November, also known as Movember, is prostate cancer awareness month. Prostate cancer affects men of all races and was previously reported to be a disease of older men. However, in Zambia we are increasingly seeing...

By BENNET SIMBEYE – “OUR people have been here for a long time and to be honest with you, I can understand why they have stayed for so long and many more keep coming. This...

By CHRISTINE MWAABA There is an old furrow in Kabwe, a remnant of the town’s oldest pieces of mining infrastructure, which was once used to ferry toxic and lead runoff from the closed local mining pits....

By CHRISTINE MWAABA KABWE town, long known for being endowed with zinc and lead deposits, has had a perennial lead poisoning problem. This arises from the long-term pollution caused by mining zinc and lead.It is...

By JESSIE NGOMA-SIMENGWA THE United Nations (UN) has predicted that between 2017 and 2050, the number of people aged over 60 in developing countries will increase. Old people, and women in particular, outnumber the men...

By JESSIE NGOMA-SIMENGWA  – SEXUAL violence against children has been described as one of the largest silent global pandemics that have affected the development of children. The United Nations definition of a child is that...

Gender is my Agenda by Charity Moonga – “I always worked hard at school because I really wanted to study abroad and I cant believe that despite attaining that dream, I have found myself crying...

By KELVIN MUDENDA – ZAMBIA has recorded a decline in the number of Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases. According to the latest statistics from the Victim Support Unit (VSU) of the Zambia Police Service, 5,040...

By JULIUS PHIRI – AT 23, Nancy Chilufya Lutaba Chanda is already station manager for Lusaka based Life Television (TV)a dream which she never fathomed. At Life TV which began in 2016, her responsibility from...

By Jessie Ngoma-Simengwa – INFERTILITY still remains a major sexual reproductive health issue for both women and men in African society. In some African communities, infertility is still attached with some cultural norms and beliefs...