Opinion
Africans must reflect on own gains
AFRICA Freedom Day is yet again with us. May 25 marks an important landmark in the history of African people’s struggle for independence, self-determination, economic and social development. It is a very important day on wh...
Feira polls a litmus test
AS campaigns for the Feira parliamentary by-election in Luangwa start, all participating political parties must demonstrate high levels of maturity and civility in their conduct. Of late, the country has witnessed repugnant sce...
Arrest Kitwe rioters!
THE turbulence which erupted in Kitwe, in which a mini-bus was torched, is an illegal and a myopic way of expressing anger on an issue that could have easily been left to law enforcement officers to handle. ‘Instant justiceâ€...
Sata’s Cabinet directive prudent
PRESIDENT Michael Sata’s directive to Cabinet and deputy ministers to urgently go out and explain to the people the significance of scrapping subsidies on fuel and maize is timely and prudent. Given the flurry of mixed reacti...
Subsidy removal’s long-term benefits
GOVERNMENT has finally decided to put its foot down and taken a bold decision to scrap subsidies on fuel and maize, two commodities that have taken a huge chunk of Government revenue. As expected, such a move has been received ...
Mines must pay more
WE have already lamented the low rates Zambia gets from its copper earnings, but new revelations that of the US$10 billion copper exports in 2011 the Government revenue was a paltry 2.4 per cent forces us to once again demand t...
MMD a sinking Titanic
LEADERS in the MMD should immediately take pragmatic measures to plug deepening intra-party woes before the former ruling party is consigned to the archives. Clearly, the MMD in its current form is losing foothold at all levels...
Let’s administer justice swiftly
THE concerns raised by some inmates at Kabwe Maximum Prison who have been in remand for many years without their cases being adjudged are genuine and deserve a hearing. Denying them the vital justice which presupposes that a ...
Road carnage costly, depressing
A SOMBRE mood on Saturday engulfed Kabwe during the burial procession of 14 people, who died in a tragic road traffic accident in Chisamba, yet again resonating the inevitable need to strictly enforce road traffic regulations. ...
Sustained road upgrade way to go
THE massive infrastructure upgrade initiative currently underway will unlock the economic potential in all parts of the country and stimulate growth in critical sectors of the country. In the last one year, the Government has l...
