By ALFRED MULENGA – IT was in 1960 when I found myself in a group of pupils who were selected to go and start a Standard Four class at the newly constructed Muleya-Winter Primary School...

By GETHSEMANE MWIZABI – SOCIAL media is the buzzword these days. It is the latest addiction with lots of people under its spell. With this resident reality that has befallen developing countries like Zambia, it...

By DIXON BWALYA – THERE are two types of environments living side by side with each other in this world; there is the natural environment as created by the Almighty God and the quality of...

By MIRIAM ZIMBA –  SNART Lungu, now in her mid 50’s is a Lusaka-based successful business lady, married with only one daughter. Unlike most affluent women who choose to have smaller families, Ms Lungu would...

By GETHSEMANE MWIZABI – HE was smart, outgoing and brainy. Often with his trademark black hat, gold chains would sometimes dangle around his neck. With a peach black complexion and a curved bold head he...

By Sylvester Mwale – The recent announcement that four opposition political parties have formed an alliance makes interesting reading as it refreshes people’s minds on how the past mergers have faired. Although there is no...

By SAM PHIRI – ADOPTED on October 24, 1964, green in colour with an orange eagle in flight over a rectangular block of three vertical stripes coloured, from left to right: red black and orange...

PRESIDENT Michael Sata’s establishment of a Presidential facebook where citizens and other interest groups from all walks of life can interact with him is a brilliant idea that, if well managed, can promote effective two-way...

By JULIUS PHIRI – Agriculture is the main source of income for the majority of rural households in Zambia. While there have been some improvements in agricultural production diversification and cash cropping in the mid-1990s,...

DID you know that laziness is directly proportional to poverty? The lazier, the poorer. Isn’t it amazing how the greatest and most accomplished people on the planet have all had to struggle and trudge on...