We join other progressive Zambians in applauding President Lungu for separating the different Ministries which had become inefficient due to their size. President Lungu yesterday split the ministries of education, mines, works and supply and...

THIS week we carried a story on calls by China Network for International Exchange deputy secretary general Shi Guohui for African countries to be self motivated and map out strategies to find home grown solutions...

ALL citizens and stakeholders have a role to play in ensuring economic success of this great country. The citizens’ and stakeholders’ role becomes even more magnified whenever there are major challenges to the national economy....

IT is gratifying to hear that the Zambia State Insurance Corporation (ZSIC) has paid out over K3 million in claims to farmers on the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) Lima Credit Scheme who suffered crop...

THE increase in the number of road traffic accidents in Zambia is worrisome. Despite several interventions by the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) and the Zambia Police to bring sanity on the roads, the...

THE issue of gender-based violence (GBV) seemingly remains one of the most unrelenting in our modern society. It is an issue whose proximity to hearts of combatants is abundantly evident. Currently, a day hardly passes...

TOURISM is one of the priority sectors for the country and has the potential to become one of the major foreign exchange (FOREX) earners. The country has massive potential and a lot of unexplored tourist...

ZAMBIA has been grappling with the thorny issue of teenage pregnancies and early marriages for a long time now. This scourge has had a devastating impact on the welfare of young girls as it is...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu’s State visit to China early this year drew sharp criticism from the opposition, who viewed the trip was a sheer waste of taxpayers’ money. The skeptics believed that the pledges made during...

A FEW years ago, the Government directed the Road Development Agency (RDA) to ensure that at least 20 per cent of all subcontracted road works are given to firms with majority Zambian ownership interest. Under...