SO Africa’s World Cup dream is over following the elimination of Algeria who, until the ruthless Germans drove in the final nail last Monday night, looked like the probable saviours of our beleaguered continent. The...

THE  road to success is rarely a walk in the park and, in life, it takes dogged determination to attain our goals, says TIMOTHY KAMBILIMA, who narrates how he soldiered on to publish, against all...

By CATHERINE NYIRENDA  – KELVIN Siame, a wheel barrow pusher is daily found at Lusaka’s Old Soweto Market waiting to be given alms by his peers because he is unable to work due to his...

BY TERENCE MUSUKU – ACADEMICALLY and professionally, Barrick Lumwana Mining Company has now started killing three different birds simultaneously… all in the provision of holistic education. The mining company offers scholarships for the needy pupils...

By JOWIT SALUSEKI- ZAMBIA’S agriculture is mainly dominated by women, yet the gendered assessment report for the Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) indicates that access to the FISP is still dominated by men. Despite their...

By MAIMBOLWA MULIKELELA- IN Chongwe District, far from the grid of power lines, telephone poles and power transformers, the village of Mulalika has been learning to live with solar energy. Located some 45 minutes from...

By MAYA NTANDA THE first impression one gets when they come across a snake is either to run away or find ways of killing it. But this is not the case with Cedric’s farm manager...

By MICHELO HIMAAMBO – SEEING women, young children and men alike walk with buckets and containers in search of a liquid of life from the nearest stream was a common sight in Kapiri Mposhi. Issues...

By SYCORAX TIYESA NDHLOVU – IF I was asked whether farming is a rewarding career or not, I would say ‘yes’ and ‘no’ because it depends on how one approaches it. And in this article,...

“ALFRED, I can tell you, we have survived the holocaust. You cannot believe what has happened since you have been away – so many of our friends have died; you meet their widows or children...