THE revelation by the Ministry of Tourism and Arts that the country has recorded a decline in wildlife-related offences is a positive sign that the biodiversity is being protected from extinction. Against this background, we...

WE agree with the Democratic Governance and Human Rights Advocacy (DEGHA) which has rightly observed that sending political party representatives to monitor the printing of ballot papers for the August 11 general elections should remove...

WE hail the relationship between Zambia and  Mozambique  that dates back from the time this country supported the Mozambican liberation struggle that saw the late Samora Machel become the first black president of that country....

THE warning by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is timely because it will promote and encourage free and fair elections. Free and fair elections are cardinal in the democratic dispensation of the country, thus the warning by...

JUST like any mortal person, second Republican president Frederick Chiluba may obviously not have been a perfect man. Yet Dr Chiluba’s character as well as some of the things the late Zambian president did for...

AS this year’s Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) which opened on Wednesday this week continues, we want to reflect on the history and importance of this event. It is interesting to note that what is...

Globally, when lawyers are criticised for engaging in immoral behaviour, it is usually suggested that the legal profession is peculiar in attracting individuals who lack moral fibre. Thus, the onus of policing lawyers lies on...

WE wonder if some of the so called western diplomats are here as envoys or spies. We say this after observing their penchant for interfering in internal affairs that cross diplomatic boundaries and border more...

IT is sad to note that the title of the novel Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton which represents the chaos, destruction, and corruption in apartheid South Africa, is significant even today because the...

LAST year in August, protesters held a loud and colourful demonstration against mining company Vedanta at the Lincoln Centre, Lincoln Inn Fields, London. They accused Vedanta of tax evasion and mismanagement at the Konkola Copper...