FOR  the sacrifices he made to free Zambia from what he regarded as the shackles of single-party regimentation in 1991, Frederick Titus Jacob Chiluba (FTJ) indeed deserves the top honours recently conferred on him posthumously...

By STEPHEN KAPAMBWE – WHO becomes executive mayor of Lusaka City after August 11? Eight candidates have stepped forward to run for the mayoral position. Among them, in no particular order, is former first lady...

Reverend Japhet Ndhlovu says calling Zambia a Christian Nation is a politically induced statement used only to appeal to people’s emotions. That was the intro to an article headed ‘We are no longer a Christian...

By KINGSTON ALI MWILA – HEY, who is controlling your family? Who is parenting your kids? I am sure you will tell me. ‘Mwila I am in control and I am parenting my kids”. Further...

By NDUBI MVULA – THE University of Zambia (UNZA) has a new vice-chancellor. It is a joyous moment for the 50 year-old institution of higher learning in the land to have a new vice-chancellor after...

THIS week I am ruminating on matters of labour and employment from the resort district of Siavonga in Southern Province where I have been invited for a special assignment. I am continuing to dissect the...

We celebrated Heroes and Unity this past weekend, and in my mind these should be the most important holidays in Zambia. The reason I say this is because in Zambia, we have few heroes and...

By CHARITY MOONGA – THE Women for Change organisation has urged communities and households to uphold the rights of children in the country. Women for Change (WfC) executive director Lumba Siyauya said there was need...

By CHARITY MOONGA – THE  Civil Society Network on Ending Child Marriages (ECM) in Zambia has bemoaned the continued high prevalence rates of child marriages in the country. The network recently held a meeting in...

GLENDA was only 21 when she met the man of her dreams and they got married. One particular day, barely a few months after their marriage, Glenda decided to go and visit her friend who...