by admin_ijhub | Aug 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
By MakanDay Editor Zambia’s presidential election has once again exposed the sharp regional voting patterns that have long defined the country’s politics, with the final results pointing to political loyalties associated not simply with where voters live, but with the...
by admin_ijhub | Aug 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Oxpeckers #MineAlert project returns 10 years after the success of its pilot – this time focusing on transition minerals. Andiswa Matikinca reports A view of the Highbury Mine in KwaZulu-Natal taken in 2024. The lithium mine in Umzumbe has grown exponentially...
by admin_ijhub | Aug 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
Before Zambia voted, MakanDay went through the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) nomination records and found a striking difference between the country’s two leading parties. United Party for National Development (UPND) fielded parliamentary candidates in all 226...
by admin_ijhub | Aug 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
Luve functions as a town-like trading hub without a town’s services: no public toilet, no piped water, no waste collection. A World Bank-funded toilet stands derelict — and the constitutional deadline that would have fixed this expired 15 years ago. All photos:...
by admin_ijhub | Aug 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
By Charlotte Nambadja | 18 August 2026 On the cold and windy evening of 16 June, about 10 Angolans huddle around a fire in Windhoek’s Okuryangava settlement, waiting for a pot of rice to cook. It’s been a long day. They’ve been on the streets – begging – since six...
by admin_ijhub | Aug 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
“What do Zambians want?” We have been told that President Hakainde Hichilema has repeatedly asked this question within his inner circle ahead of the August 13 vote. As partial results from the election emerge, perhaps it is a question the rest of us should be asking...
