KABWE TIMES

  The Memory of Power: What Will Zambia’s Former President Edgar Lungu Be Remembered For? The story of a presidency is never written in a single chapter it is etched in roads, whispered in controversies, echoed in laughter, and sometimes sealed in the silence of unresolved endings. In Zambia, the legacy of Edgar Lungu continues to stir debate, long after the applause faded and the ballot boxes were closed. Ask ten Zambians what he will be remembered for, and you may hear ten different answers. Some will point to highways stretching across provinces, symbols of ambition and modernity. Others will lower their voices and speak of corruption allegations that clouded his administration. A few will smile, recalling his off-the-cuff humor that made him relatable in moments of tension. And then there is the unresolved narrative of his political exit and the tensions surrounding his public life after power a kind of “funeral impasse” not of death, but of legacy itself. This is the p...

  The Quadripoint Nexus: Engineering a Borderless Future at the Kazungula Bridge The sun hangs heavy over the Zambezi River, casting a molten gold sheen across a body of water that has, for millennia, served as both a lifeline and a barrier. Here, in a singular geographical anomaly, the borders of four sovereign nations Zambia, Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe converge in a liquid handshake. For decades, this "quadripoint" was a site of legendary frustration, where heavy trucks sat for weeks on rusting pontoons, waiting to cross a river that seemed determined to stall the gears of African trade. But today, a concrete ribbon of engineering brilliance curves gracefully over the water, defying the current and the historical inertia of colonial boundaries. The Kazungula Bridge is more than just a transit route; it is a $259 million testament to the dream of a unified Africa, a physical manifestation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in action, and a sentinel over...

  Thunder in the Valley: The Royal Inauguration of the Mulungushi Hydroelectric Scheme The year was 1925, and the dust of the Northern Rhodesian plateau was momentarily unsettled by a spectacle of unprecedented grandeur. In a remote corner of the British Empire, where the earth yielded lead and zinc with stubborn reluctance, a literal current of change was about to be unleashed. As the Prince of Wales the future King Edward VIII stepped forward to inaugurate the Mulungushi Dam, he wasn't just opening a wall of concrete and stone; he was flipping the switch on the industrial soul of a nation. This was the moment the ancient silence of the Mulungushi River was replaced by the low, insistent hum of high-voltage ambition, marking the birth of Southern Africa's first major hydroelectric project and the salvation of the Broken Hill Mine. The Industrial Desperation of Broken Hill To understand the weight of the Mulungushi project, one must first look at the desperation of Kabwe,...

  The Ghost in the Scales: Analyzing the Surge of Pangolin Hunting in Zambia Deep within the miombo woodlands of Zambia’s Kafue Plateau, a creature as ancient as the hills curls into a tight, impenetrable ball of keratin.  To a leopard, this armored sphere is an unbreakable puzzle; to a human poacher, it is a convenient, silent package ready for transport. The Temminck’s ground pangolin ( Smutsia temminckii ), often described as an "artichoke with legs," is currently the victim of a silent massacre. Once a symbol of profound cultural luck and spiritual mystery in Zambian folklore, the pangolin has been recalibrated by the global black market as "gray gold."  In 2026, as iconic species like elephants and rhinos receive the lion's share of conservation funding, the pangolin is being quietly hunted toward the brink of regional extinction. This article examines the socio-economic drivers, the shift from local ritual to international trafficking, and the legi...