Zambia Needs Sishuwa Sishuwa

Dr. Field C. Ruwe argues that O’Brien Kaaba’s recent caustic criticism of Sishuwa Sishuwa, a leading figure in Zambia’s scholarly community, reveals divisions within the country’s intelligentsia. He says autocratic rule weakens academics’ ability to form a unified counter-hegemonic bloc. This fragmentation limits their capacity to provide institutional checks and balances.