Opinion
Page: 2
CHRISTMAS is a time for giving and it is very rare that free money would fall into your laps but with the social cash transfer (SCT) programme that is exactly what hundreds of vulnerable families across the country has experienced. With all the difficulties that Covid-19 brought it is heartening that that the SCT has […]
GOVERNMENT empowerment programmes have always been there but not fully taken advantage of by Zambians especially the youth because of the fear of taking risks. We quite understand that sometimes it is a lack of information that results to the low uptake of these opportunities but risk taking has been a major hindrance. Starting a […]
IMAGES of the flooded Society Business Park basement car park and pools of water blocking roads in the various parts of Lusaka are a testament to a major problem in the Lusaka drainage system. Worse still, many pedestrians are forced to take risks in a bid to avoid falling into hidden ditches or loosing footing […]
ITH the rest of the world witnessing a second wave or Covid-19 infections, it remains a concern that many citizens still seem comfortable with risking the future of our health system by not complying to public health guidelines. The Solwezi Municipal Council is saddened on the low levels of adherence to Covid-19 guidelines among members […]
THE extension of the voter registration exercise by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) should not trigger the complacency that was earlier seen, if you have not registered – do it now! ECZ Chief Electoral Officer Patrick Nshindano had extended the registration exercise by four days in response to public outcry. It is unfortunate that […]
THE rain season reminds us annually of the delicate balance between life and death and the role that water plays.Echoing Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Minister Jonas Chanda’s words: Water plays an important role in the country’s socioeconomic development and that Zambia has abundant water resources which require to be sustainably managed to avoid depletion.“Climate […]
AT the last Covid-19 update, the Ministry of Health announced 127 new cases which is cause for concerned because this goes against the 3 month pattern that had seen low numbers of positive cases.Is this a sign that the second wave of Covid-19 cases is now in Zambia?The Covid-19 fight has seen around 364 fatalities […]
THE startup industry has become a vibrating ecosystem for the large companies. It is not therefore surprising that more and more corpora-tions are looking to work with start-ups.The business landscape is changing quickly, making it hard for large firms to innovate quickly enough to thrive in this new contextLarge corporations are like big, slow ocean […]
SO far the Church has played an important role in Zambia’s fight against Covid-19 as is expected from this sector of society.However, over a period of time there has been an observation that Covid-19 public health adherence has started to lapse and this is where the church can step in regardless of denomination or location.Besides, […]
THREE days into the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) more voices have spoken out against vice with a call to the public to take up the fight.President Edgar Lungu says government is resolved to fight GBV as it has been a hindrance to national development.The President also said there is need for […]
