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The arrival of a baby is traditionally treated as the culmination of a woman’s journey. The congratulations begin, the celebrations follow and attention naturally shifts towards the newborn. Yet for the woman who has just given birth, an entirely different journey has begun. It is a journey that can be physically exhausting, emotionally confusing and […]

At the time of writing this, I am preparing for a panel taking place this evening on “Living healthily with Diabetes”. The title made me pause, because living healthily sounds simple until we ask what it actually requires. It is easy to tell somebody to eat better, exercise, take their medication and attend every […]

This week’s Monday Opinion examines a distinction that is becoming central to Zambia’s energy and industrialization debate: installed electricity capacity is not the same thing as dependable power and dependable power is not the same thing as electricity that can actually reach a mine, smelter, factory or household when it is needed. Zambia has made […]

Football’s biggest stars are earning sums that would have seemed unimaginable only a few years ago, with club contracts, bonuses, sponsorships and business interests turning the sport’s leading players into global financial powerhouses. In 2026, Cristiano Ronaldo remains at the top of the football earnings table, with Forbes estimating that the Portuguese superstar earned $300 […]

NEW YORK – Zambia’s post-election political dispute is set to reach the streets of New York this week, with Zambians living in the United States planning demonstrations outside the United Nations headquarters during the 81st United Nations General Assembly. Governance activist Augustin Mukoka says Zambians are preparing to use the gathering of world leaders and […]

A 56-year-old Congolese pastor has been sentenced to 15 years in prison with hard labour after being convicted of smuggling seven people into Zambia through the Mokambo Border Post. According to the Zambia Daily Mail, Charles Wilenga, a Congolese national, was convicted by the Ndola High Court on one count of illegal entry into Zambia […]

You make a normal payment with your bank card, but somewhere inside the banking system, automated security systems are checking whether the transaction looks unusual. Banks and financial institutions use sophisticated monitoring systems to identify transactions that may require additional scrutiny. The systems do not simply look for one suspicious transaction. Instead, they can analyse […]

MINISTER of Green Economy and Environment Gilbert Siame has pledged to run the ministry with an open mind and remain receptive to ideas from various stakeholders. Dr Siame disclosed that effective delivery of the government’s development agenda requires consultation, collaboration and support from different stakeholders. He said this in Lusaka when he called on Senior […]

LUSAKA – A remarkable moment unfolded in Zambia’s Parliament on Monday, September 21, 2026, when Lazarus Hakalebula, who is blind, read his oath of office before taking his seat as a Member of Parliament. Hakalebula is among the five persons living with disabilities nominated to Parliament by the UPND under Zambia’s new mixed proportional representation […]

A Climate expert who is also the […]