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Building Bridges: Zambia and Australia in Mining Collaborations

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Dr. Elias Munshya One comment

Dr. Elias Munshya, Zambia’s High Commissioner to Australia, reflects on a successful economic diplomacy mission aimed at fostering partnerships in Zambia’s mining sector. Accompanied by AustMine METS companies, the delegation engaged with local businesses and explored opportunities beyond minerals. The trip emphasized the importance of human connections and cultural engagement, leading to ongoing initiatives for deeper collaboration and investment in Zambia.

God and Politics: An analysis of Niebuhr’s typologies in the Zambian context

Posted on October 22, 2015 by Dr. Elias Munshya Leave a comment

By Elias Munshya, LL.M., MBA, M.Div. On Sunday October 18, 2015 President Edgar Lungu did something that was quite consistent with the practices of many of his predecessors: associate the Zambian state with the Christian religion. From its founding to the present, Zambia has wrestled with the question of what should be the correct relationship between faith and politics in

After We Have Said “Amen”: Towards a Pentecostal theology of politics in Zambia

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Dr. Elias Munshya 11 comments

Elias Munshya, LL.M, MBA, M.Div. Pentecostal church leaders in Zambia are almost unanimous. They will heed President Edgar Lungu’s call to prayer, fasting and reconciliation on Sunday, October 18, 2015. Bishop Johnny Kaweme of the Fire Baptised Church released a statement on 11 October 2015 stating that, “it is our considered view that the National Day of Prayer, Reconciliation and

Post-Africanist Theory: Deconstructing colonial narratives of African unity

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Dr. Elias Munshya One comment

By Elias Munshya, LL.M., MBA, M.Div. When European colonialists landed on the shores of Africa, they found a continent and a people that were diverse, disparate, and disordered. In order for colonialism to take root, however, colonialists had to dismantle these three characteristics of the African peoples. It had to attack the diversity and the disparity of the African peoples.

Preliminary Ruling Procedure under EU Law and the Lessons for the African Union

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Dr. Elias Munshya Leave a comment

By Elias Munshya, LLB (Hons), LLM, M.Div. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) is the sole interpreter of the treaties and acts of the institutions of the European Union (EU). The African Union (AU) has not adopted a court similar to the role provided by the ECJ to the EU. Nevertheless, if and when the AU establishes such a court,

Mwamba, Kasama and the changing political landscape in Zambia

Posted on August 6, 2015 by Dr. Elias Munshya 7 comments

By Elias Munshya, LLM, M.Div., MBA The resignation of Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba (GBM) from the Patriotic Front (PF) to the United Party for National Development (UPND) is a game changer. It is a game changer for both the PF and the UPND. It is rather fascinating, if not shocking, to see how GBM is managing to champion two causes that

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One Zambia Many Cheats: The politics and challenges of dual nationality

Posted on June 18, 2015 by Dr. Elias Munshya 2 comments

Elias Munshya, LLM, M.Div. President Edgar Chagwa Lungu has indicated that he will support dual nationality for Zambians. While we do not yet know the shape this initiative will take, it is important for us to support it. The last time a government tried to reform this area of law, it was severely defeated. Dr. Rupiah Banda of the Movement

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Mothers’ Rights: Women, the Law and culture when obtaining National Registration Cards (NRCs) in Zambia

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Dr. Elias Munshya Leave a comment

E. Munshya, LLM, M.Div. There have been reports that single mothers are having a hard time obtaining National Registration Cards (NRCs) for their children due to the demands by some registration officers for details of the father of those children before they are issued NRCs. The Non-Governmental Organisation Coordinating Council (NGOCC) has rightly observed that such demands by some registration

Ntambalukuta, Please Pray For Us: An open letter to Kenneth David Kaunda

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Dr. Elias Munshya 2 comments

E. Munshya, LLM, M.Div. Kuli ba Kaunda, Intanshi mutende! Thank you for the speech you gave on Africa Freedom Day, 25 May 2015. On that day, the president of our republic, Edgar Chagwa Lungu decided, for some reason to give you an honour and recognition of “Founding Father of Zambia”. I am still not too clear about what that means exactly.

One Zambia One Kapokola: Hichilema, Edgar Lungu and the defence of democratic freedoms

Posted on May 21, 2015 by Dr. Elias Munshya 5 comments

E. Munshya, LLM, M.Div. Hakainde Hichilema can be quite upsetting sometimes. Just when President Lungu is trying to settle in his presidency, there appears Hakainde Hichilema making it difficult for President Edgar Lungu to shine. Just a few days after an increase in the price of paraffin, petrol and diesel, HH took it upon himself to “rub it in” by going

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A Post-Africanist view on South African Xenophobia

Posted on April 17, 2015 by Dr. Elias Munshya 5 comments

E. Munshya, LLB (Hons), M.Div. Truth is the greatest antidote to error. The pain of truth is far more desirable than the comfort of lies and deception. It is better to build a continent or nations on a foundation of truth than try to build a people on false assumptions. For many years, Africans have been trying to live under

Why It is Illegal for Guy Scott to fire or transfer government officers

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Dr. Elias Munshya 4 comments

E. Munshya, LLB (Hons), M.Div. News that the government of Acting President Guy Scott has either fired or transferred some senior government workers makes sad reading. We should all be concerned when a transitory government purports to perform functions that are outside its mandate. According to Article 38 (3) of the constitution of Zambia, a Vice-President who is performing functions

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A Great Man Who Died “Empty”: Tribute to Dr. Myles Munroe (1954-2014)

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Dr. Elias Munshya 3 comments

E. Munshya, LLB (Hons), M.Div. The news came as a shock to me. Like most deaths, the passing of Dr. Myles Munroe was completely unexpected. He was flying to a meeting he was hosting in The Bahamas when his private plane hit a crane and disintegrated. All the nine passengers including Dr. Munroe’s wife Ruth died on the spot on

An Open Letter to Dr. Christine Mwelwa Kaseba

Posted on November 19, 2014 by Dr. Elias Munshya 22 comments

Kuli ba Mama Kaseba: Intanshi mutende! Before I proceed any further, let me state out-rightly what this letter is not about. As a person who strongly believes in women’s rights, I must commend your decision to stand as presidential candidate within days of burying your spouse. Indeed, every woman must aspire to provide leadership to this great country. Your

The Cobra Who Charmed a Nation: The Life and Times of Michael Chilufya Sata

Posted on October 29, 2014 by Dr. Elias Munshya 6 comments

E. Munshya, LLB (Hons), M.Div. Michael Chilufya did not have one life. He had many lives. His relatively long life, by Zambian standards, where life expectancy is around 45, mean that there is a huge span from which one could chose his story. Like many of his contemporaries, very little is known of his childhood. Born in 1937, there is

After the Cobra: What does the law say about Vice-President Guy Scott?

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Dr. Elias Munshya 27 comments

E. Munshya, LLB (Hons), M.Div. The President of the Republic of Zambia, Michael Chilufya Sata has died. He died in a London hospital on 28 October 2014. Sata died the same week that the nation was celebrating 50 years of independence from Great Britain. The question grappling the nation right now is whether the nation’s Vice-President Guy Lindsay Scott satisfies

Speaking in Tongues: The Absurdity of President Sata’s “Local Languages” Policy

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Dr. Elias Munshya 14 comments

E. Munshya, LLB (Hons), MA, MDiv. English and Pan-Africanism When a president has no agenda, she finds solace in promoting myopic nationalisms devoid of real sense. When a government has no tangible plan for development, it begins to couch useless pan-Africanist ideals that have no practical value. Nothing demonstrates this recklessness better than the recent decision of the Michael Sata government

Beyond Africanism: A Critique of Joshua Ngoma’s Book “The Rise of the Africans”

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Dr. Elias Munshya 8 comments

Munshya wa Munshya “Unless the lions learn how to write”, asserts author Joshua Ngoma, “the hunters will always write their stories.” With this Kenyan proverb, Ngoma begins his 138-page book The Rise of the Africans (2012, Seaburn Publishing). This book, among other things, explains the four principles that Africans should coalesce around to ensure the inevitable and imminent rise of

The End of Pan-Africanism: Post-Africanism and the Re-imagination of the African Myth

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Dr. Elias Munshya 13 comments

Elias Munshya The era of pan-Africanism is over. Pan-Africanism has flopped. And it has flopped very miserably. It needs to be replaced, as it is no longer appropriate. Whatever is still alive in the beast of pan-Africanism should be exterminated. Africans must give up this dream and replace it with a vision that is more compatible with African realities. The