By CHARLES SIMENGWA – ANGLICAN priest Richard Luonde has inarguably been jostling for visibility in national discourse, but along the way he has muddled up important facts. In a poor attempt to pour scorn on...

Instead, your beauty should consist of your true inner-self, the ageless beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of the greatest value in God’s sight.    1 Peter 3:4 BEAUTY in a man or...

By MICHELO HIMAAMBO – MEAT is good and scrumptious but the unhygienic method in which it is sold in open-air conditions in Lusaka should make one think otherwise before taking a second bite. The reality...

By STEPHEN KAPAMBWE – The Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC) believes the multi-million Kwacha master plan for Lusaka will conclusively address water supply and sanitation challenges obtaining in the capital city. A growing population,...

THIS week, I will start with a letter I received from a supervisor at a supermarket in Lusaka who wants to know her entitlement to overtime. The enquirer wrote: “I work in a supermarket as administrative...

By Michael Mbizvo,  – World AIDS Day on December  1, is the right time to think about the health and lives of adolescent girls.  Because, across Africa, HIV strikes particularly hard against adolescent girls and...

By STEPHEN KAPAMBWE – The tragedy of losing jobs for the 3,600 retrenched miners at Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) on the Copperbelt might be their worst moment; but for some, what appears to be the...

By Margaret Mangani. – AS the country observes the 16 days of Gender activism which started on November 25 and ends on December 10 , it is important for all stake-holders to reflect on some...

By MIRIAM ZIMBA – COULD the levels of unprofessionalism and sensationalism in news reporting be attributed to poor training among media personnel in Zambia? What happened to sound principles and ethical conduct among journalists? These...

By MICHELO HIMAAMBO – THE provision of adequate public conveniences has been identified as a priority public health issue. According to the Public Health Bill, the law governing the provision of public facilities aims at...