In Part II, we looked at how we became well settled in “modern” farming, enthusiastically embracing not only very efficient, mechanised cultivation but also “improved” coded seed and a wide array of chemical products that...

The Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is meant for the establishment of capital investments which include road construction, upgrading of existing infrastructure with the aim of improving communal access to social services.This is by using the...

THE old adage states that ‘youths are the future leaders of tomorrow.’However, there is an addition that youths are actually the leaders of today and tomorrow, hence the call for the young people to participate...

By JOWIT SALUSEKI – The fact that Zambia is a shining example of democracy on the African continent cannot be refuted.Evidence to that effect abounds.For instance, despite the bitterly contested August 11, 2021 elections that...

AMERICAN actress and film maker Angelina Jolie once said, “if you are a woman, generally speaking, a work and life balance is almost always impossible to achieve.”She noted that women sacrifice for the greater good...

By JONAS MISELO – LUNGA district, located in Luapula province, has long faced the challenge of using narrow and shallow water channels for transportation.However, relief is on the horizon for the local population as the...

A couple of articles ago, we had an opportunity to look at some mental health issues that children experience.In our next set of articles, we will look at mental health issues the old may experience.To...

By MUSONDA MANGILASHI – A power electrical student at Northern Technical College (NORTEC) in Ndola on the Copperbelt has invented a solar-powered electric vehicle.Alexander Mulenga, 25, came up with the project based on the principle...

By DAVE CHIBESA – Overpricing, as the word implies, has a prefix that suggests ‘excess’ or ‘above minimum’.In this light, everyone expects the business fraternity to make some ‘modest profit’ in accordance with the dictates...

TRADITIONALY, when a man wants to marry, certain conditions have to be met if the marriage is to be legal.One of the conditions is the need for a man who is marrying to pay insalamu.Apart...