By MIRIAM ZIMBA – GENDER refers to culturally based expectations regarding the roles and behaviours of males and females. The term distinguishes the socially constructed from the biologically determined aspects of being male and female....

By MARTIN MUSUNKA – A SEVENTY-year-old stone crusher recently died after a rock fell on her in Hills View area in Chipata. Josephine Zulu met her fate after she attempted to dig out a stone...

By MARTIN NYIRENDA – THE station anchored along Chisokone road is dotted with architectural deformations, a decrepit yet inadequate parking space for buses and an open legroom to accommodate the convenience of a growing population...

KAFWIMBI Nkole has always made the wins look easy. His play is highly tuned and efficient, and that efficiency has enabled him cruise through years of success and captivating the Squash world with his drive...

MANY countries have Government-run sheltered employment or so-called work centres which provide employment for persons with disabilities. In other countries sheltered employment is provided by the private sector authorised to employ workers with disabilities at...

FROM the growing trends of who is studying and practicing Public Relations (PR), one wonders whether PR is gender specific, gender sensitive or depends on the nature of an organisation and the candidate who should...

By KANYEMBO J. PHIRI – IN 1866 William Nylander was the first scientist to publish observation about the lichens’ reaction to air pollution. He noticed the poor, sparse lichen vegetation in the peripheral parts of...

THERE is no doubt that when you discover your purpose, it will be easier for you to endure the rigors required to make it in your calling or vocation! When it comes to riches and...

IT is therefore, a wise parent who counsels his son or daughter, “Choose your partner on the basis of what he or she is now, not on the basis of the change you thing you...

THERE is a debate that has come up after the Ministry of Education introduced the new school curriculum that entails that children in the lower grades should be instructed in the local languages depending on...