Written by Chris Kaumba As an African, I’m not blind to the problems we face; I’m not blind to my needs and those of my kind. Many though, these problems are, I wish to talk about one: THE QUALITY OF MY COUNTRY’S EDUCATION! Much cogitation is going through my mind as I see little fellows […]
Banning Squatting at the University of Zambia
One of our ambassadors, Grace, has written a perceptive piece on squatting in the University of Zambia. As always, we encourage debate around a topic that appropriately respects the views of others. Squatting has been a tradition at our higher institution of learning, UNZA. Traditionally, it has helped non-accommodated students – of which there are […]
Gender: Standing Up for the Boys
There is so much being discussed in the international development arena about supporting the girl-child. But what about the boy-child? The many challenges that face the girl-child are now well documented and, due to the SDGs, funds are flowing to support many initiatives to help girls to stay in school, combat gender based violence in […]
Culture as a Theme: Culture’s Vulturous Ventures
Zambians are a people, living in the space of approximately 752,614 square kilometers. Full of races, tribes, traditions and cultures, yet unity is our theme. We are Rich, not with money but of practices that take us a century behind. Where I come from, hard-work is when you go to the farm early in the […]