The Village ZM

For Season 2 we thought it would be great to switch things up a bit and that’s just what we are doing. Every fortnight we will have conversations with people in our community who are either doing something amazing for our community or discuss something of importance to our community with them. These conversations will differ slightly from our usual because they will be less political and more abou...

Season one was a lot of fun and we are happy to return for a second season. Malimba, Suwi and WaLusungu get discuss the journey ahead and try to paint a picture of what season two will be like. 

The co-hosts have an open conversation in the context of Zambia's Republican President's Press conference on Monday, 25th April, 2022. 

The Village Zambia and Experienced Journalist George Chomba discuss the Access To Information Bill on a Twitter Space. Listen to the Live Recording of the Twitter Space to know more about the ATI Bill and the journey it has made over the past two decades.

That's the question we at The Village ZM pose to ourselves and every Zambian citizen. is our current government a government of the people, by the people as well as for the people; or do we have a government with people who are looking out for themselves and perpetuating the cycle of decay our country has unfortunately seen for the longest time. Sparked by an amazing, true, and well-written articl...

In honour of youth day, we decided to have a discussion on the different challenges our Zambian youth are facing today.

On this Episode the Village ZM dig deep into the Zambian Education System with the help of Dr. Mwansa Mukalula. From the introduction of western education and education policies to the changes made to said policies after independence and more.

In this episode, we invited Tiza Kapinga to help us discuss the need for us to give checks and balances to the government, regardless of who our government leaders are.

Join us as we have a discussion with Hon. Mulambo Haimbe (3:30) about his role as both Minister of Justice as well as Lusaka Central Member of Parliament (12:15), Constitutional Reform (25:25), and more!

It’s been just over 100 days since our last elections, in which the UPND government got into service. In this episode we review what has been going on in the past 100 days.

COViD has hit our communities hard since the beginning of the Pandemic and with the holidays right around the corner, we at the Village thought it would be as good a time as any to have this conversation. Our guest on this episode is Brian Chanda Chiluba P.h. D., who is both a lecture at The University of Zambia Ridgeway Campus and has done a number of research papers on COViD-19 since the beginni...

In this episode, The Village ZM pick up where they left off and have a more in-depth conversation about the Civil-Political Space in Zambia.

Overly Ambitious or Vision driven? In this episode, we give our general thoughts on the 2022 budget, the first one to be administered under the UPND administration.

In this episode, the Villagers have a candid conversation on Zambia's political space as a segue into a broader conversation on systematic barriers. 

In this episode, we have an in depth conversation on Sexual and Gender-based Violence in Zambia. SGBV is an epidemic that affects many people around the world in a variety of ways. The Village strives to amplify the voices in the conversation by raising awareness and beginning to understand SGBV as our society takes measure towards protecting the safety of our peoples. The Village discuss various...

The Village returns from production break with a candid conversation on the current political landscape in Zambia.

The Village steps outside of the political space to have a candid conversation on tradition and Women in Zambia. This week's co-host facilitates a mature conversation with a group of guests on a variety of topics including: female menstrual and reproductive health, pre-marital practices and so on.  Trigger warning: This episode contains sensitive subject matter. Discretion is advised.

A conversation with a natural Born Leader, A President, and a Visionary. The co-hosts have an impromptu conversation on political candidacy and leadership.

In this episode, we have a conversation on the music industry and artistic expression with Duncan Sodala: a pioneer hip-hop artist, music producer, and Founding Member of Zone Fam popularly known as Holstar.

In this episode, the co-hosts have a heartfelt discussion on Blackness in the context of Zambia.

In this episode, the co-host discuss Zambia's electoral process and the role citizens have in safe guarding democracy.

A conversation on the colonial roots of tribalism in Zambia References to articles discussed in this episode are linked below: https://africanarguments.org/2019/08/colonialism-tribal-ethnic-politics-africa/ https://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/nation-tribe-and-ethnic-group-africa

The co-hosts have a conversation about Zambia's economic outlook in the context of the pandemic with a special guest.

The Village co-hosts have a conversation on the importance of political engagement in Zambia.

The co-hosts discuss their motivations and intentions for this podcast.