Black History Month: Why American slavery was abolished
CHISHIMBA LUMBWA Lusaka THE first recorded slaves brought to America were landed by ship in late August of 1619, on the coast of Hampton, Virginia. The ship had about 20…
Black History Month: Why Transatlantic slave trade was abolished
CHISHIMBA LUMBWE Lusaka SLAVERY, as defined formally, has been abolished, or has it? This was after a year of leap years, an interminably long time of murderous exploitation. Why did…
Black history month: Lowdown on Middle Passage
CHISHIMBA LUMBWE Lusaka THE Middle Passage was the sea journey in the holds of ships that slaves were transported in to the Americas from the Atlantic and Indian Ocean African…
IBA recounts 2024 events
- It was a year of resilience, progress characterised by triumphs, challenges JACK MWEWA Lusaka TAKING stock of its accomplishments and setbacks in 2024, Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) has described…
Alex Simalabwi to Lead Global Water Partnership’s Transformation
MARGARET CHISANGA Lusaka THE Global Water Partnership's (GWP) Steering Committee has unanimously selected Alex Simalabwi as Executive Secretary and CEO, effective 1 February 2025. As GWP Executive Secretary and CEO…
Liuwa: Wildlife changing lives
CHISHIMBA BWALYA Kalabo MUBIYANA Amulomba had been a teacher for 30 years before he decided to retire and venture into active farming in 2020. However, swapping a white-collar job for…
Twapia mothers turn to clean energy
LILLIAN BANDA Ndola IT IS late in the afternoon and Martha Mweemba, 38, a vegetable trader in Ndola’s Twapia Township, Copperbelt Province, is getting ready to prepare dinner for her…
Rain harvesting works wonders
- Mutama-Bweengwa community farmers avert drought, hunger MARGARET CHISANGA Pemba ON A four-hour drive from the country’s capital, Lusaka, to Pemba district in Southern Province, the sight of maize fields…
Repositioning Africa in global health
MONICA KAYOMBO, Lusaka TOMORROW Zambia will be playing host to one of the most important conferences, the 2023 International Conference on Public Health in Africa (CPHIA). This year’s conference will…
Travelling nightmares to Kasama
CHAMBWA MOONGA Kasama KASAMA, the capital of Northern Province, is 850 kilometres north of the capital, Lusaka. Now, those are not few kilometres to grant peace to any road traveller,…