By JESSIE NGOMA-SIMENGWA – THE lockdown that has resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic is aimed at preventing the spread of the virus, but to some people it is a source of worry. Lockdown is one...

LIKE in many parts in the world, Zambia is witnessing a changing life style which affects fertility and has seen increased demand for Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). Traditionally, infertility has been thought of as a...

By JESSIE NGOMA-SIMENGWA – THE changing trend in maternal ailments and maternal mortality due to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in women of child-bearing age calls for more serious interventions. It is a well known fact that...

By CAROLINE NGWENGWE – A CANCER survivor from Choma District in Southern province has urged women to take cancer screening services offered at health facilities seriously to save their lives. Ms Vena Muleya was diagnosed...

By JESSIE NGOMA-SIMENGWA  – WOMEN in Zambia, like everywhere else around the world, face many obstacles as they try to exercise their rights. Despite the great strides made by the international women’s rights movement over...

BY CHRISTABEL CHIWILA  – MEDIA Network on Childs rights and Development (MNCRD) Executive Director Henry Kabwe has said the move by Government to close schools so that children can be protected from the Coronavirus is...

By BRIAN HATYOKA  – ISSUES around maize and mealie meal prices have remained topical and sensitive in Zambia for some time now. This is because maize, which is the raw material for producing mealie meal,...

By CHRISTABEL CHIWILA  – GENDER and Development minister Elizabeth Phiri says delays to distribute sanitary towels in schools is due to challenges in data mapping to capture the number of girls in each school. Ms...

By FRANK CHING’AMBU – NGOMA yetu inatubika, namichima inahokoka, (our traditional drum has deflected and our hearts are fluttered) a Luvale saying to describe the chief’s death or any other senior official of the land....

By CHRISTBEL CHIWILA – SEVENTY girls in the range of 12 and 17 years old have been withdrawn from early marriages in Muchinga Province. Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) Muchinga Province acting coordinator Losaria Nyirenda...