By Jessie Simengwa- EDUCATION has been identified as one of the best remedies to address the relentless trend of poverty in Africa.However, as basic a human right that all children must have access to, the...

By MOSES CHIMFWEMBE-UNIVERSAL Health Coverage (UHC) entails that all people should have access to health services they need, when and where they need them without having to face financial hardship.Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health...

AT a local clinic in Ndola on the Copperbelt, a pregnant woman is rushed on a stretcher into an ambulance as her panic-stricken mother looks on.Medical personnel attend to her while as the ambulance prepares...

By MOSES CHIMFWEMBEAS Zambians await the presentation of the 2022 National Budget, stakeholders in the health sector will be eager to know how much will be allocated to the Ministry of Health, particularly, the provision...

By BRIAN HATYOKA –AROUND this time last year, Times of Zambia published a touching story of a Lusaka-based teacher, Maria Mulenga, who sacrificed one of her kidneys to save the life of her husband Benjamin...

By PETER KAYULA-ONLY a bold prophet would have foretold that two actors in the political arena would, on August 24, 2021 (at the inauguration of Hakainde Hichilema as seventh President of Zambia), shake hands and...

By DOROTHY CHISI-SMALL-scale agriculture is the main activity that supports the rural economy in Zambia.It is the primary economic activity for the majority of households in rural communities.The high incidence of rural poverty indicates that...

GROWING up in a family like mine, whose parents were teachers and worked mostly in rural areas, was both exciting and scary.It was exciting because the family had opportunities to shift to different places.But it...

By CHRISTINE KUNDA“THE grief of losing my husband in 2000 was unbearable. Soon after, I lost my sight in the same year. It was even worse later on when my three children similarly lost sight!” This...

By CHRISTINE KUNDA-“OUR administration will enhance access to justice, ensure strict adherence to the rule of law and upholding of human rights.”This is one of the many commitments President Hakainde Hichilema has made as his...