Establishing children’s hospitals vital
IN ANY society, children are important because they are the cornerstones of the future and their significance lies in several key aspects. Children carry forward people’s cultural heritage, traditions, and…
Train children in climate change mitigation measures
SOME scholars metaphorically refer to children as ‘empty chests of drawers’ which have space to pack just about anything and it better be valuable. Children learn the good and bad…
Cage reckless forest burners
NATURAL habitats are essential for the survival and well-being of all living organisms. Habitats provide necessary resources such as food, water, shelter, and breeding sites for the organisms that inhabit…
Debt restructuring: Bravo New Dawn!
ON MONDAY evening, President Hakainde Hichilema was bubbling with glee in that his New Dawn administration had scored another first. The head of State was blissful because in a monumental…
Let’s use spirit of Easter to promote peace, unity
YESTERDAY, Christians from various denominations in the country and beyond celebrated Palm Sunday. They marched while waving palm branches to celebrate Jesus Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem over 2,000 years…
IRH signals new hope for Zambia
TODAY is a great day not only for the people of the Copperbelt, but for the entire country. President Hakainde Hichilema is expected in Kitwe to hand over Mopani Copper…
Together we can curb alcohol abuse
SPEAKING when he addressed the nation on the progress made in the application of national values and principles on Friday, President Hakainde Hichilema listed alcohol and substance abuse among social…
Govt’s commitment to education commendable
DUBBED the great equaliser, education is central to the development aspirations of any country. For a nation to record meaningful development, it must invest heavily in the education of its…
Church must help save marriages
UNITED Church of Zambia (UCZ) Riverside congregation ministerin-charge Joseph Chinyanta’s call to the Church and families to stop rushing marriages of young couples who are inadequately prepared for the lifelong…
Defence forces’ swiftness praiseworthy
DESPERATE times call for desperate measures is what an old maxim states, entailing that extreme circumstances or situations can only be resolved by resorting to equally speedy actions. The axiom…