By GWEN CHIPASULA – THE Zambia Cricket Union (ZCU) has donated three sets of cricket starter kits to Misambo Primary School of Mufulira in its continued bid to spread the game at the grassroots. ZCU...

By CHARITY MOONGA – THE Government has presented the Referendum Amendment Bill to Parliament. Justice Minister Ngosa Simbyakula presented the Bill in the House during proceedings on Tuesday evening. The Bill, which aims to amend...

By ANTHONY MULOWA – in Dar-es-Salaam ZAMBIA and Tanzania have resolved to address challenges faced by freight and passenger operators between the Nakonde-Tunduma corridors, which is a vital link between the two countries and the...

By BRIAN HATYOKA – PRISONERS have appealed to the Government to consider releasing terminally ill inmates as an immediate solution to decongesting prisons in Zambia. The prisoners said releasing terminally ill inmates would be a...

By YVONNE CHATE – THE Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) has urged Government to put up more measures of empowering vulnerable women and girls in society. YWCA Copperbelt coordinator Sharon Chisanga said notwithstanding the existing...

THIS week, I will discuss the minimum wage, which is regarded as one of the important means to fight poverty in Zambia and other countries around the globe. Many employers become nervy and on edge...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA – FINANCE Minister Alexander Chikwanda has said that Zambia’s external debt is manageable and the Government has remained steadfast in exercising prudent fiscal management. Mr Chikwanda said the country had an external...

EFFORTS by the Government in reducing maternal mortality rate are bearing fruit if reports coming from Mulobezi in Western Province are to be believed. It is gratifying to hear that Mulobezi Rural Health Centre has...

By BENNET SIMBEYE – in  Johannesburg South Africa THE Government will revive the women-in-mining initiative as part of a programme to continue empowering women in Zambia, President Edgar Lungu has said. The President said women...

By JAMES KUNDA – AN estimated 16,000 girls dropped out of school in 2014 on account of teenage pregnancies and adolescent marriages. Education Minister Michael Kaingu says 13,200 cases were recorded at primary school level...