Reflecting on UN International Mother Language Day
- Celebration of International Mother Language Day goes back to 1948 Gosnell Yorke THE United Nations (UN) International Mother Language Day is celebrated on February 21 every year. The theme…
Zambia’s road map for harnessing AI
Zambia’s rich cultural heritage and vibrant artistic traditions are unlikely to be overshadowed by AI WANDERA ZAHURA THE dawn of the 21st century has witnessed a profound transformation in the…
Martial arts in Zambia: Promoter of violence or peace?
Recognise it for promotion of peace, which drives it THE ideal martial artist is cast as an upstanding citizen, a humanitarian, invoking Knights and Samurai or philosophers of Ancient Greece…
Digital diplomacy: Crucial component of modern international relations
KAMWENJE CHINJILI-BANDA THE COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the significance of digital tools and the necessity for diplomatic and other forms of international communication to evolve. Due to the fact that diplomats…
Climate change as national security threat: Zambian perspective
ROBBY KAPESA WHEN Tropical Cyclone Freddy struck southern Africa between February and March 2023, Zambians witnessed, in their backyard, what before they had only considered an overseas humanitarian crisis. In…
Human rights and good governance
PETER BWANALI AS MUCH as a large segment of the Christian world is currently taken up with matters to do with the joys of Christmas, we should not lose sight…
Zambia at helm of peacebuilding
LISA KWALEYELA - Political aggression, intolerance should never be institutionalised THE seventh President of Zambia, Mr Hakainde Hichilema, took over as the chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)…
A call for a culture of peace
NO TIME is more apposite than currently to build a culture of peace in a world lacking peace in all senses. Evidence abounds in the world today. No social responsibility…
Environmental education key to sustainable development, peace
KONDWANI KAPINGA CLIMATE change is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, with far-reaching implications for the environment, society, and future generations. To effectively address climate change and…
Dag Hammarskjöld’s legacy
THIS month marks 70 years since Dag Hammarskjöld was sworn in as the second Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN). He reigned from April 10, 1953 to September 18, 1961…