By SYLVIA MWEETWA – FOR others ending the year 2013 was just like having another Christmas celebration but the story was different for some female prisoners at Kabwe’s Maximum Female Prison. The day was an extraordinary one following the move by President Michael Sata to set some prisoners...

By GETHSEMANE MWIZABI – DEATH is something guaranteed for every human. However, the irony is; however often it occurs, human beings never get used to it. Whenever it happens, people plunge in sorrow and mourning...

By Nancy Handabile – Every fight needs a hero, a figure that can speak and be listened to. This fight in particular is Cancer – a disease so dreadful that it has been called one...

By MOFFAT CHAZINGWA – THE road infrastructure in Kitwe like in many other parts of the country had over the years suffered serious neglect resulting in some areas of the district becoming inaccessible by motor...

By MAYA NTANDA – MUCH has been said about defilement being a criminal offence, yet the increasing levels of the vice are still alarming. Barely a day passes without reports of a girl being defiled...

By POTIPHER TEMBO – IN THE recent past, Eastern and Central provinces have been in the limelight not because of the serenity they are known to be enjoying for some time, but because of the...

By MIRIAM ZIMBA – SISTER Ireen Mulenga (not real name) is a midwife at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), the country’s highest referral centre. The operates from the obstetrics and gynecology department in Ward CO2,...

By Julian Morris – I came to Zambia three years ago with my Zambian wife and embarked on an entrepreneurial journey. Unfortunately, being British did not help me, we in the UK, do not even...

AS we celebrate the festive season, it is always wise to remember that there is more to life than festive seasons, let us enjoy celebrate responsibly and reflect on our achievements and challenges for the...