FOR some time now, there has been an outcry from people in rural areas especially those in the newly-created districts to be connected to the national electricity grid to boost economic activities and also generally...

GONE are the days when staunch former UNIP political cadres, commonly known as vigilantes, ruled almost everything from the markets, State shops to bus stops. These were ‘hell’ days as the unruly panga-wielding cadres took...

THE revelation that Zambia has sufficient maize stocks for household consumption and industrial use despite the projected decline in the production of the commodity is a clear indication that no Zambian will go hungry. The...

ECONOMIC diversification is critical to Zambia’s long-term development and, least of all, to end the heavy dependence on the minerals. This diversification effort should be mounted at all levels, including within the sectors, by identifying...

HARRIENT Beecher Stowe, an American abolitionist and author, who lived in the 19th century once said: Women are the real architects of society.With today’s resounding talk about empowering women, her words were true. Over the...

IT is heartening to hear that negotiations for improved conditions of service for civil servants between the Government and the unions are set to resume after nearly a year’s lag. This follows a directive by...

THE Government’s creation of the Citizens Economic Empowerment Commission (CEEC) fund facility to enhance entrepreneurship among Zambians was well-intended because the move would help to mitigate the rising levels of poverty in the country. This...

ACCORDING to the Transparency International (TI), trillions of dollars are spent each year on purchase of goods and services as well as on public projects by governments, world-over. These works range from schools to hospitals,...

FIRE fighting has proved to be a mammoth task for the local authorities in Zambia owing to challenges being faced such as inadequate equipment and manpower. In many instances, property worth millions of Kwacha is...

THE 2015 MISA Zambia media awards hosted on Friday last week have proved to be nothing but a sham if speculations doing the rounds are anything to go by. In its advertisement calling for entries...