Lusaka Debating League (Zambia) • The National Debating League

Pre-released Motion #1:

News websites should not be allowed to charge for access

Suggested Readings:

The Evolution of Paywalls, Pricing, and Trials in the News: It wasn't until the mid-2010s that paywall models in the news industry gained substantial traction. Although leading publishers have been trialling paywall models for much longer, the reality is that only post-2008 did they start solidifying.
News24 and Netwerk24 grow subscriptions — raking in R11 million per month: News24 launched its digital subscription service on 8 August, offering subscribers access to investigative reporting, opinions, analysis, and podcasts for R75 per month.
How the Financial Times Won the Newspaper Wars: With print journalism in decline, many newspapers are struggling to convert their readership into online subscriptions. The FT is the exception and is now considered the most trusted media outlet in the UK. So how did they stage this digital coup?
UNHCR Factsheet 4: Types of Misinformation and Disinformation

Pre-released Motion #2:

Students with wealthy parents should not be allowed to win scholarships

Suggested Readings:

Should rich kids be ineligible for college scholarships?: Hip-hop mogul Diddy is worth $500 million, and his son just landed a full-ride, merit-based scholarship to UCLA. Where's the justice?
Wealthy parents giving up guardianship of their kids to qualify for financial aid, report says: ProPublica said it found dozens of parents exploiting a legal loophole to save money on their children's tuition at the expense of low-income students
I was a poor kid at a wealthy private school. It gave me social mobility...: Scholarships at private schools might be highly sought after, but they cause otherwise progressive people to support institutions that maintain structural inequality in society

Pre-released Motion #3:

We should ban cars in city centers

Suggested Readings:

This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones): Zermatt, in Switzerland, bans all private cars and all gasoline cars. But if you run a business, you might be able to buy one of the special, tiny ones that are built right there.
Carless cities: Why the future of our cities might look more like Wakanda: Euronews Culture spoke to architects on the ways they want to redesign the city to remove cars and make everyone's lives better.
How to Build a Metro From Scratch: Bogotá, Colombia’s bustling capital of eight million people, has long struggled with one of the worst traffic problems in the world. A new solution is finally taking shape: the Bogotá Metro.