Category: Editors Choice

“A smile will motivate,  mothers to return after a worthwhile delivery experience,” MoH PS TS Professor Lackson Kasonka prods Zambian midwives By Saeed Simon Banda, Henry Chunza, Derrick Sinjela  and Ashton Kelly Bunda  Ministry of Health (MoH) Permanent Secretary for Technical Services (PS-TS) Professor Lackson Kasonka believes that  welcoming atmosphere by midwives will motivate,  mothers to return after a worthwhile first, second or third delivery experience. Speaking after presenting Christmas 🌲 Baby hampers on behalf of First Lady Mutinta Hichilema, at Chilenje Level 1 Hospital, Kabwata Constituency and Bauleni Clinic, Lusaka Central Constituency in Lusaka,  Professor Kasonka prodded Zambian midwives to always...

    By Henry Chunza Saeed Simon Banda and Derrick Sinjela UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) Kabwata Constituency Member of Parliament (MP) Andrew Tayengwa says helping needy individuals and families is top priority during his first term as a parliamentarian. Speaking during a Saturday, 24th December, 2022 interaction with community members in Kamulanga Ward, south of Lusaka, Mr. Tayengwa implored Zambians to walk the talk as Citizens in a Christian Nation through ameliorating vulnerability beyond ones nuclear family. In an apparent reference to Zambia’s extended family values, Tayengwa reiterated that being born and bred in Kabwata Constituency, it is...

  …So why isn’t money flowing in and why is The Kwacha losing value even with “Papa and Mama IMF” on board? By Dr. Lubinda Haabazoka THIS article is not for political cadres but intellectuals that enjoy mature economic debate. The article is aimed at contributing to national economic development. I never forget especially heated economic discourse. Today I want to address the issue of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and investor confidence. The whole country (Zambia) knows that I have never supported IMF packages. Those that argue for packages say that with the IMF on board, investor confidence increases...

  BEWARE: ‘DANGER’ WITHIN By Samuel Kasankha I touched my little farm in midweek only to find the new caretaker had renamed our dog “Danger”. It elicited an irritated chuckle out of me. Danger really? What a foolish name for our beautiful dog. These people from Katete don’t quite change. When I lived there in 1970 to 71, every other dog was called Danger! Ours was the only Tiger, till we relocated to Chipata where we found almost as many Tigers as Dangers and Bingos and Scoobies. Lions too but never other dangerous animals like Elephant or Hippo. The Danger...

*A MUST READ* *POLITICAL TEMPERATURE IN ZAMBIA 🇿🇲 DECEMBER 2022*. *By : Dr. Edgar Ng’oma ~Political Analyst* . In 2019 I did an article entitled as above; *POLITICAL TEMPERATURE IN ZAMBIA* ” In that article where I did a political weather focus for that day and the election in 2021. For those who remember that political focus, everything which was written happened exactly 💯 word by word. I wrote among many things that if general elections were held that day UPND and President Hakainde Hichilema would carry the day and form government. I did not only say that I went...

Zambia’s Nshima Politics By DERRICK SINJELA Friday, 9th December, 2022 Zambia, or Hakainde Sammy Hichilema (HSH7) faces three major huddles to prosperity; high income Inequality; high poverty and high unemployment! For HSH7 to win the Thursday, 13th August, 2026 election, the UPND Alliance New Dawn Administration must deliver money in people’s pockets, ameliorate ease poverty and attain these targets through job creation. Failing to improve economic plight of citizens, inability to eradicate poverty and letting unemployment blossom will act as reason for people to replace Hakainde Hichilema with Socialist Party Zambia President Dr Fred Namakando M’membe. As stated time without...

    By Kelvin Chisanga (African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) Conference Participant and Presenter) AS we end-up day two today of AFAP Regional Public-Private Dialogue, here are some few things that I presented to the forum of experts and industry captains gathered at Radisson Blu Hotel in Lusaka, a participation which was drawn from seven African nations and the meeting has run from 7-8th December, 2022 under the tutelage support of COMESA-ACTESA. Zambia’s total fertilizer capacity required per annum is around the region of about 850,000 metric tons and its total value is around USD 400 million which also...