THE decision by some farmers in certain parts of the country to sell their maize before opening of the marketing season is worrying especially that in some cases, ‘briefcase buyers’ are paying as little as...

PEOPLE’s emotions trump reason when it comes to sharing news, the BBC’s in-depth research project Beyond Fake News found in 2018. This rings true for some towns on the Copperbelt where innocent people are now...

WE wonder why the suspension of the broadcasting licence for Prime Television by the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has caused such uproar. We would love to educate sections of the population that has grossly misunderstood...

THE country is almost breathing a sigh of relief as political party leaders seem to be moving towards the long-awaited on-and-off national dialogue. Controversy, however, yesterday characterised the eve of today’s much anticipated national dialogue...

  STATISTICS that 76 percent of the 1.3 million population in Northern Province is living in abject poverty is regrettable in a country endowed with vast natural resources. Poverty levels at national level are said...

WE agree with Justice Minister Given Lubinda’s view that the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE) should not make the legal practitioners qualifying examination porous to quack professionals as it tries to improve on...

THE poor work culture among Zambians, remains, and unfortunately so, one of the key cited elements inhibiting the country’s socio-economic growth. Former Finance minister Alexander Chikwanda is the latest among technocrats and ordinary citizens, observing...

THE revelations by the Ministry of General Education that the country has a 95,400 shortfall of desks in schools is a serious inadequacy that requires urgent attention before it can compromise our education; if it...

CRIME should never be allowed to thrive in a civilized society. The rise of gangster life in Kitwe with at least four youths rivals gangs makes very sad reading is a matter that should have...

The financial troubles at Times Printpak, better known by its flagship product, the Times of Zambia, are among the most well-known of the longest surviving SOEs in this country. The company has been in a...