SINCE the first cases of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) were reported in 1981, experts say infection with human immune deficiency virus (HIV) has grown to pandemic proportions. Studies also show that no country has...

WE concur with the call by a consortium of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) on the need for an impact assessment on the heavy rains experienced in the country in order to come up with a...

WRITING  in his book Under An African Sun; Memoirs of a colonial officer in Northern Rhodesia, Frank Bennet, an ex-colonial officer noted that Lusaka was a modern, spotlessly clean city with an abundance of parks...

Just months after that failed referendum to give Zambians an enhanced Bill of Rights, there is talk that the government should consider going back to the voters for a second time on the same subject....

ONE famous quote states that, ‘where a good road passes, development follows’ and clearly, this statement, beyond all reasonable doubts, sounds valid. Its validity has been verified from the local level right through to international...

The revelation that adult armyworm moths were spotted way back in October in some parts of Zambia is shocking, for had action been taken then, we would not be grappling such a destructive pest in...

We strongly concur with the acute observation by the Prisons Care and Counselling Association (PRISCA) which has rightly charged that the law in Zambia is harsh on the poor and soft on the rich. True...

MANY are times that society has condemned public service vehicle (PSV) drivers and conductors for what is termed as unruly behaviour. The drivers and conductors have been a menace to their passengers, fellow motorists and...

THE Christmas festivities may be dying down, but we remain in the festive season where we still have the turn of the New Year to celebrate. We believe in the spirit that surrounds Christmas, which...

To all our readers, thank you for your continued support. The Times of Zambia team is wishing you a Merry Christmas and a happy new year. We are sincerely taking this time to wish you...