WITH the cure for HIV/AIDS still elusive, it is clear that the fight against the pandemic cannot be restricted to one group but all the people have a role to play in stopping it. This...

WE join members of the Patriotic Front (PF), supporters and well-wishers in congratulating the ruling party for emerging victorious in the Mangango parliamentary by-election, and for scooping 18 of the 25 ward by-elections on Tuesday....

ZAMBIA’S economy is in a buoyant state, and phenomenal growth continues to be recorded across the entire length and breadth of our country in a manner never witnessed before. This optimistic outlook has elicited positive...

DURING  late President Levy Mwanawasa’s 6th memorial anniversary celebrations in Lusaka yesterday, his widow Maureen made two salient points in respect of August 19, the date of her husband’s demise. The former first lady said,...

ZAMBIA has for a long time been host to various foreign nationals as refugees, most of whom came into the country illegally. This has put pressure on the country’s meager resources and social amenities which...

AFRICA has a large quantity of natural resources and vast potential to spur the continent’s economic development. Frankly, Africa is the richest on earth from a natural resources’ point of view but, sadly, the continent...

MUKOBEKO Maximum Prison in Kabwe is a cage for dangerous criminals going by its reputation. Prisoners serving sentences ranging from death, life imprisonment and over 20 years can surely be deemed dangerous. Reports that some...

AT a time when several countries are ravaged by civil strife and territorial disputes, Zambians must surely be proud of their country, which is said to be among the most peaceful on the African continent....

MORE than 600 suspected prohibited immigrants (PIs) rounded up just in one swoop, in town! That raises a question as to how many such suspected PIs there are in Zambia. More than 600 foreigners, mainly...

  ZAMBIA’S record of an excellent progress in human development as espoused by the 2014 Human Development Report is encouraging, if not heart-warming.   It is indeed noteworthy that the country has moved up from...