Guest Diggers

Last week’s piece reflected on how the reduction in U.S. foreign aid—especially health funding through mechanisms such as USAID and PEPFAR—has exposed Zambia’s long-standing dependence on donor support to deliver essential health services. From HIV/AIDS […]

Dear Aka-Monde, In your wise counsel message to us youths on youth day, you encouraged us among other things to be mentally strong. In the recent past, we have heard of devastating reports of young […]

A strong healthcare system is fundamental to economic development. It supports productivity, reduces long-term healthcare costs, and contributes to a healthier, more resilient population. The World Bank Annual Report 2023 underscores that countries with robust […]

Dear Aka-Monde, I have read your article in the tabloid with keen interest (Does true love exist?). Thank you so much for speaking of love, life and, yes, there is love out there and when […]

In last week’s Monday Opinion, we examined the environmental degradation resulting from mining activities on Zambia’s Copperbelt, specifically focusing on the February 18th contamination incident due to the failure of Sino Metals’ tailings dam. The […]

It was Youth Day on Wednesday, 12 March, and it took me down memory lane. I am at an age where I don’t feel old unless when certain music plays, every person younger than me […]

The Copperbelt Province of Zambia, historically the backbone of the nation’s economy, is grappling with an environmental crisis that underscores the cost of mining-dependent development on the environment. On 18th February 2025, a catastrophic contamination […]

Having spent 5 years living abroad, Maureen was glad to be back home in readiness for her wedding. She was getting married to a fellow Zambian that she had met during her studies. What puzzled […]

For the past few weeks, I have felt completely exhausted. Even after a full night of rest, I’d wake up tired. Not just “I need a nap” tired, but bone-deep fatigue—the kind that makes even... […]

Mr. Mumba frequently has nightmares of his mother locking him up in the wardrobe and switching off lights whenever he made a wrong, these nightmares often wake his children as he screams in his sleep. […]