FOLLOWING months of uncertainty, the Zambian mining industry is gradually showing signs of recovery. This has been attributed mainly to the improving base metal prices on the international market, stability in electricity supply and above...

THIS week, I thought we should remind ourselves about a few facts about HIV and AIDS. What is antiretroviral therapy? Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the use of HIV medicines to treat HIV infection. People on...

LAST week this column discussed a very interesting topic on whether a girl should send or share private pictures with her boyfriend. This week the column shares another intriguing question on whether parents can be...

By SUNITTA CHILAKA – THE well-known key ingredient to a successful marriage is communication. This topic has been beaten to death by writers of books, ministers of the Gospel and marriage counsellors on the subject...

There are 5 different soil types that gardeners and growers usually work with. All five are a combination of just three types of weathered rock particles that make up the soil: sand, silt, and clay....

A WEDDING is supposed to be the most important day in one’s life and yet for many, just getting there in one piece is harder than a Carmel to go through the eye of a...

I RECENTLY watched the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Focus on Africa where it was reported that Africa tops in teen pregnancy rate. Furthermore, it was reported that in South Africa alone, 270 girls below the...

MORE often than not the word around most mothers is that for each time one is pregnant they lose a tooth. Pregnancy, just as it brings changes to other parts of the body, so does...

By POLITICAL ANALYST – AT the peak of the 1991 elections, the late Frederick Chiluba knew what lay in store for him if he became president of Zambia. At almost all rallies, Chiluba would ask...

By MICHELO HIMAAMBO – DESPITE culture and tradition being art like music, dance and sculpture, there has been little understanding of these among local youth. Tradition is the passing of beliefs from one generation to...