Egypt designs, develops smart, green city
FUMBE CHANDA Egypt IN THE searing heart of the desert, far from the Nile’s banks and Cairo’s chaotic sprawl, Egypt has accomplished what many once thought improbable: it has designed…
61st session of UAJ opens in Cairo with call for a principled press
FUMBE CHANDA Egypt THE vibrant heart of Cairo welcomed media professionals from across the continent as the 61st session of Union of African Journalists (UAJ) officially opened, marking a pivotal…
How Chinese-mined CSR is revitalising Copperbelt schools, clinics
NEWTON SIBANDA Lusaka WHEN pupils at Namboard Community School in Chambishi sat cross-legged on dusty floors 28 years ago, the future looked uncertain. Established in 1997 in a former Food…
Inside Lusaka’s ‘Small Chibolya’: Community gripped by drugs, despair
- The area is small hidden enclave in Matero Township which is a hotbed of illegal activity MAZOMBWE BANDA Lusaka IN THE heart of Lusaka’s Matero Township, a small,…
Zambia, Australian-African diaspora confer
CHARLES MUCHOLO Canberra, Australia THE Zambia High Commission to Australia and New Zealand successfully led an Australian-African diaspora delegation to the Invest Zambia International Conference (IZIC) 2025, held from July…
A Future 4 Kids gets donor goodwill
CHARLES MUCHOLO Canberra, Australia AN AUSTRALIAN support group working in partnership with a Zambian charity has lauded Government for creating a conducive environment for cooperating partners to contribute to the…
From zero to hero
Inspiring journey of Jairus Banda populary known as JB NEWTON SIBANDA Lusaka IT IS 18:00 hours at Luangwa Bridge. The sky is painted in dusky orange as daylight gives way…
Change is on the way: Chadiza’s long road to transformation
- Chipata-Chadiza road expected to bring economic development NEWTON SIBANDA Chadiza IN THE quiet, rural heart of Eastern Province, change is literally paving its way into the lives of the…
Luangwa’s CDF projects transform communities
- Water, shelter, health services now brought closer IN LUANGWA District, the enhanced Constituency Development Fund (CDF) is changing lives by bringing water, shelter, and health services closer to communities…
Summit recounts impact of Merck on healthcare
More than 2,280 scholarships for young doctors from 52 countries MARGARET CHISANGA Dubai MERCK Foundation has provided more than 2,280 scholarships for young doctors from 52 countries in 44 critical…