TOURISM is one of the priority sectors for the country and has the potential to become one of the major foreign exchange (FOREX) earners. The country has massive potential and a lot of unexplored tourist...

ZAMBIA has been grappling with the thorny issue of teenage pregnancies and early marriages for a long time now. This scourge has had a devastating impact on the welfare of young girls as it is...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu’s State visit to China early this year drew sharp criticism from the opposition, who viewed the trip was a sheer waste of taxpayers’ money. The skeptics believed that the pledges made during...

A FEW years ago, the Government directed the Road Development Agency (RDA) to ensure that at least 20 per cent of all subcontracted road works are given to firms with majority Zambian ownership interest. Under...

THE continued fall of the Zambian currency, Kwacha is as a result of several external factors that govern the world economy. Understanding the dynamics behind such occurances will clear the blame and in a way...

ANYTHING coming from the Office of the President and the Government can be politicised with gross distortions deliberately meant to damage the image of these two institutions. When President Edgar Lungu visited Siavonga residents in...

WE take our hats off to Barclays Bank and the Junior Achievement Zambia over their decision to hold a training workshop for Zambia national team soccer players on the importance of investing their money well...

DURING the campaigns for the January 20, 2015 presidential election, then Patriotic Front (PF) candidate, Edgar Lungu, promised to set up milling plants closer to where maize and other crops are produced. President Lungu said...

IT is an undeniable fact that Zambia has a serious housing deficit and the less privileged in society are the most affected. As a result of this housing deficit, more than half of the urban...

THE purchasing of solar panels and gensets for hospitals and clinics countrywide is a clear sign that the Government is not resting on its laurels concerning load-shedding in the country. These are indicators that the...