Read more Human Rights “Political ‘crisis’ is a distraction from big issues” June 13, 2017 2625 views The arrest of an opposition leader made headlines around the world, but McPherlain Chungu, 22, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Zambia…
Read more Human Rights “Escalating racism is a problem of apathy” May 1, 2017 3162 views Unhappy experience with racism prompts McPherlain Chungu, 21, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Zambia now studying in India, to reflect on…
Read more Economy & Trade “Army worms invade helpless maize crop” March 21, 2017 2567 views An invasion threatens food crops and the agricultural economy of Zambia and Zimbabwe, writes McPherlain Chungu, 21, a Correspondent from…
Read more Human Rights “South Sudan conflict has equality lessons” February 24, 2017 2567 views Decades of civil war ended with South Sudan’s independence in July 2011, but as McPherlain Chungu, 21, a Correspondent from…
Read more Human Rights “Africa and the ICC – a dividing question” February 3, 2017 2666 views Controversy has engulfed the International Criminal Court, which since 2002 has been asked to prosecute genocide, war crimes and…
Read more Environment & Climate Change “Adaptation segregation brings new risk” October 14, 2016 2959 views Adaptation will protect against some impact of climate change, writes Nancy Saili, 24, a Correspondent from Solwezi in Zambia, who…
Read more Entrepreneurship & Employment “Zambia’s entrepreneurs: innovation is key” July 4, 2016 8866 views Tough times in the employment market mean it’s essential to support innovation in the marketplace, writes Mercy Zulu, 25, a…
Read more Economic Development “Ubuntu economics: what Africa can learn” February 24, 2016 5787 views A critical look at how other societies have created wealth could be instructive for Africans, writes Mercy Zulu, 24, a…
Read more Economy & Trade “Women entrepreneurs in Zambia’s mining” September 29, 2015 4773 views Empowering women will build up society, writes Mercy Zulu, 24, a Correspondent from Lusaka in Zambia, who attended a workshop aimed…
Read more Economy & Trade “Chasing the dollar: the plunge of the kwacha” August 5, 2015 3454 views Inflation and devaluation are hurting Zambia’s economy, writes Mercy Zulu, 24, a Correspondent from Lusaka in Zambia, as she examines…