By Maxwell Zulu  – North-WESTERN Province is one of Zambia’s 10 provinces with Solwezi being the provincial headquarters. The town is fast growing with mining activities expanding rapidly thereby contributing to the nation’s wealth. Despite...

Our correspondent narrates a tale of betrayal by a close friend she trusted, proving the adage that your best friend is your worst enemy. The names in the story have been fictionalised, but nothing is...

By BENNET SIMBEYE – IN a world where there is agreement on what good governance, drug trafficking and pornography is…why is there confusion on what constitutes Illicit Financial Flows (IFFs)? The whole discussion around IFFs...

In the early 1980s when ZNBC TV aired Jack Jill’s Hammer House of Horror series, there was one unforgettable story; Guardian of the Abyss. The story depicts an attempt by an occult priest Charles Randolph...

By Dr. E. D. Wala Chabala – If shared value is predicated on the fact that companies can create economic value by creating societal value, then the mining industry in Zambia is very far from...

THIS week I will start with the reported job losses in some mining companies which have attributed the purge to ongoing load-shedding. I have received quite a number of complaints regarding this issue, which I...

By Mirriam Zimba – HE has had to abandon his income generating activities in Kalabo and travel 75 kilometres to Mongu to accompany his wife take their sick daughter to Lewanika General Hospital. Sililo Ngenda,...

By JOYCE JERE – EVER wondered why in spite of your remarkable resume, you never got that job! You have a degree and many years of experience in your job role but that promotion still...

By JACOB CHANDA – THE entire membership of the Boys’ Brigade of Zambia recently convened at the Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) in Ndola to participate in celebrating the 50 years of existence of the...

By MILDRED KATONGO – THE importance of sexual and reproductive health cannot be over emphasised.  Although this is acknowledged in its wider dimensions in international health policy, in practice the emphasis on health in sexual...