All posts by Sishuwa Sishuwa
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Why the PF won the Kaumbwe parliamentary election
ON 21 October 2021, Zambia’s main opposition Patriotic Front (PF) scooped the Kaumbwe parliamentary election in Petauke district, Eastern Province, defeating four other political parties...
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Now that he has died, he lives forever: Remembering Simon Zukas
In April 1952, a 26-year old man stood before the Northern Rhodesia Chief Justice, who had been asked by the Attorney General to consider whether...
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In a fair election, Lungu cannot win; in an unfair election, he cannot lose
Voters in Zambia head to the ballot box on 12 August to choose a president from 16 candidates, making this the most heavily contested election...
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This is why Zambia may burn after the August election
If Zambia descends into large-scale political unrest after the 12 August 2021 general election, there are three major factors that would have driven the country...
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A distinguished troublemaker: celebrating Simon Zukas at 95
In April 1952, a 26-year old man stood before the Northern Rhodesia Chief Justice, who had been asked by the Attorney General to consider whether...
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Pilato, Music and the Grim Social Realities of our Time
On 5 January 2019, a 34-year-old citizen was forced to flee Zambia after members of the governing Patriotic Front (PF) threatened to kill him. His...
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Lungu’s strategic march to 2021: the shutdown of Prime TV
On 9 April 2020, the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA), Zambia’s broadcasting regulator, cancelled the broadcasting licence of Prime TV, the country’s most popular and leading...
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The Judiciary is now lawless: the suspension of John Sangwa
On 13 March 2020, the Judiciary’s Acting Chief Registrar, Prince Boniface Mwiinga, announced that prominent constitutional law expert John Sangwa would no longer be allowed...
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Why Zambia’s 2021 election is a matter of life and death for Lungu and Hichilema
On 23 February 2020, Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) chief electoral officer Patrick Nshindano appeared on Sunday Interview, a Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation television programme...
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The real reason why the government wants UNZALARU out
On 4 February 2020, the government, through the Labour Commissioner, cancelled the Recognition Agreement between the University of Zambia Lecturers’ and Researchers’ Union (UNZALARU) and...
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