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Government should increase funding to UNZA if the poor are to have a shot at a better future!

Since opening its doors to the first 312 students in 1966, the University of Zambia (UNZA) remains the premier center in providing optimal opportunities...

Africa’s rural areas could be the turning point for the region’s economy

According to the latest 2017 State of Food and Agriculture report released by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), the keys to achieving the 2030 Agenda...

LIFE ON CLOUDS? WHAT THE DISCOVERY OF ORGANIC MATTER ON VENUS’S CLOUDS COULD MEAN FOR MANKIND’S FUTURE

The discovery of Phosphine in the cloud decks of Venus isn’t a direct indication of micro-organic life, but it is beyond argument that the...

ENERGY DIVERSIFICATION IS THE ANSWER TO ZAMBIA’S POWER DEFICIT PROBLEMS

Zambia’s dependence on hydro-power has been a well-known risk factor of power generation. At this time of year, temperatures and humidity are gradually on the...

DEGAZETTING FOREST 27 IS AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER!

Who can publicly point out any priced development that can be a replacement of an important ecosystem like the one that is being provided...

WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH THE ’48-HOUSES’?

Corruption is a cancer that should be fought by all well-meaning citizens regardless of who is involved. Fighting corruption is not only vital but...

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WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH THE ’48-HOUSES’?

Corruption is a cancer that should be fought by all well-meaning citizens regardless of who is involved. Fighting corruption is not only vital but...

ZAMBIA; A NATION OF CAMOUFLAGED POLITICIANS

Ideally, ideological differences determine the political affiliations of individuals in a democracy. However, in Zambia, there is always an incalculable predicament, circumstances an individual...

AWARDS, A WAY TO MAKE MOTIVATED STUDENTS?

“The best student award goes to……..” these are the words many students would want to hear at the end of an academic year be...

An insight on toxic lead and a supreme lead free environment

There is more reception of metals other than being an earthly gesture of being discovered, unearthed, altered and refined them. From the benevolent endowment...

OPINION:…OF CHINESE DEBT AND MEDIA SENSATIONALISM

Zambia has borrowed about $5 billion (figures likely to rise in 2019) from China in recent years in what appears to be a calculated...

THE DAY THE PRESIDENT FELL FROM GRACE

It all started in the twilight hours of Tuesday, the 9th of August, when innocuous UNZA happenings virtually went from bad to worse for...

AN ORDEAL AT INTERCITY BUS TERMINUS

Intercity ─ Zambia’s largest bus terminus by area and commercial value ─ notorious for dupery with which, as a traveller, I recently had first-hand...

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WOMEN’S DRESS-CODE: Should there be a standard?

Dressing and appearance are thoroughly scrutinized for women in Zambia; if a woman looks too feminine; chances are she will not be taken seriously....