Pharmacists Jerome Kanyika has shared his opinion on the disturbing rise in suicide cases.He strongly believes the ease with which prescription drugs can be accessed is partially to blame for the rise in suicides and...

GENDER equality is all about treating each other equally and having equal opportunities based on personal abilities and what a person, whether male or female, can do.However, gender inequality is one of the biggest issues...

BY definition, the civil service is a body of government officials employed in civil occupation that are neither political nor judicial.The civil service exists to provide honest and quality service to tax payers, and therefore...

A LOCAL non-profit organisation that provides support, information, and advocacy to children with cancer and their families, has released troubling statistics indicating that childhood cancer cases are on the rise in the rural parts of...

FOLLOWING the recent reductions in COVID-19 infections during the fourth wave of the disease, many people have regrettably dropped their guard against the deadly pandemic.Many have gone back to the old normal of not adhering...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has had a tight schedule at the 35th Ordinary session of the African Union Assembly in Addis Ababa Ethiopia.After his well received maiden speech to the assembly from the Nelson Mandela Hall,...

IF there is anything the people of Kabwata Constituency in Lusaka have demonstrated, it is the fact that peace has become a reality in the country’s electoral system.Gone are the days when elections where a...

THE Die is cast for residents of Kabwata constituency to elect a new representative to Parliament until 2026.With nine candidates jostling for the seat, the election emanates from the death of Member of Parliament Levy...

CARE for Nature executive director Nsama Kearns yesterday made a bold statement concerning mining in Zambia.Ms Kearns stated that mining in Zambia has caused more harm than good.While it is no secret that mining, especially...

THE peaceful atmosphere under which the Kabwata parliamentary by-election campaigns are being conducted deserve special note, given where Zambia is coming.Previously, by now Kabwata Constituency could have been a battlefield where machete and gun-wielding cadres...