Paul Shalala
Paul Monde Shalala (born 29 August 1984), is an internationally renowned and award-winning Zambian journalist, blogger, and political analyst specializing on Zambian, African and world current affairs. He is a reporter for the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation. In 2010, he was elected as Secretary (Northern Region) for the Zambia Union of Broadcasters. He writes the blog The Zambian Analyst and on other platforms. Early life and education He spent most of his childhood in Nangoma area of Mumbwa District in Central Zambia. He attended Kasalu Basic School for his primary school and junior secondary school education from 1990 to 1999. He then proceeded to Mumbwa High School where he studied for his Senior Secondary School from 2000 to 2002. In 2023, he posted a photo of himself in front of a thatched house, a photo that went viral on social media. Shalala attended the Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Commerce, Lusaka, between January 2004 and 2007 for his Diploma in Journalism, Public Relations and Advertising. He is presently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Development Studies with a minor in political science at the University of Zambia's Institute for Distance Education. In 2011, he attended a training