By CHARLES KACHIKOTI- HOMOSEXUAL rights have eliminated media freedoms wherever they are in place. There is no gay therapy organisation even in the West hemisphere that attracts media coverage. Media houses have either lost or...

By MARTIN NYIRENDA- PILFERING of public funds comes in many forms yet we are bewildered at the depth of the bane. Mobutu Sese Seko – the former President of Zaire, now Democratic Republic of Congo...

By GETHSEMANE MWIZABI- FROM a distance James Mwila looks just like any other child, friendly and with an appealing smile, which is so hard to ignore. But as you get close to him, you begin...

By MARTIN MUSUNKA- CHIEFS in North-Western Province say the deliberate policy by First Quantum Minerals (FQM) to continuously engage traditional leaders to help empower the local communities will transform the region and poverty levels will...

THE medical model of disability rehabilitation sees disability as a problem and not a situation.  Therefore, using the medical model as a standard in rehabilitation of persons with disabilities is in itself discriminatory. This model,...

THE recent revelations that the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has not helped to reduce high poverty levels both in rural and urban areas, and that poverty levels have continued to escalate despite the country recording...

“IF what you have in your hands is too little to live on, then you are staring at seed, not a harvest”, I couldn’t agree more! If you give a poor man US $100, he...

CERTAINLY not all, but a great deal of what would be considered effective parenting involves a delicate balance of two extremes: Reproving and complimenting. The goal for every mum and dad is to understand and...

THE steps taken by President Michael Sata on International Women’s Day are a strong foundation through which Zambian women can uplift themselves as they focus on the next 50 years. Admittedly, the measures taken by...

AT 22, Muchembele was a picture of youth and beauty. She was enjoying the activities at the University of Zambia. Her studies were challenging. Her teachers were good. Life seemed so much fun, and so...