By STEPHEN KAPAMBWE – IT is shocking that barely a month has passed since President Edgar Lungu assented to the amended Constitution and some people are already demanding that some of the new clauses be...

By PROFESSOR KASONDE WHEN I was five years old I was pretty scared of the hospital. They were two things that I found most frightening and these are needle pricks and blood. So I told...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA – ZAMBIA’s electricity supply is heavily dependent on hydropower for most of its demand. However, expansion of the existing available renewable energy resources is required as the country is facing a diminishing...

CHOLERA and other waterborne disease outbreaks have become a perennial problem in Lusaka’s Kanyama Township because safe water and sanitation facilities are inadequate. The recent outbreak of cholera has so far affected more than 12...

SUNDAY, February 14th was Valentine’s Day. The day has not been designated as a public holiday but is observed by all those lovers and secret admirers who believe in it worldwide. Back at home, shops...

Following the article authored by Margaret Mangani on whether believers should mingle with non believers herewith are some comments and contributions from our Readers …………………………………………………. Hi Margaret , I will say it is our objective...

By CHRISTINE MWAABA – WHAT was once a social amenity for children has now evolved into a lucrative business? Pre-schools equip children to face the rigours of education ahead. But these days, pre-schools have become...

By THANDIWE MOYO and HARBGUY MWAMBAZI – SOME people may feel that Government’s decision to close the University of Zambia (UNZA) and Copperbelt University (CBU) will disrupt the students’ education. But the closure may actually...

By Lord Mayor Jeffrey Mountevans – ONE word sums up the aim of my three-day trip to Zambia:partnership. As an ambassador for London’s ‘City’– the term we use for the financial centre of the United...

IT is true that not all people who are in jail  are criminals or have committed serious offences. In many courts of law magistrates have tried and sentenced people even when they entirely deny that...