Opinion
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Opinion: How Kabimba, Miles Sampa Were Exposed on Subsidies
Muvi TV and ZNBC both carried programs that featured PF top executives. The interviews were disasturous. This was good as it gave an oportunity for the two party gurus to explain to the people of Zambia and the electorate and bring the debate on subsidies to a conclusive close. Alas, what came out was so dissappointing and shamefull to say the least. The PF run on a socialistic approach of putting more money in people’s pockets, but have actually coined a new way of governance. They are the first socialist to ever implement capitalist ideas. Winter Kabimba confirmed that they …More
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Opinion: PF Attacks against Fr Bwalya Only Make Him Stronger
Since his resignation from the Zesco board and consequent decision to form a political party, Catholic priest Father Frank Bwalya has fallen from hero to villain in the eyes of the ruling Patriotic Front. Suddenly, Fr Bwalya is a subject of incessant attacks at the hands of President Michael Sata, the PF and its agents. The PF propaganda wing – The Post Newspaper – has even stripped Fr Bwalya of his pastoral title now only referring to him by his last name – Bwalya – as a way of discrediting him to his supporters, sympathisers and the Catholic Church where …More
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Kalaki’s Korner: Department of Parliamentary Fraud
PROCUREMENT OF PARLIAMENTARY SEATS: INVITATION TO TENDER Introduction By virtue of powers given under the Destruction of Parliament Act of 1823, and in conformity with the procedures of the Prostitutes Procurement Procedure of 1867, the Department of Parliamentary Fraud (otherwise and hereinafter referred to as the PF) is hereby issuing this Invitation to Tender for the supply of Parliamentary Seats to the PF. This Invitation to Tender is offered in pursuance of the PF Policy to extend development to those constituencies which previously refused to give their parliamentary seats to the PF. However, in its benevolent desire to develop all …More
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Opinion: A Makeshift Chief Justice is Poisonous
Never in the history of Zambia has a Supreme Court judgment raised so much dust. In a country where such a ruling becomes an authority at law where inference is made as precedence, the outcry coming from well-meaning stakeholders is understandable. Whether you are a Patriotic Front cadre, sympathizer, die-hard or financier, you have to be worried for Zambia. Even if you are what may call yourself undecided, a neutral or indeed someone belonging to the opposition, you have to take a moment and reflect on this development. Acting Chief Justice Lombe Chibesakunda’s ruling in the now infamous Judge Chikopa …More
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Opinion: PF And The Fuel Pump Price
We know we have already touched on this subject but we would want to return to it again and again because energy is the key driver of any economy. It is unfortunate that PF ministers like Chishimba Kambwili do not understand this simple logic. We are not here to defend subsidies because for sure subsidies are not unsustainable in the long run. What worries us is that it would appear that the PF have given up on the fuel pump price. They have thrown their hands up in defeat. We have not heard anyone from the bloated PF government talk …More
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Opinion: Supreme Court’s Missed Opportunity
Last night’s extremely disappointing decision by Zambia’s Supreme Court to advise against, but ultimately allow, President Michael Sata’s plans to form a special tribunal aimed at removing inconvenient judges is based upon a long history in our country. When Levy Mwanawasa resigned as Zambia’s Vice President in 1994, it was because of what he alleged were corrupt tendencies in the Frederick Chiluba administration. At the center of Mwanawasa’s corruption allegations was Micheal Sata, who had started of as the first Local Government Minister under the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD). Corruption allegations over Sata first emerged when he was Local …More
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Opinion: DPP’s Priorities
The article entitled “DPP Failing to Run His Office – Magistrate” hits the nail right on the head. Chief Resident Magistrate Joshua Banda is very right to instruct the Director of Public Prosecutions, DPP, Mutembo Nchito to show direction on the numerous cases he is pursuing before the courts of law. Part of this article says, “Angered by the many cases that Nchito has not issued committal certificates, Lusaka Magistrate Joshua Banda directed his marshal Robby Lutele to write to the DPP to address the matter that has been burdening the court owing to the heavy load of politically motivated …More
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Opinion: The Opposition Vs PF
It is worrying that the opposition want to continue being fragmented as both the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy, MMD, and the United Party for National Development, UPND, as well as other smaller parties all want to field individual candidates in the up coming by-elections. Already the Feira seat will see the MMD and UPND competing instead of reaching common ground to marshal all human and other resources within the broad spectrum of the opposition to see to it that the PF is defeated pants down. If the MMD and UPND continue like this, they may just be adding credence to …More
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Kalaki’s Korner: PF Power Failure
‘I just can’t understand it,’ said Sara. ‘How can Cycle Mata go to give an official speech on Labour Day, and then come up with all that drivel about bald heads, witchcraft, monkeys in trees and so on?’ ‘Be fair,’ I said, ‘he also mentioned the untiring efforts of the workers in producing the wealth of the country.’ ‘What we are watching is a clear case of power failure,’ declared Kupela. ‘Huh!’ Sara snorted. ‘Power failure! If you ask me, they’ve got too much power! They need taking down a peg or two!’ ‘Too much political power, but not enough …More
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Opinion: Fred M’membe and Plagiarism
Intellectual property is the bedrock of invention. Individuals are blessed with different talents through which they process their thoughts to contribute to development to society but there are some cunning characters who prey on other people’s intellect. Those characters wait for others to think, invent and they pounce on those ideas or thoughts to portray them as though it is their own. This, it seems, is the character of Post Newspaper editor Fred M’membe. It’s actually a serious offense to steal another’s work without due credit. But M’membe finds nothing wrong. He alone deserves the honour and praise. But this …More