Posts by Sishuwa Sishuwa
An open letter to President Edgar Lungu over human rights
Sishuwa Sishuwa chronicles the constant questioning of the identity and nationality of Zambia’s presidents – and challenges President Lungu’s strategy of incarcerating opposition leader,...
Zambia: Lessons from the local government by-elections
Sishuwa Sishuwa gives a candid analysis of the just ended local government by-elections in Zambia, arguing that the by-elections show the reluctance of Zambia’s main...
Crisis? What crisis? Everything is fine in Zambia!
Zambia is in crisis! Going beyond the behavior of Zambia's politicians, Sishuwa Sishuwa explains how economic decline, sustained institutional deterioration and heightened political divisions...
Zambia Update: What was the purpose of Lungu’s cabinet reshuffle?
Sishuwa Sishuwa catches us up with recent events in Zambia, and considers the latest cabinet reshuffle. Why was the Minister of Finance replaced, and what...
Defying the Incumbency Theory: Explaining Sata’s Victory in the 2011 Zambian...
The literature on elections in Africa reveals that incumbent leaders win 85% of the elections they contest. The victory of the opposition candidate, Michael...
Michael Sata May Win the September 20th Zambian Presidential Elections
I am not persuaded by the recent opinion polls by Synovate Zambia, the EIU and Standard Chartered Bank indicating that the incumbent Rupiah Banda...