2,000 more teachers coming
MELODY MUPETA Kitwe WITH an additional 2,000 teachers set to be employed this year, Government says it will fire any educator who will be found operating in ‘wrong’ work stations.…
Govt adds tourism to school curriculum
DOREEN NAWA Lusaka GOVERNMENT has introduced travel and tourism in the secondary school curriculum to align education with industry needs and unlock job opportunities in Zambia’s growing tourism sector. Minister…
Another education milestone
THE Government’s decision to introduce travel and tourism as a stand-alone subject in secondary schools is yet another milestone in Zambia’s education system. For years, our education system has been…
Zambia bets on China’s rural revival model to transform countryside
Small enterprises applaud stable power supply MUTALE NDALAMA Lusaka ZAMBIA is turning to China’s rural development playbook in a new bid to transform its countryside—an ambitious move that could reshape…
Mining reforms need more funding – CTPD
NKOMBO KACHEMBA Lusaka CENTRE for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has emphasised that achieving the objectives of recent reforms in Zambia’s artisanal and smallscale mining (ASM) sector will require significantly…
ZDA clinches China deal
Move expected to significantly boost investment inflows NKOMBO KACHEMBA Lusaka THE ZambiaDevelopment Agency (ZDA) has secured a strategic partnership with the Jiangsu Industrial Cooperation Association, a body representing over 5,000…
‘Lumbwe was mentor, loving, visionary’
PHILIP CHISALU Lusaka FORMER presidential doctor Chishimba Lumbwe has been described as a mentor; loving; and visionary. Major-General Dr Lumbwe served as physician for former Presidents Kenneth Kaunda, Patrick Mwanawasa…
Digital transformation agenda: Smart Zambia offers blueprint
AARON KAMANGA Hong Kong, China SMART Zambia Institute national coordinator Percy Chinyama says Zambia needs to standardise, use high-tech public infrastructure and build trust in the systems to guide the…
HH unanimous adoption shows unity among members
Nkandu says members have seen how strong, unifying he has been PHILIP CHISALU, MATHEWS MALAZIKA Lusaka UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) deputy spokesperson Elvis Nkandu says the unanimous adoption…
Patience, sacrifice pay
THE story of Morris Phiri and Olis Chikupa is heartwarming. It is one of patience, resilience, and sacrifice. For four and three years, respectively, these two young health professionals volunteered…