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…
Liberi learners acquire vital skills through Girl Guide, YESS girls programme
MARGARET CHISANGA Siavonga LOCATED approximately 18.5 kilometres from the central business district (CBD) of Siavonga, Zambia’s renowned tourism town, LIBERI School recently came alive with vibrant activity. Home to over…
Egypt’s new Cairo taking shape
CHISHIMBA BWALYA Cairo EGYPT is reinventing Cairo by constructing its new administrative capital more than 1,000 years after the city was founded in 969 AD. It is an ambitious project,…
An intellectual giant: Essays in honour of Muna Ndulo
Title: An Intellectual Giant – Essays in Honour of Muna Ndulo Editors: Marja Hinfelaar, O’Brien Kaaba and Pamela Towela Sambo Pages: 318 Price: K540 Publishers: Gadsden Publishers Selling points: Gadsden…
Zambia Pursues Blended Financing to Unlock Water Investments, seeks $6 billion in water financing
CHISHIMBA BWALYA Lusaka Zambia was one of the Southern African countries that experienced drought last year which affected both food security and energy provision. According to a report by NASA…
Malaria still global health burden
Zambia alone reported over 7 million cases of malaria in 2021 MAYENGO NYIRENDA Kigali, Rwanda MALARIA remains a major global health burden, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Africa bears 95…
Black history awareness: How and why Africa south of Sahara was colonised
CHISHIMBA LUMBWE Lusaka AFTER suffering the indignities and pogrom of slavery by the Europeans and Arabs, Africa was once again beset by the vicissitudes of colonialism. Why did Africans “allow”…
Black History Month: Lowdown on why Arab Slavery was abolished
CHISHIMBA LUMBWE Lusaka THE Arab slave trade of Africans south of the Sahara was for a far longer period and involved far more slaves than the Atlantic chattel slave trade.…