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Narrated by Kelvin Sikanyiti My story goes back to 1994 When I was in grade 4. It was an amazing experience. In those days, it was common that as you prepare for Independence Day celebrations, every pupil was required to contribute a certain amount of money in order to taste

… Survivors recount horrifying moments just before the crash By Flavior Kanungo ON September 19, 2022, a sombre mood enveloped Zambia as news filtered through that 23 members of the United Church of Zambia (UCZ) Women’s Christian Fellowship (WCF) of Nsama Consistory in Northern Province had perished at Chaushi Hill

… the chap brought home firewood with maggots, now the lizards are playing Nebuchadnezzar next door Article by Scoop Reporter   YO MAPS invited maggot-infected firewood into his home and has no one to blame today for being visited by lizards. He too inherited his wife's vulgar language into his

“USE HEART FOR EVERY HEART”   GUEST ARTICLE BYZAMBIA HEART AND STROKE FOUNDATION Brenda Chitindi – Executive Secretary. Today, 29 September 2022 is the World Heart Day with campaign message “USE HEART FOR EVERY HEART”.  The Zambia Heart and Stroke Foundation is calling for urgent action on climate change and

By Bennie Mundando BORN Doraze Banda on June 2, 1997 from parents Azel Banda and Dorothy Musonda Chikonde Banda, I am the first born and I have only one sibling, a young brother. From preschool to 7th grade (2000-2009) I was at Ndabeni primary school in Avondale, Lusaka. I did

By Fiske S. Nyirongo THE International Organization for Migration (IOM) noted in a brief report in 2015 that migration was becoming an important issue in the global development agenda. It noted as well that there’s less attention placed on the families of migrants, in particular the left-behind children of migrant

How harassment draws sympathy from public as I met HH in Shoprite today. Today, around 11:30 hours on this Christmas Day, I went to Lewanika shopping mall in woodlands where Woodlands stadium, where City of Lusaka football club is situated. I found myself in Shoprite to buy bread. Who do

By Prof. Michelo Hansungule In summarily dismissing Denny Kalyalya and replacing him with controversial figure Christopher Mvunga, President Edgar Lungu is in effect appointing himself as Governor of the Central Bank. Very sad respected economist Dr. Kalyalya has to go packing this way like a general worker with no tenure

By Ngobola Muyembe The Construction works in Zambia was a way of stimulating the economy and had it been handled properly, the impact of Covid we are trying to mitigate now couldn't have been this severe. The idea was to start road works with 100% of the contracts going to