Reams have been written on the mother. Mothers in every culture are accorded the highest station. We have heard and experienced the sacrifices made by mothers. The mother is known to keep families together. She […]

I GAVE a lift to a female security workmate. On the radio, were discussions on who had managed to file in nominations. The lady then said, “madam, muka imilile naimwe, munga kwanise.” I further went […]

AS Africa Freedom Day approaches, I have found myself thinking less about politics and more about wellness. Not wellness in the Instagram sense of green juices and expensive retreats, but wellness in the deeper sense. […]

Fellow Zambians, Later today we will file our nomination as a candidate to be your President, and in twelve weeks, our nation will go to the polls. The choice we face is not simply one […]

Last week’s article showed that youth economic participation in Zambia continues to be constrained by weak pathways into productive livelihoods. It argued that limited labour absorption, restricted access to productive resources, low levels of skills […]

It is easy to blame processed foods for modern health problems. We point at fizzy drinks, fast food, sweets, frozen meals and crisps because they are the obvious villains. Even in Zambia, many people already […]

There are books you read and books that read you, that hold a mirror so close to the human condition you find yourself catching your breath between pages. Ingrid Nayame’s Hills and Wildflowers, a collection […]

As the days were fast approaching, 30 days exactly before her big day, Nchimunya could not help but wonder what it would be like to be addressed as a “Mrs” and be a mother. Anxiety […]

Oxytocin is frequently referenced in popular discourse through narrow associative frames, yet within biochemical and neuroendocrine research literature, it occupies a far more intricate and expansive conceptual space. Classified as a nonapeptide synthesized through ribosomal […]

MINISTER of Local Government and Rural Development, Gift Sialubalo, has urged local authorities across the country to fully utilise the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) in order to improve service delivery in the country. Speaking during... […]