By SYLVESTER MWALE THE revelations of misappropriation of public funds going by  the 2012 Auditor General’s Report is a source of concern for any citizen. The situation is made worse by the fact that those...

ENDEVOURING to propel development in rural areas has continued to prove a challenge to members of Parliament who represent rural-based constituencies. The major concern is about run-down infrastructure, especially schools and health institutions, some of...

THE only message that needs to reach some of the men-folk following the scalding of a Lusaka woman by her husband is the need for men to respect their wives and, most importantly, to love...

By KAIKO NAMUSA – FORMER United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan said, “Young people should be at the fore-front of global change and innovation. Empowered, they can be key agents for development and peace. If,...

By SYCORAX TIYESA NDHLOVU CONSIDERING most of the socio-cultural and economic challenges relating to children and youths that our country is going through, it is important to consider how rights of a child are handled;...

By MOYO TRUST BIODIVERSITY underpins our lives, but it is rapidly being eroded. Birds which are part of biodiversity help us understand the natural world. Over the millennia, and across all cultures, birds have given...

THE Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) deserves commendation for naming the former FAZ Annual Charity Shield, the Samuel ‘Zoom’ Ndlhovu Charity Shield, which, like the English Football Association (FA), signals the start of the soccer...

By JULIUS PHIRI IT was 34th edition of Nc’wala Traditional Ceremony of the Ngoni-Speaking People which took place at Mtenguleni main arena in Chipata District. The Nc’wala ceremony has today grown into one of the...

STEVEN MUNDIA reminisces the strong bond of friendship he enjoyed with his parents before they departed and recounts how their relationship sadly broke down irretrievably, turning his life topsy-turvy, but notes that, all men, even...

By POTIPHER TEMBO  – HE began his career as a technical officer in the Ministry of Mines and rose through the ranks to be managing director of one of the biggest companies in Zambia. This...