THOUGH many Zambians like denying it, tribalism is very much with us, though like the poison arsenic it is odourless and colourless, and a person can absorb significant doses without immediate harm. As elsewhere in...

SO the Commonwealth Development Corporation (CDC) Group plc has put in bid to take over majority shareholding in the Copperbelt Energy Corporation, which is one of the best Zambian companies that has even listed on...

AS we indicated on November 9, 2017, it always comes down to the question of what comes first, the egg or the hen! Truly, what comes first between the need to buy locally-produced goods and...

Cholera may be loosening its grip on a Lusaka city left badly shaken by its latest visitation during which it has claimed dozens of lives, but the news from the nation’s engineers is hardly comforting....

IT’S nearly a month now since some areas in the country experienced significant rains and the crop is wilting if not already drying up. Some of the crop including maize has been found at a...

ZAMBIA is in dire need of locally-manufactured goods as a way of growing its economy by meeting a myriad of challenges. Over the years, the country has become almost a dumping ground for various imported...

IT is sad to learn that water tanks installed in the choler-affected townships in Lusaka are being vandalised. The development, which has been confirmed by the police, is certainly a drawback to the efforts by...

Vince Lombardi, who was an American football player, coach and executive in the National Football League famously, said the dictionary is the only place where success comes before work adding that work was the key...

THE revelation that some farmers in Katete are selling fertiliser which they redeemed through the electronic voucher (e-voucher) system makes sad reading. According to the story that we are running in today’s edition, 42 bags...

EVERY time reports of teachers’ misbehaviour or misconduct come up. it makes sad reading for all. This is because of the special place and position the teachers have occupied in society since time immemorial. Therefore,...