By EXPENDITO CHIPALO – THE headquarters of the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) is in the central business district of the City of Kitwe, a mining centre which lies at the heart of the...

By SYCORAX TIYESA NDHLOVU – As many youths scramble for jobs and grumble over the perceived high unemployment levels; and at times sit idle waiting for the government to give them jobs, some youths have...

By SYLVIA MWEETWA – SMALL-scale farmers are the cornerstone of Zambia’s national food security but they have received little or no serious attention from policy makers. The farmers have for a long time complained about...

DO you remember the Get Involved Zambia Red Card that characterised the 2011 pre election period? If you don’t, ask TIMOTHY KAMBILIMA, who broke the rules as a civil servant and  made it a point ...

BY BRYSON SOMPA – Wildlife conservation is the practice of protecting endangered plant and animal species and their habitats. Among the goals of wildlife conservation are to ensure that nature will be around for future...

By GETHSEMANE MWIZABI– FELISTUS Sikabo is a mother of one. Her baby was born seven months ago in Masaiti of Chief Chiwala’s area, some 30kilometres from Ndola.  Like many babies and children in a 15,...

By MARTIN NYIRENDA -ZAMBIA’S First Lady Dr Christine Kaseba is steadily riding on the pedestal of complementing Government’s formidable strides to improve access to health care delivery. Dr Kaseba is achieving her vision for the...

BY SYLVIA MWEETWA – FOR an ordinary person the move by ZESCO to light up Makululu Township in Kabwe District of the Central Province which is regarded as the highest populated township in the country,...

By STANSLOUS NGOSA – PROVISION and access to comprehensive, quality health care services is important for the achievement of health equity everyone in Zambia. Moreover, good health is an essential prerequisite for national development. Access...

KANSANSHI Mining Plc has, without doubt, made education as one of its greatest foot-prints in communities in North-Western Province, its chief operational area. The giant mining firm, majority-owned by First Quantum Minerals, has, through the...