THE historical launch of the long-awaited Chipata-Mchinji railway line which will operate within the Zambia-Malawi-Mozambique Triangle is a dream come true for the three Southern African developing economies. This follows a very long wait after...

EXCESSIVE use of force by military personnel against their nationals is simply not right and deserves condemnation in its strongest terms. Even in an event where civilians wronged military personnel, the right thing to do...

FOR a long time now, modest attention has been paid to monitoring how Zambia’s timber industry has been operating and how the country’s precious resource has been exiting our borders. Zambia is endowed with the...

SINCE the Link Zambia 8000 road project was launched in September 2012 by President Michael Sata, there has been some misgivings about the reality of the project and the number of jobs that will be...

THE bumper harvest in maize and other major crops for 2013/14 farming season has come as a relief. It has come as a relief in the sense that there have been some fears that the...

  Zambia’s macroeconomic performance outlines that the country’s overall economic build up is on track despite relative fluctuations of the Kwacha in the face of other convertible international currencies such as the United States (US)...

THE Auditor General’s office is an important wing in the fight against corruption and financial abuse in Government institutions. By exposing financial irregularities in some parastatal institutions, the Auditor General’s office lays cases for possible...

THE high number of pregnancies among pupils in schools is indicative of how much work there is to be done by not only school authorities but, most importantly, parents to curb the problem. While schools...

AS Zambians toast First Republican President Kenneth Kaunda’s 90th birthday, it is important that citizens reflect on the achievements that the Statesman managed to record for this great nation. A beacon of peace and a...

  ZAMBIA needs to widen its industrial base if the country is to reap maximum benefits from Non Traditional Exports (NTEs) that can help increase foreign exchange earnings.   Increased foreign exchange earnings through NTEs...