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Sixteen of the 33 men trapped underground the Chilean mine since August 5th have now been rescued. Shortly after 11:00 p.m. eastern time, the...

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice...

By Daimone Siulapwa & C.M This time around, forget the politics for a moment and let us look at the social aspect of life…. ...

Seeing the Dream Come to Pass TODAY’S SCRIPTURE “Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called...

In 1997, a 19-year-old English girl, Cecily Eastwood, was teaching at Lechwe School in Kitwe and volunteering with CINDI (Children in Distress) at a...

TODAY'S SCRIPTURE "Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing" (Proverbs 12:18, NIV) TODAY'S WORD from Joel and Victoria The Bible tells...

Africa -- a continent immensely rich with mineral resources and yet mired in poverty -- suffers from a catastrophic leadership failure or monumental deficit of leadership. Since 1960, there have been 210 African heads of state, but just try to find 10 -- The Cheetahs do not look for excuses for government failure by wailing over the legacies of the slave trade, Western colonialism, imperialism, the World Bank or an unjust international economic system.

Lately, Lusaka has been enjoying a spate of music shows by international musicians. Most of them have been musicians who play the pub popular types of dance music. Scantily dressed young women, gyrating waists and behinds, and open belly wriggling flash in your minds. Pictures you would not want your children to be in. The music is high volume and fast paced. I guess we Africans are physical and even in the churches; we have thrown away the Latin and Germanic hymns for the modern Afro-rhumba and Euro-pop gospel. Probably sex is on our minds not much different from our ancestors vigorously raking out a foot behind and imitating the mating moves of a rooster during those bright moon nights. That was music and dances when a Mbalule (lead) drum would sharply portray what is done in the dark. Tha