Policing COVID-19

The statement by Zambia Police spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo that people found in bars or drinking places during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak will be whipped is shocking. What law allows police to...

‘COVID-19 a wake-up call for our leaders’

Bweengwa Constituency’s Hamangaba ward councillor Maybin Mudenda says the COVID-19 pandemic is...

Difficult times

We’re living in unusual times. This is a very telling moment which...

We’re living in very frightening times

Fears about the coronavirus can take an emotional toll, especially if you’re...

‘Running the country based on emotions’

It’s very dangerous for Edgar Lungu to make government decisions based on...

We urgently need help
By The Mast on April 4, 2020
We are not going to manage this fight against COVID-19 without massive international financial support. And there will be huge social and economic consequences if...
Inspire confidence
By The Mast on April 3, 2020
This is not a time for crisis-shy leadership. The President must be seen to lead from the front, especially now that the epicentre for the...
They have created a type of cadres they’re now scared of
By The Mast on April 2, 2020
Minister of Justice, Given Lubinda, says he has not managed to recover from “the shock of humiliation” he suffered after being assaulted last July. Lubinda...
Coronavirus storm still coming
By The Mast on April 1, 2020
Africa is two to three weeks away from the worst of the coronavirus storm and needs an emergency economic stimulus of not less than $100...
We need some humanism
By The Mast on March 29, 2020
Choma Children Development Project coordinator Cornwell Hademu says there’s need to revive the spirit of humanism that former president Dr Kenneth Kaunda championed. “Humanism at...