THE Bible says, “Ask and you shall receive.” The question in Zambia today is whether women should ask the men, and they shall receive their partner’s hand in marriage? This is already happening in our...

By  SYLVIA MWEETWA – THE Democratic  Governance and  Human  Rights  Advocacy (DEGHA) has attributed the increase in cases of Gender Based  Violence  (GBV) in Zambia  to continued  abuse  of  social  media such as WhatsApp and ...

ACCESS to modern contraception still remains a challenge in Zambia for women who live in hard-to-reach places. For the women in remote areas, access to clinics or health care providers offering contraceptive options is often...

I HAVE followed comments some people have passed after the Government proposal to increase custom duty on plastic bag carriers from 25 per cent to 40 per cent in next year’s National Budget. Some people...

By JONATHAN MUKUKA – NAKONDE District, a border town in Muchinga Province is regarded as the fastest growing in the region with an annual growth rate of 11.9 per cent and population of 119,708. Nakonde...

By DR AARON MUJAJATI – ON  December 12, 2016 the world commemorated the third annual international day of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This year’s theme is “Health for All”, with a call to “Act with...

1. When you’re arrested If you’re arrested, you’ll usually be taken to a police station, held in custody in a cell and then questioned. After you’ve been taken to a police station, you may be...

Salvation is not just an important concept in Christianity. To the devout Christian, it is actually the desired outcome to be gained from living a pious Christian life. In Christianity, salvation means eternal life after...

DO  you know that a valid Rural Development Committee (RDC), if not disturbed by unnecessary political interference, is a blessing to any community? However, if there is political interference in the operation of RDCs, then...

It is irrefutable that Zambia has some of the best policies in the world. The 1996 policy on education (‘educating our future’) for instance has been hailed as one of the vibrant national document to...