The story of how Zambia survived the fuel drought begun on 11 November 1965 when former rebel leader, lan Douglas Smith declared UDI (Unilateral Declaration of Independence) for Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).

Ashok Desai said his father was a forgotten hero who sacrificed business, time and his family’s comfort to liberate the country, then called Northern Rhodesia which became independent as Republic of Zambia on 24 October, 1964 and died a year later.

In life, the men who lie at Embassy Park were not in agreement on many issues, but death has united them. The signs on each of their graves are symbolic of what divided these men. Moses Walubita reflects on the Embassy Park, a place of rest for Zambia’s departed former Presidents.

MakanDay has established that of the thirteen surveyed skyscrapers in the central business centre of Lusaka, only eight have functional elevators. Now imagine how people get to the top of some of the tallest buildings.

Exclusive to MakanDay, a monthly review of the year 1964 – researched and compiled by DAVID PUNABANTU

Dr Musonda Trevor Selwyn Mwamba , an Anglican Bishop flew into Zambia from Germany to be on the ballot in the August 2021 presidential and general elections. As candidate of the United National Independence Party (UNIP), Bishop Mwamba finished 12th in the election that had 16 other candidates.

Is there a link between Zambia’s poor performances in sport at the global stage and the collapse of welfare centres? Veteran journalists and author, Moses Walubita explains how sport benefited from a strong welfare system.

In the following article, Dr Kaaba argues that the decision of the Court of Appeal to have a Lusaka pastor spend 105 years in prison for several charges, including rape is incorrect and unconstitutional. He says the law on sentencing in Zambia is to a great extent chaotic and in disarray.

Lusaka, Zambia’s capital hosts some of the historic buildings. Veteran journalist and historian, Moses Walubita takes a look at some of the landmark buildings and the role they played during the country’s independence struggle.

Despite a growing number of female world leaders and changing mind-sets, leadership continues to be dominated by men. Dr Justina Mutale talks to veteran journalist and historian Moses Walubita about her new book.

An impression gained by a visitor to any one of the larger towns of Zambia is of a country that is on its way to prosperity. Is it?

As Zambia enters a new phase in its 56-year membership of the International Monetary Fund, an academic paper by Professor Oliver Saasa provides an excellent analysis of the country’s past dealings with the Washington D.C. based institution.

While gliding the winds of hope the Hichilema administration promises in its fledgling days of leadership...

IF the last ten years of the Patriotic Front’s period in office is aptly described as Zambia’s lost decade, it is because Zambians bore witn

As the former governing Patriotic Front (PF) begins to count the cost of its incredible loss, the party must begin the process of serious in

Zambia’s main opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema wins presidential election after defeating his main rival, the outgoing President Edgar L

Justice Mumba Malila of the Supreme Court of Zambia in 2019 self-published a book entitled “The Contours of a Developing Jurisprudence of th

TIME is racing and in a couple of weeks polling day of 12th August will be upon us. It is also just over a month since first republican Pres

Zambia’s economic collapse is to a larger extent due to failure by successive governments to stick to national plans. When then Finance Mini

ZAMBIA's democracy is under attack and in recession. Varieties of Democracy (V- Dem), a global index that measures democracy, this year name