Killer politicians

(By Jeffrey D. Sachs) “Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?” asked Henry II as he instigated the murder of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, in 1170. Down through...

Soil is a Living Asset, manage it well

Last week, I drove some four hundred kilometres from Harare to Chiredze...

ZIALE conundrum as a symptom of the collapse of Zambia’s legal system

This is not being alarmist or using shock tactics. If the recent...

America’s ongoing civil war

(By Jeffrey D. Sachs) America continues be in a state of civil...

Just say ‘No’ to agricultural gene drives

(By Mariann Bassey-Orovwuje) First, the agribusiness giants came to take our land...

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Is Zambia ripe for a democratic tax rebellion?
By Dr. Munyonzwe Hamalengwa on October 29, 2018
Is Zambia ripe for a democratic tax rebellion? Rebellion is a constitutional right when any government violates the constitutionally entrenched tenets of good governance,...
The Martyrdom of Jamal Khashoggi
By The Mast on October 26, 2018
(By Daoud Kuttab) The London-based daily Al-Araby Al-Jadeed recently published a cartoon, by the Jordanian artist Emad Hajjaj, depicting a faceless man wearing a red...
Winning the war on tuberculosis
By The Mast on October 25, 2018
(By Ibrahim Assane Mayaki) The world is finally waking up to the threat posed by one of the most overlooked diseases of our time. Last...
Choosing the best students
By The Mast on October 24, 2018
(By Peter Singer) In different countries and for different reasons, university admissions policies are under attack. In a Boston courtroom on October 15, a judge...
Africa’s future depends on improving education
By The Mast on October 17, 2018
(By Aliko Dangote) It is time for an entrepreneurial and knowledge revolution in Africa. Only a properly educated workforce and entrepreneurial class will have the...