EDUCATION Minister John Phiri is quoted in some sections of the media attributing the poor performance of school leavers, in last year’s examinations, to high illiteracy levels among grade 12 pupils. Ideally, anyone who reaches...

WESTERN Province is among the least developed regions in the country and the public perception of the area coupled with poor road infrastructure, has had a negative impact in terms of attracting potential investment there....

THE decision by the Democratic Republic of Congo authorities to send the country’s Interior Minister today to try and find a lasting solution to the recent wanton killings at Kasumbalesa Border Post in Chililabombwe is...

IT was on this space last week when we praised the ruling party, the Patriotic Front (PF), for conducting ‘peaceful’ elections for Lusaka District. That election exercise was conducted from a volatile background where perceived...

THERE is no doubt that the number of girls giving birth before the age of 15 in sub-Saharan Africa, Zambia inclusive, is on the increase. According to a UN flagship population report, the number of...

  THE tragic incident in which a Ndola mourner was killed after being hit by a minibus driver who was involved in a car chase with traffic police officers calls for the Police Command to...

WOMEN with business acumen have no reason to protest nowadays that they are being discriminated against when it comes to provision of finances to either start or expand their businesses and, in the process, uplift...

ZAMBIAN youths should take advantage of various youth empowerment programmes offered by the Government and some companies from the private sector to improve their economic status. The youth, who are the most affected by unemployment,...

AMID calls by some people for the release of the Draft Constitution to members of the public, we echo President Michael Sata’s view that there is no constitutional vacuum in Zambia to warrant such a...

 MANAGEMENT at Lusaka’s Levy Mwanawasa General Hospital obviously deserves commendation if what Health Deputy Minister Chitalu Chilufya says is anything to go by.  Dr Chilufya yesterday heaped praise on the Lusaka-based hospital for what he...