Maryner is also part of the European Union (EU) Youth Sounding Board, where young people advise on how EU programmes can better respond to the needs of their generation LUSUNGU CHIKOWELA Lusaka AT 22, Maryner Lungu has already spent five years working in youth and NGO spaces, making sexual and reproductive health advocacy a central
Dear editor, ZAMBIAN athletics is at a crossroads. On the track, we have a global star in Olympic bronze medallist Muzala Samukonga, who also ran 44.39s to win the Rome Diamond League in 2024 and finished on the podium in Brussels. Off the track, the sport is in crisis despite having a sound executive headed
TSUNGAI GOMBA Lusaka IN A society rich with young talent, the struggle for recognition remains a challenge for many individuals. Everyone is competing for opportunities to showcase their abilities and some do succeed while others continue to struggle. One such sector that continues to lag behind is the creative industry. Despite its immense potential, the
MICHELLE KAHINGA Lusaka AT 17, Steven Sichilima and Dalitso Mweemba had an idea to start a Zambian snack brand using dried local fruits. Four years later, that idea is now a full-lown business called Pambana Enterprise, a Zambian brand turning locally sourced fruits into healthy, convenient snacks. Today, Pambana offers a range of dried fruit
MARGARET CHISANGA Lusaka KULAMBA Kubwalo traditional ceremony is an annual ceremony of the Lenje people in Central Province. It is celebrated every year in October at a site called Likonde Lya Ba Nkanga, which is where the mother of the seven Lenje chiefs is buried. The Lenje people originally moved to Zambia from the Kolo
MARGARET CHISANGA Lusaka YOUNG environmental champions from Edwin Mulongoti Primary School recently enjoyed an educational visit to Munda Wanga Environmental Park after winning third prize at the 2026 Butterfly Kids Climate Action Fair. The learners, supported by Little Miss Intellect Zambia (LMIZ) and Child Youth Intellects for Change (CYIC), earned the award by presenting a
CHARITY MUNG’OMBA Lusaka FROM displaying colourful artwork to taking visitors through lessons on how they have grown vegetables, pupils from RPS High Top Private School are proving that learning goes beyond the classroom. The school attracted attention at the 98th Zambia Agricultural and Commercial Show in Lusaka, where pupils showcased their creativity, farming skills and
MICHELLE KAHINGA Lusaka TWENTY-FOURYEAR-OLD Joseph Kambele, a Bachelor of Computer Science student, is already challenging one of the continent’s biggest questions: Who will save Africa? The Mulungushi University student has written a book titled “Who Will Save Africa? Rethinking Leadership for a Brighter Future”, a thought provoking book that urges Africans, especially young people, to
MWAKA LENGALENGA Lusaka TWO Zambian students from St. Mary Queen of Peace have made their school proud by winning first prizes at this year’s 98th Zambia Agricultural and Commercial Show. Chizinga Lusungu, a Grade 12 learner, won first prize for Best Overall Design and Technology. Chizinga entered the competition with a creative idea called Trade
LUSUNGU CHIKOWELA Lusaka WHEN Niza Mwambazi lost her grandmother to diabetes, she resolved to develop an innovation that would enable people living with the condition to get treatment early. This resolve led to her development of the ‘The Beetroot Bandage’, an antibacterial dressing that uses a natural pH indicator extracted from beetroot to detect possible