Friday, June 6, 2025

Columns

Former President Joe Biden Diagnosed with Aggressive Prostate Cancer

Former U.S. President Joe Biden, 82, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has metastasized to his bones, according to...

A Wedding that has Sparked the Debate about the Rich, the Extremely Wealthy and the Poor in Zambia

Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba wrote; One of Africa's music top stars, Diamond Platnumz (Naseeb Abdul Juma Issack), had over the weekend traveled to Zambia. He was in...

Mandela Was Watching Over Me

I first slept away from home 70 years ago in 1959 when I was 6 years old. My mother and I were travelling from...

BanaPromise Nalumango: Changing Government is Key to Poverty Eradication

When I first read the headline, “Changing Governments Is Not, In Itself, A Solution To Poverty,” at Lusaka Times, I assumed it was mere...

Lusaka–Ndola “Dual Carriageway”: Is the UPND Rebranding a Road Extension as a National Milestone

By Kapya Kaoma Recently, I’ve been struggling with what should be a straightforward question. Is the UPND government building a new dual carriageway between Lusaka...

Can Kratom Help with Weight Loss?

Kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) is widely known for its stimulating, pain-relieving, and mood-enhancing effects. But can it also support weight loss? Some users report reduced...

From Bally to Belly-Up: Leadership is Hard Mr. President

President Hakainde Hichilema’s recent confession—that “leadership is not easy, it is assumed to be easy from a distance, it is pretty challenging”—might just be...

Rodger Chongwe: who was he?

By Sishuwa Sishuwa One of Zambia’s legal giants, Rodger Masauso Alivas Chongwe, died on Tuesday this week aged 86. Born in Chipata on...