Gershom Ndhlovu · July, 2011

Latest posts by Gershom Ndhlovu from July, 2011

Zambia: Blogger Thinks Late President Fixed Election Date

  28 July 2011

Zambia’s President Rupiah Banda on July 28 2011 finally announced September 20 as the election date. There has been debate in the country to have a fixed election date instead of depending on the whims of a sitting president. Zambian netizens have welcomed the date with mixed reactions.

Zambia: Tourism Body Ignores Local Musicians For Rebranding Event

  11 July 2011

The Zambia Tourist Board has just rebranded with a new logo. However, to the chagrin of local musicians, the board invited a Paris-based Congolese musician Fally Ipupa to perform at the rebranding function in the capital, Lusaka. Exasperated Zambian tweeps were quick to pick on the ZTB faux pas and quickly took to their gadgets to express their disapproval of the move.

Zambia: Who Do We Believe Online?

  8 July 2011

A highly incriminating email purportedly written by a senior member of an opposition party to his secretary general was leaked to and published by the online investigative news website Zambian Watchdog. However, netizens have taken it with a pinch of salt.

Zambia: Pastors Using Facebook to Evangelize

  2 July 2011

Zambian preachers are using every opportunity and, indeed, forum to spread the word. With the coming of social networking sites such as Facebook, some innovative pastors and motivation speakers are using the website to reach out to the “lost souls”.