Opinion
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IT is encouraging to hear Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja make a commitment towards a standardized practice by the Zambia Police Service.As we head to the 2021 General Elections, it is important that the members of the public can confidently look upon the police as a service and not a command. In his speech […]
BARS and Night Clubs were given the go ahead to operate on a temporal basis just last week but it is clear that no lesson was learned in the 6 month Covid-19 suspension.Reports coming out of the Copperbelt mirrors the sceanrio in many parts of the country where the leisure spots are operational outside of […]
THE levels to which people will go to make quick money are truly diabolical and it is extremely alarming that the Zambia Revenue Authority has again busted a counterfeit scam.A combined team comprising ZRA, the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC), Immigration Department and the police raided a place named Mango Investments Tobacco Limited for suspected conspiracy […]
ONE of the measures of an effective democracy is free media and going by the current insecurities faced by media practitioners, Zambia’s human rights status stands accused.Just yesterday, the Media Institute of Southern Africa Zambia (MISA Zambia) appealed to the Zambia Police to protect journalists in the line of duty especially as the country head […]
EFFORTS to promote industrialisation at Provincial level continues to score success with Muchinga now having successfully hosted the first ever Region Two – Quality Improvement Conference 2020.The event saw virtual participation from Luapula and Northern province that identified hindrances to providing quality health services.It is encouraging that despite the negative impact of Covid-19, the Provincial […]
THE ambitious endeavor by Zambia’s own mobile network operator is making great headway in serving the people across the length and breadth of the country – focusing more on the service and not just profit alone.It is gratifying to know that in spite of the challenges that have come in the wake of the Covid-19 […]
ZAMBIA is slowly edging towards 13,000 confirmed Covid-19 cases and there seems to be no respite insight.In fact the latest Covid-19 updates have shown a worrying pattern where the virus is slowly making its presence felt across all the provinces.Unfortunately, every Covid-19 case is not just a number but an actual dent in already limited […]
CONTINUED reports of several minors dropping out of school in Zambia every year due to early child marriages makes sad reading. Once they are out of school, it is not a secret that the majority of the minors, more especially girls get entangled in a vicious cycle of poverty, reducing their opportunities of having a […]
ZAMBIA is now facing a daunting reality following the announcement that two Covid-19 reinfections have been recorded. Minister of Health Dr Chitalu Chilufya disclosed that the incidence of re-infection was one that needed to be taken seriously as Zambia continues to live under the new normal. Just when, we thought we were getting a handle […]
IT is sad to see upcoming entrepreneurs continue to put their livelihoods at risk by putting up mobile money booths that have not been sanctioned by the council. It is disheartening to hear that the Livingstone City Council (LCC) has razed down 11 mobile money booths for causing traffic obstruction in the streets of the […]
