By CHRISTINE MWAABA IT has long been known that among persons with disabilities, those with intellectual disabilities continue to face challenges in relation to leading normal lives. In fact, experts note that persons with intellectual...

By Jessie Ngoma-Simengaw – MANY women in Zambia still have doubts over certain methods of contraceptives because of lack of information. There are also plain falsehoods around some contraceptives which make some women fail to...

By CHRISTINE MWAABA “I LOVE to style my long hair as a long braid or as a bun on top of my head so that one day I could feature in the Guinness Book of...

By JESSIE NGOMA-SIMENGWA – THE call to protect whistle blowers in defilement cases is taking the centre stage in measures aimed at reducing the vice in Zambia. Research has shown that some people who may...

By CHRISTINE MWAABA A major clinical trial conducted in four African countries has found no significant risk of HIV infection among women using hormonal contraceptives and the copper non-hormonal intrauterine device (IUD). Over the past...

By CHRISTINE MWAABA Children in Zambia continue to fall victim to child labour, a serious infringement on their rights. They have continued to be engaged in various unsafe tasks because they constitute cheap a labour...

By DELPHINE ZULU A Zambia Agri-Business Masters student at the Rome Business School in Rome has emerged winner in a competition on attaining the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) under the banner of...

By JESSIE NGOMA – SIMENGWA  – MOST women dread the thought of reaching menopause as they feel frustrated by the changes that take place in their bodies and affect their journey in life. Like menstruation,...

  By CHRISTINE MWAABA THE cost of education may be prohibitive, but one young man in Lusaka is determined to do all he can to become a medical doctor. His name is Reuben Mulenga. He...

By BENNET SIMBEYE – OVER the years, floriculture and horticulture have continued to flourish in the agricultural sector, creating the much needed jobs for Zambians. In fact, more women are said to be employed in...