THE call by Tourism and Arts Permanent Secretary Stephen Mwansa to the private sector to help make local tourism affordable is a timely reminder of how the sector can rake millions into the economy as...

THE Zambian production sector has for a long time been grappling with the challenge of value addition which has seen the country becoming a major importer of finished products. Zambia exports large quantities of raw...

THE call by Swedish Ambassador to Zambia Lena Nordstrom on all stakeholders to reach out to the prison population as part of the efforts to lower incidences of HIV/AIDS in Zambia should be taken seriously...

ZAMBIA is in dire need of massive infrastructure in all sectors of the economy to build capacity for attracting of local and foreign investments. With the Government already set to establish industrial clusters around the...

CONTINUED reports of men sexually assaulting women and young girls can otherwise be described as a kind of curse. Not even stiffer jail sentences seem to deter would be offenders judging by the upsurge in...

HUMAN rights groups that have been campaigning against torture must immensely be relieved by Vice-President Guy Scott’s call on stakeholders to find ways of how best to stop the practice. It is equally pleasing to...

THE Longman dictionary of contemporary English defines corruption as the dishonest, illegal or immoral behaviour, especially from someone with power. Yet when we go deeper in the quest for who are actually involved in the...

THE establishment of an inter-ministerial Taskforce should raise people’s hopes that illegalities in land allocation, which have been rampant country-wide, will soon be a thing of the past. The development, announced on Monday this week...

THE move by the Shimukunami Chiefdom to launch the development strategic plan for 2014-2018 is a welcome initiative which should be emulated by other chiefdoms. Chiefdoms are critical players in the development of the country...

MAIZE farmers can sigh with relief now that the Government has announced the floor price for next season, setting the ball rolling for the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to buy the commodity from maize growers...