By DAVE CHIBESA – Overpricing, as the word implies, has a prefix that suggests ‘excess’ or ‘above minimum’.In this light, everyone expects the business fraternity to make some ‘modest profit’ in accordance with the dictates...

TRADITIONALY, when a man wants to marry, certain conditions have to be met if the marriage is to be legal.One of the conditions is the need for a man who is marrying to pay insalamu.Apart...

By MARTIN MUSHUMBA – WHEN the Fifth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) came to a close recently, it was without doubt that Zambia and indeed the conference had made their position...

By PETER MALASHA – A healthy nation is a productive nation.When citizens are healthy, they contribute to economic growth through various economic activities.People should maintain good health through constant medical check-ups and avoid habits that...

By PAYTHIAS MUTALE – ROAD traffic injuries are the leading cause of death in the country, according to the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA).Thousands of people each year die as a result of road...

Rapid urban population growth has created unprecedented challenges, among which water and sanitation provision have been the most pressing and painfully felt when lacking.Two main challenges related to water are affecting the sustainability of human...

This is the last part of the series on Chat GPT. The subject was introduced by mentioning that a lot of the tech companies are already in the future, they have invented great technology which...

THERE is a street in the heart of Lusaka’s Central Business District (CDB) that surpasses all manner of understanding in the way business is conducted, and this happens on a less than five kilometers stretch...

By JULIUS PHIRI – DECENTRALISATION is usually referred to as the transfer of powers from central government to lower levels in a political –administrative and territorial hierarchy.Decentralisation facilitates fiscal competition between jurisdictions, in particular when...

By JOWITSALUSEKI and MUSONDAMANGILASHI – The last few years have seen a rapid deterioration of Zambia’s main highways.The Great North Road has seen its fair share of damage.Long stretches of rutted roads and narrow winding...