Global Voices Online

Photos of the funeral of Zambian president, Levy Mwanawasa, taken by Zambian photojournalist Richard Mulonga.

Cho identifies a costly constitutional blunder in Zambia: “A simple requirement in the constitution to have a presidential running mate would have saved Zambia (and its donor partners) a staggering $70m dollars - that is the estimated administrative cost of the upcoming bye-elections.”

Following the death of Zambian President, Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian Economist produces a list of kingmakers in the country.

What are the most owned ICT assets in Zambia?: “The Central Statistics Office (CSO) 2006 Living Conditions Monitoring Survey (LCMS IV) results in Zambia indicate that the most owned assets were the radio at 55.6 percent, Cell phones at 24.2 percent and Television at 24 .1 percent while the least owned asset was the internet connection with 0.1 percent.”

Zambian Economist comments on the lack of funding of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Zambia: “Yet another example of how poor funding undermines institutional reform”.

The face of Afrika writes about two sustainable architecture projects in Africa, one in Ghana and the other one in Zamiba, including images of both.

The blog Zambian Economist comments on the lack of information surrounding President Levy Mwanawasa's health. He says: “At the very time when the nation demanded honesty and transparency, they hid the truth, and put their personal agendas ahead of protecting the integrity of the sitting President and the rule of law, in the process losing their long grip on power.”

Cho discusses comments from Zambia's Tourism Deputy Minister about a single visa for the SADC region: “The Univisa proposal should make the SADC region more attractive to tourists , relative to other regions, as it expands the choice available to them. The extent of these benefits will depend on the extent to which air travel in SADC can be further liberalised to allow tourists to move much more easily across countries.”

New Zambia writes about the 2008 Zambia National Budget: “The Finance Minister, Mr Magande delivered the 2008 National Budget on Friday, apparently under emergence power from a generator. complacency to embrace the collective vision of his or her society.”