Category: Editor’s Choice
-
GUEST ARTICLE: GMOs – is it a question of eating Pork but not the pig’s offals
By Siphiwe Zulu In “Ma Offals”, his smash hit of a few years ago, popular local musician Mundia Mukubesa aka Petersen, laments the attitude of a certain race in Zambia that likes to date black Zambian women yet refuses to marry them, purportedly because of “religious reasons”. Petersen metaphorically paints a picture of a certain…
-
#GUEST ARTICLE: Is Lungu taking us for fools?
By Lazarus Bwalya Former President Edgar Lungu really thinks we’re stupid, doesn’t he? There he was midweek with a horde of other politicians challenging his successor Hakainde Hichilema to call for an early election. His basis for the challenge to Hichilema – who himself must shoulder the blame for being too nice to Lungu –…
-
GUEST ARTICLE: A call for unity and solidarity in the face of a Cholera outbreak
By Daimone Siulapwa In times of crisis, the call for unity must be resounding, drowning out the noise of political affiliations. No political leader should be permitted to gain political mileage from the suffering of our people. This is a moment that requires selfless dedication to the well-being of our citizens, transcending party lines and…
-
Key strategies in improving health system in ending cholera
Accessing quality water is a fundamental human right for all Zambian. Government should continue and strongly to improve access to quality water, good sanitation and hygiene to all Zambian. Not accessing quantity and quality water is a failure of Government because access to safe water is basic human right. Government should not only define health…
-
GUEST ARTICLE: Don’t pay back the loan too fast
By Esther Kowa This advice might not work for others (lending institutions and interest rates differ) but it works for me. Like I mentioned, it’s one of the perks of being a civil servant. I sleep peacefully knowing that no one will come and knock on my door to ask for their money back, the…
-
GUEST ARTICLE: Celebrate your Grade 7 babies regardless…
By Laura Miti Congratulations to all parents of children who have achieved glittering marks to proceed to Grade 8 and 10. Congratulations, too, to those whose children have done well, but not brilliantly. It is, however, parents,whose children have barely progressed that I am interested in. I would like them to understand that the Zambian…
-
GUEST ARTICLE: Is Edgar Lungu really a lawyer?
By Ollus Mav Ndomu WITH utmost respect and deference, I find myself compelled to express my profound bewilderment regarding former president Edgar Lungu. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=688131876790911&id=100067823136380&mibextid=Nif5oz His demeanor, rhetoric, and choice of friends cast a shadow of doubt upon the prestigious title of former President that he bears. I cannot help but question the authenticity of his…
-
GUEST ARTICLE: The practibility of our education system
By Valden Findlay How about we completely overhaul our education system? I am not saying that our education system is fundamentally horrible or that other countries have better systems. No. What I am saying is that our education system seems not to be structured for our status quo. I think, as a country, we deserve…
-
GUEST ARTICLE: Not even one sentence to comment about our current problems from Lungu
By Laura Miti It seems that in his current apparition, President Lungu has decided to be as clownish as a toddler. Sitting with folded legs on chairs in public, a little skip here, a jig there, a guffaw out of the blue. Now, since the man is a politician, and everything that politicians do is…
-
Samfya businessman writes ministry of finance over non availability of 5, 10 Ngwee coins
I am writing this letter to complain to you about the shortage of 5ng and 10ng coins in circulation. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=666422245628541&id=100067823136380&mibextid=Nif5oz It has come to my attention that some stores are continuing pricing commodities in ngwes where they don’t give change as a result, Zambians are losing alot of money to these investors. Kindly tell the…