When you hear the word “autism”, what comes to mind? For many in Zambia, and across southern Africa, autism is barely understood and often mislabelled. Some families don’t know it exists until a child struggles […]

Mr. P.C., was finding it hard to explain to his doctor what his worries were, that made his BP not to go down. His wife at home had a gut feeling something was not okay. […]

When you sit down to watch the 7 o’clock news, have you ever noticed what plays during the commercial breaks? If you’re paying attention, you’ll spot at least two or three fruit drinks being advertised, […]

Since the adoption of the Non-Governmental Organisations Act in 2009, the question of a regulatory regime for NGOs has plagued successive governments. On the one hand civil society actors demand an enabling regime which respects […]

Introduction The Zambian government’s decision to increase the excise duty on cigarettes from K452 to K750 per mille in the 2025 Supplementary Budget is a bold and evidence-informed fiscal and public health intervention. While tobacco... […]

Growing up in Zambia, I remember food tasting like the earth it came from – tomatoes with real sweetness, eggs with deep orange yolks, guavas so juicy they ran down your arms. We didn’t need […]

I always thought I would try hard to be different from my father because growing up, mum always made reference to the fact that even as a girl, I was more like daddy. But as […]

When the temperatures drop, we all shift. We wrap up in chitenges or hoodies, soak our feet in warm water, and reach instinctively for what brings us comfort. In this cold season, that comfort often […]

Lusaka is sadly earning a bad name, they say its for “Selling,” and this is not something we should be proud of. Sex work, “Selling” is a phenomenon that has developed and many youngsters are […]

Traditionally, Zambia’s mining sector and the economy has been dominated by copper mining with poor downstream processing activities. Current copper exports are around 820,000 tonnes (www.mining.com 2025) and is expected to reach 3 million tonnes […]