AS the countdown to the January 20, 2015 presidential election continues, Zambia is once again on the spotlight as the whole world looks on how citizens of this Southern African country will conduct themselves. In...

THE latest report by the Moody’s Investors Service that it expects Zambia’s economic growth to remain high in 2015 and beyond, supported by the development of infrastructure projects, is heartwarming. It is uplifting that an...

AT a time like this when the country is going to the polls on January 20, 2015, a line has to be drawn on who should be actively participating in the political arena. Our honest...

WHEN Zambia, through the Judiciary, stiffened the penalty for defilement by setting a 15-year jail term as minimum sentence, the idea was to try and strengthen the girl-child protection system. This was in the wake...

POLITICAL parties intending to field presidential candidates in the January 20, 2015 presidential election should take the warning by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) seriously. They should heed the advice for them to put...

ILLEGAL trade, or what is simply termed as underground economy, has been on the increase in many parts of the world, as evidenced by transnational dealings that evade paying taxes. According to some estimates, the...

ZAMBIA today joins the rest of the world in commemorating World AIDS Day which falls every December 1, with a call to have an AIDS-free generation where experts are optimistic of ending HIV/AIDS by 2030....

THE increase in the number of gender-based violence (GBV) cases in Zambia is a cause for concern and a wake-up call by gender activists for more sensitisation on the phenomenon. According to latest statistics from...

THE news about the Swedish government having given the Ministry of Health a grant of US$3.1 million to supplement the Zambian Government’s efforts in maternal health programmes is a welcome gesture. The grant is specifically...

AFTER weeks of differences in the Patriotic Front (PF), members of the ruling party have now agreed to bury the hatchet and prepare as a team, for the January 20, 2015 presidential election. The differences...