Jubilee Centre June 2nd, 2008
Are Zambians lazy as was reported in the Post newspaper recently? Song writer Nathan Nyirenda does not agree. In his song Mwemakufi, there is a line in which he states that we work like donkeys, in the morning, at noon and in the evening and yet we remain poor. Zambians are not lazy when doing […]
Jubilee Centre January 28th, 2008
Migration was the theme in this quarter’s Zambia Institute for Public Policy Analysis newsletter. Articles were written by Zambians in the Diaspora. Chola Mukanga raised an interesting argument when he stated that those who appeal to Zambians in the Diaspora by reminding them to be patriotic or by stigmatizing them for living abroad have limited […]
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 […]
Jubilee Centre November 5th, 2007
Evangelical leaders from across Africa joined a meeting with the United Nations (UN) General Secretary Ban Ki-moon at a historic Global Leaders Dinner in Arlington, Virginia, on the evening of October 11. The meeting was convened by Micah Challenge USA and North American Evangelical Alliance (NEA) in cooperation with the United Nations to educate and […]
Lawrence Temfwe July 30th, 2007
It?s half time to halve poverty.
In the year 2000 at the UN Summit, former Zambia?s President, Dr. Frederick Chiluba, and other 188 heads of state made a promise-to halve poverty by 2015 through the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This winter, it is half time to halve poverty and in sub-Saharan Africa many of the goals […]
Lawrence Temfwe April 30th, 2007
Each person, however poor, has a right to land, safe water and sanitation. Our local government leaders or the local offices of higher levels of government have a responsibility to ensure that these basic human rights are protected and are met. Their rules and procedures should determine whether people are connected to water, sanitation and […]
Lawrence Temfwe March 12th, 2007
In two weeks time Jubilee Centre will host a building engineer with his two colleagues from the UK. Daniel is coming to use his engineering skill to help build a modern toilet and shower rooms for a community school of over 450 pupils in one of the poor communities in Ndola, Zambia. Daniel comes from […]
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 […]
