In 2004, it was widely reported in the British and Zambian press
that Roy Clarke, columnist and satirist known as 'Kalaki', on the
The Post, Zambia's major independent daily, faced deportation.
Following a column entitled 'Mfuwe', the government had announced
he was 'a threat to peace and good order'. Clarke refused to
succumb however, or indeed apologise. Instead, supported by his
editor, he continued to champion the freedom of the press in
Zambia, freedom of expression in general and the cause of Zambian
journalism. This book brings together a collection of Clarke's
writings, published over a period of five years. His writings are
characterised by irony, satire and caustic wit, exposing folly,
vice and hypocrisy. They are accompanied by the political cartoons
of Trevor Ford, popularly know as 'Yuss'. Fred M'Membe, editor of
The Post, provides the introduction to the book, in which he
comments: 'Nowadays we find ourselves stuck in a culture of zealous
worship of leaders, a culture that would look primitive in the eyes
of our ancestors. Our modern African societies have established a
reputation for intolerance that is difficult to match....I see
Roy's work as attempting to confront this situation, to help us
return to our more tolerant Zambian culture; a culture of
liberating, life-giving and enjoyable laughter '
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