IT is important to acknowledge that Government has stuck to one of its campaign promises of bringing primary health care as close to the communities as possible. This can be attested by the reduced number...

THE small-scale sector is undoubtedly the main driver and backbone of development in any given economic set-up which can enhance industrial growth and poverty alleviation. Countries such as China, India and Malaysia, for example, have...

RENOWNED Professor of linguistics Noam Chomsky once said  that if you believe there is no possibility of change, you guarantee there is no possibility of change. In various institutions of governance, change is inevitable, such...

RESEARCHERS have shown that up until the mid-1990s there was very little evidence that increasing the number of police officers might result in a reduction in crime or that reducing the number of officers might...

The announcement by President Edgar Lungu that Government intends to revive the moribund manufacturing industry on the Copperbelt is not only welcome but also timely. This comes amidst a cry that local raw materials were...

GOVERNMENT’S decision to give back the 25-year mining licence of Collum Coal Mine in Sinazongwe to its owners deserves commendation. The reinstatement follows the mine’s successful appeal to President Edgar Lungu over its cancelled licence....

IT is heartening to learn that the Government will build cultural centres in all 10 provinces to enhance Zambians’ threatened cultural heritage. What the society needs are cultural centres like the Kabwata Visual Arts and...

THE technology age has brought ease in conducting various businesses either through the Internet or other modern devices such as mobile phones. However, concern is increasing in the manner the Internet is being abused and...

DESPITE recording some successes the Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) has largely fallen on hard times recently and has been in the news usually painting a bleak picture to pessimists. This is understandable bearing in mind...

IT is a long way yet, but the country can begin to appreciate progress made so far in the reduction of infant and maternal mortality rates in Zambia. It is a relief because finally, we...