Lucy Sichone–conscience of the Zambian nation
The first Zambian woman to be a Rhodes Scholar, lawyer Lucy Sichone returned home to represent people whose rights were trampled on.
Zambia
The World Bank has a terrible memory
Writing from afar plus writing with sun glasses that are heavily tainted with ideology is dangerous.
Was Cecil Rhodes really a genius?
By studying the actions of his British South Africa Company (BSAC) in present day Zambia, starting about 1890, the answer is an emphatic: No.
How decisive is ethnicity and regionalism in Zambian electoral politics?
Results from Zambia’s presidential by-election held on 20th January 2015 are now clear. They do show a very disturbing trend of regionalism in the voting pattern. Since 1964, Zambia has prided itself as a beacon of unity in Southern Africa. Immediately after its founding, Zambia’s first President Kenneth Kaunda (KK) coined the One Zambia One […]
The whole ‘Zambia has a white president’ meme
When Zambian President Michael Sata died in London last week after being sick for some time, Western media (and some on Twitter) spent little time reflecting on his rule (basically a neoliberal disaster coupled with economic nationalism, out and out xenophobia towards Chinese and a massive temper). Instead, people who never write about Africa or […]
Zambia turns 50
Zambia - the country its young people fondly call “Zed” - turns 50 in 2014. It was part of the first wave of African countries to gain independence in the 1960s.
Zambian skull (plus Zambian guide) in a London art gallery
The Thai-born artist, Pratchaya Phinthong, mines Zambia's colonial history to explore how historical narratives are performed through objects.
How to Please Your Man “Zambia Style”
A Dutch filmmaker travels to Zambia to find out what "liberated, spoiled, but also insecure" Western women can learn from their African counterparts.
Songs for Chipolopolo (or Africa Cup of Nations Playlist N°4)
By Charles Mafa* It’s death or glory today for defending champions Zambia, who must beat Burkina Faso to make it to the quarter-finals. Anything less will be a major disappointment. Just in case the Chipolopolo boys need a confidence booster ahead of the big match, and so that they remember what this means to the […]
Saving and scoring penalties every day
What we learned from day seven of the 2013 African Cup of Nations.
Afcon 2013 Preview: Can Zambia’s Chipolopolo do it again?
Guest Post By Charles Mafa* Zambian fans know what it’s like to participate in the Africa Nations Cup. Their national team take part in 15 tournaments (0ut of a total of 28) so far. The team twice lost in the final: first to Zaire (as the Democratic Republic of Congo was known) in 1974 and […]
When China Met Africa
An exploration of China's presence in Zambia, including suspicion, tensions and possibilities for collaboration.
My favorite photographs N°8: Sydelle Willow Smith
Among the most striking portraits in South African photographer and filmmaker Sydelle Willow Smith’s online portfolio are those taken in the Western Cape, reflecting much of what Cape Town and the wider province stand for: the engaging (solidarity and protest marches; parades; a reportage about Blikkiesdorp, no longer just a “temporary” village echoing the crudest […]
New Media and Activism in Africa
The limitations of working in the online space, given the small percentages of people with online access (despite the expansion of mobile technology).
Friday Music Bonus Edition
Our weekly round-up of new (and a little less new) music videos. First, this great video for ‘I Am An African,’ the first single of Dutch-Ghanaian artist Papa Ghana’s EP ‘I Am An African.’ (The song came out last year).
Chipolopolo Music
The closer we got to Sunday’s Africa Cup of Nations final, the more Zambian music videos started appearing in our feedreaders (especially: Zed Beats). Mag44, Tio, Pompi & Chungu take the prize for the best tune, Tribal Cousins for the best moves:
Everybody wants in on the final
Some coupe decale to warm you up for the African Cup of Nations final later today between Cote d’Ivoire (the favorites) and Zambia (the team everybody is rooting for). Here, here and here are some links to previews and bold predictions on the outcome of the match. Also read our earlier post on the improbable […]
The Copper Bullets
Zambia is on course to be Southern African nation since Bafana Bafana in 1996 to win the African Cup of Nations.
Ken's Song
Some rural flavor from Hambale, Zambia. Filmed by David Tree. H/T: Adrian Bischoff.
'Old and New Colonists in Zambia'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=icRw7DWPchE