Editorial Comment

UNZA honorary doctorates fraud
By The Mast on July 6, 2019
The University of Zambia has clearly failed to justify its honorary doctorates to Edgar Lungu and Emmerson Mnangagwa. Why? Our simple and only explanation for...
Kampyongo’s desperation will lead him to crime
By The Mast on July 5, 2019
It’s very clear that Dr Fred M’membe’s house in Mwika Royal Village has been occupied by police without any court order or legal basis whatsoever....
Meditate deeply on your words
By The Mast on July 4, 2019
It is very important for leaders to mull over things before they commit themselves to deeds and actions. Leaders are called to be rational and...
Heed good advice
By The Mast on July 3, 2019
United States Ambassador to Zambia Daniel Foote says, “As I watch Zambia’s reputation as a strong democracy slip in international reporting, I fear it’s partly...
Let parties regulate themselves on intraparty democracy
By The Mast on July 2, 2019
Political parties are essential to the development and sustenance of our pluralistic democracy. They are crucial instruments in ensuring participation in political life and the...
Gone are the days when everyone thought the same way, belonged to the same party
By The Mast on July 1, 2019
Vernon Mwaanga’s call for tolerance deserves a favourable consideration from all our political players. The fundamental value we must have in this multiparty political dispensation...
KCM liquidation: from frying pan into fire and back
By The Mast on June 30, 2019
Dr Fred M’membe says mining “is very sensitive politically” and that it has been sensitive from the very beginning. “Our first coloniser, John Cecil Rhodes,...
They’re playing with a double-edged sword
By The Mast on June 28, 2019
It’s very clear that Dr Fred M’membe’s house in Mwika Royal Village was broken into by Lewis Mosho’s servant Robert Chabinga without a lawful court...
Zambians now have an alternative to PF, UPND politics
By The Mast on June 27, 2019
It’s now not possible to ignore the Socialist Party and Dr Fred M’membe as a new third force in Zambian politics. Anyone who...
The guilt are always afraid
By The Mast on June 26, 2019
Vice-President Inonge Wina’s response to the question asked by Chimwemwe independent member of parliament Mwila Mutale about what the government’s position on the issue of...