Those who won our historic August the 12th 2021 elections are fast waking up to the fact that allowing free thoughts, public expression and open debates in all manner of ways does not actually auger well for them. Shame, it is rather too soon for them to be too worried about our freedoms, and how...

We started this series of Home and Family column by saying that parenthood brings joy and happiness to a couple and that raising children gives some satisfaction which other things may not give. Worldly and material accomplishment without a family still leaves people with a void that needs to be filled. That being the case,...

1.0 Introduction Zambia’s mining history dates back over 100 years ago. This rich history is attributed to its unique geographical positioning. In addition to copper, Zambia boasts of other mineral resources including base metals, precious, industrial, gemstones, and energy minerals. Our benefits from the mining sector as a country have been narrowed to fiscal linkages...

Congratulations! You have just qualified and successfully registered at a university. You are among the extremely few lucky young Zambians to have secured sponsorship into university. Parents, guardians, government, churches, good Samaritans and private companies and Trusts could be the sources of funding for your university studies. You are on top of the world, as...

This country has developed a culture of being irresponsible. And the levels of irresponsibility are nauseating, manifesting themselves in laziness. We have a generation of people who have been brought up in a culture of NOT EARNING a living. We have a generation of people who have believed in living off other people’s hard work,...

I play, in this article, with some simple arithmetic and statistics about Zambia. I argue that our children and young people are our true and real gold. They are not a cost and economic burden. We must unlock their full potential by providing them with the best chances to grow, get educated and develop to...

PARENTS give their children different names for various reasons. Some do so to honor their relatives or remember an important event in their lives. Others just pick any common name in their tribe and give it to their child. Still others get their ‘Christian’ name at baptism as a sign of conversion to the new...

The 2021 Happy Season is over, and we are back to our usual reality! Welcome 2022! I want to make a special plea to President Hakainde Hichilema on behalf of all young people who have made it to university, but have no one to pay for them. I am sure Uncle President HH will listen...

We have entered 2022 with a New Dawn! Last week we began to reflect on the outcome of the 12 August 2021 elections, which we are calling the New Dawn. And we are happy with this outcome. In fact very happy indeed. In our reflections last week, we asked this question: “For who is the...

There is a certain uniquely Zambian government cruelty Hakainde Hichilema and his UPND government are finally confronting: the Zambian government disrespect, contempt and absolute disregard for the plight of government pensioners. For this, every Zambian must be very grateful to Hakainde and his UPND government. The Zambian government has been suffering from budget deficits for...