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 September 1st, 2009
There is something wrong with the way the justice system works in Zambia. How do you prosecute a theft case of $500,000 for eight years? Justice is not being served in our nation. We just heard of similar cases in UK of British MPs who were abusing parliamentary privileges. Their cases took weeks and those […]
Jubilee Centre July 8th, 2009
The news that Lusaka lawyers, Mr. John Sangwa has lodged a complaint against the Chief Justice and the judge-in-charge with the Judicial Complaint Authority and Mr. Wynter Kabimba has alleged that the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ)) is being made into a circus and a tool for those in authority (Post Sunday 5, July) raises […]
Jubilee Centre June 29th, 2009
The recent press conference at which President Rupiah Banda instructed the senior government officials to use government vehicles for the intended purpose; reduce on foreign travel; and hold government workshops in the ministry boardrooms as opposed to the current use of hotels and guesthouses should be welcome by all Zambians. What was missing in the […]
Jubilee Centre June 8th, 2009
Something is not right.
Things just take a long time to get done in Zambia. The nurses and medical personnel are on strike as well as the teachers because the government promised salary increases have not been honoured. The donor countries are withholding their support to the Ministry of Health because of corruption. But who cares? […]
Jubilee Centre June 2nd, 2009
The pending investigations into corruption scandal of over K10 billion in the Ministry of Health is very disturbing, especially in light of the current discussion on why the Wests efforts to aid Africa have done so little good. In January 2005, the then United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown offered hope when he […]
Jubilee Centre May 6th, 2009
Which of the Zambian republican presidents teaching and life has influenced you? What made the leader so significant to you? Was it credibility demonstrated from being a person of character, compassion and competence? Which of these presidents has expressed deep sense of compassion and deeply held unto the values and virtues regarding the worth […]
Jubilee Centre March 23rd, 2009
After South Africa had its first democratic election in which Nelson Mandela emerged as the elected President, the world watched tensely on how the nation was going to deal with the atrocities of apartheid. For South Africans there was no question about the need to deal with their past effectively if they were going to […]
Jubilee Centre February 13th, 2009
“What is the one thing churches are called to do?” asked Jim Liske of Ridgepoint Community church in the USA at a recent seminar in Chifubu for church leaders. The 148 church leaders answered in unison, “To make disciples.” But making disciples is a complicated business especially in Zambia. To invite people to be […]
Jubilee Centre October 27th, 2008
Zambias presidential by-elections are being held in October, a very important month for us Zambians. Its in October that we celebrate our nations independence. Therefore, October should be a time for all Zambians to show their love for this country by pausing and reflecting on Zambias past toils and achievements. Independence celebrations ought to […]
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