed a prominent politician who battered […]
Jubilee Centre November 11th, 2001
Zambia is in a state of tension. The tension comes from the looming job losses in the wake of a sharp decline in world copper prices and the increased cost of food, especially meal-mealie, our staple food. But the tension is far deeper than this. It is the crisis of hopelessness among us as a […]
Jubilee Centre November 12th, 2000
Zambia is in a state of tension. The tension comes from the looming job losses in the wake of a sharp decline in world copper prices and the increased cost of food, especially meal-mealie, our staple food. But the tension is far deeper than this. It is the crisis of hopelessness among us as a […]
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