[7] 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 March 2010, Shalala then joined Zambia's leading private television broadcaster, MUVI TV, as a reporter and it was there that he honed his journalism skills.

It was at MUVI TV he became a weekly analyst on breakfast shows and occasionally appeared on the 18:30 main news to give analysis on some political developments in the country.

He also made his name when he covered the 2011 campaigns and elections with frequent travels with then opposition Patriotic Front leader Michael Sata across the country for the television station.

His blog The Zambian Analyst has won him several local and international media awards in the past four years.

Moreover, he has featured regularly on a number of radio and television stations in Zambia as an analyst discussing political and economic developments in the country.