Letters

 I am a senior citizen surviving on a small pension. I have read many articles on pension fund institutions in your newspaper, but mostly these articles are on Saturnia. I wonder why you’ve never mentioned NAPSA. I am appealing to the NAPSA board to immediately do an upward of its monthly pension amount to at […]

Allow me to share my personal observations on the current status of the agriculture sector.  While I appreciate the positive achievements government has so far made to revamp operations of various value addition enterprises such as the cashew nut industry in Western province, there is still more room for improvement.  With the current reality of […]

EVEN after so many years of independence, Africa still lacks public laboratories where groups and or individuals can do experiments. Certainly, some leaders and individual citizens will start asking or researching whether there is such a thing as public laboratories for this purpose, even in developed countries. Even if such a setup is not there […]

Dear Editor, It is very sad and disheartening for the students, lecturers and Zambia at large to see how long the Copperbelt University (CBU) will remain closed. It therefore it paints a very bad picture to the outsiders who would want to pursue their studies at the institution. CBU being our country’s second highest ranked […]

THE new- look Great North Road (GNR) is a marvel to drive on especially between Mandevu and Ngwerere turnoff. However, the mini buses plying on this road have turned it into a nightmare as they stop and park anyhow to pick passengers. One observation is that the road contractor made provisions for designated parking areas […]

I was a stranger and you welcomed me,  I  was naked and you clothed me I was an orphan and adopted me I was crying and you consoled me I was shelterless and a home, you gave me I was persecuted and you defended me I was talentless and with skills, you empowered me” May […]

Dear Editor, The revelations by Gender Justice executive director Karen Simutelo that many young girls in rural areas are becoming victims of child marriage because of some harmful traditional customs that promotes the vice, are extremely worrying. Ms. Simutelo correctly points out that in rural areas some girls are regarded as adults when they reach […]

I AM more than sure I am not the only one who must be increasingly becoming concerned over the rise in killings of old people in Zambia on mere suspicion of practicing witchcraft. Admittedly this concern about persecution of persons accused of witchcraft practices have long been in Zambia for many years and the majority […]