To speak freely in Zambia
The Zambian state must make better concessions regarding free speech. The people have been demanding that since independence.
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Sampa The Great’s new chapter
Zambian artist, Sampa the Great, returns to the stage in Australia with "An Afro Future." In an interview, she talks reconnecting with her roots and redefining the future.
One Zambia, one nation
How Kenneth Kaunda was instrumental in guiding Zambia through its formative years in the absence of war or mass atrocities that blighted many of its neighbors.
KK and the USA
The less well-known, and complicated, story of Kenneth Kaunda’s central role in relations between Zambia and the United States.
The price of contamination
Legal cases against foreign multinationals in the Central African Copperbelt seek justice for decades of pollution. But activists should also investigate the historical legacies of colonial mining companies.
Towards a neoliberal labor regime?
The introduction to our series, "Capital and Labor," that looks at the current state of the mining industry on the African continent.
The world has lost a giant of development economics
Thandika Mkandawire (1940-2020) bravely stood up for social policies and the developmental state.
Lungu’s Livingstone
Where does the idea that Zambia is a Christian nation come from?
History time
The historical novel is in vogue across the continent, challenging how we conceive of the nation, and how we write its histories.
Moon people
In the 50th year since humans first landed on the moon, we take you back to Zambia's attempt to achieve that feat.
Victory over Vedanta
Zambian farmers win ground-breaking legal victory in the UK.
The Zambian farmers who are suing a mining company in a British court
In January 2019, a group of Zambian farmers brought their fight for justice to the UK Supreme Court, in a case with far-reaching implications for multinational companies.
What would happen if the women cut their ribbons?
Rungano Nyoni’s brilliant film I Am Not a Witch with humor and grace challenges our expectations put on girls.
That one time Zambia nearly qualified for the World Cup
In 1994, Zambia was on the cusp of qualifying for the World Cup. After a tragedy wiped out the national team it lost to bad refereeing.
Another socialist party in Zambia
In the unpredictable game of Zambian presidential politics, will the new Socialist Party win a chance to prove that it is different?
Deliver us from cholera
Recent Zambian governments and in particular the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) have a history of reaching out to Christianity to manage crises.
Kenneth Kaunda and the national question
Was the 27 years of Kaunda's rule better for Zambians than the neoliberal governments that have ruled there since his departure in 1991?
Lessons from Kaundanomics
In Zambians' hurry to get rid themselves of President Kenneth Kaunda, they lost their way in the process.
Mr. Zuckerberg goes to Africa
In late August and early September, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg visited Nigeria’s Silicon Lagoon and Kenya’s Silicon Savannah. Both visits were “surprises” for the locals and were also Zuckerberg’s first official trips to any African country. As noted in a recent survey, Kenya and Nigeria are two of the five countries that host 50 percent of […]
The Ghost of the IMF’s Past
The IMF’s latest tussle with the government of Mozambique and Voodoo Economics are among our #WeekendSpecials