THOMAS NGALA Lusaka CONCEIVED in 2013 and formalised in 2015, the expanded School Health Programme (SHP), with support from Healthy Learners, continues to support the Government’s Free Education Policy by ensuring the health of learners is prioritised. The programme integrates basic healthcare directly into schools by training teachers as community health workers, constructing school health
LUSUNGU CHIKOWELA Lusaka TO ADDRESS the everyday challenge many people, particularly women, face when searching for trusted salons and beauty, entrepreneur Wilbur Hachita is using technology to simplify how people discover and book beauty services. At the same time, the platform is also helping small beauty businesses reach more customers through a digital platform called
LUSUNGU CHIKOWELA, ZIPPORAH MUSHALA Lusaka DESPITE the growing threat of mobile money scams, many young Zambians continue to venture into the Airtel Money business, seeing it as more than just a source of income but a stepping stone towards bigger dreams. Nineteen-year-old Sabina Musuku is one of them. Encouraged and financially supported by her sister,
THOMAS NGALA Lusaka THIS year’s Zambia Agricultural and Commercial Show has lived up to its theme, “Fostering trade and investment”, with a range of transformative innovations on display. The Ministry of Education stand captured attention with a yellow minibus parked strategically. Emblazoned with the message “Turning Education into Sustainable Growth”, the vehicle has been converted
IT IS possible to build a meaningful career without neglecting your family,” says Hellen Mwale in her concluding message after this author chatted with her about her career journey. Conversely, it is difficult to define her by a single career because, at just 34 years old, Hellen Mwale has worn many hats. She is ambitious;
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI Lusaka LUBUTO Library Partners (LLP) has been empowering young people through promoting a culture of reading, a habit which has helped many children and youths to be protected from falling into the ills of juvenile delinquency. For the past 25 years, LLP has been positively shaping the character of young people, one book
Dear editor, MY NAME is Chitaba Nsunge, a fourth-year agricultural student at the University of Zambia studying crop science. I am writing to share my views on genetic modification in crops and their misconceptions and benefits. Genetic modification has been around since the first domestication of crops and animals. When a characteristic of an organism
CHARITY MUNG’OMBA Lusaka MANY young people leave school with dreams but often struggle to find the right path to follow. For Cosmas Mulenga, a competition he entered out of curiosity became an unexpected doorway to a career he never planned for, transforming him from a school leaver to a young sports journalist. When Cosmas Mulenga
DARLINGTON MWENDABAI Lusaka THE Zambia International Trade Fair (ZITF) is a flagship event, hosting different institutions from around the country and even across the borders for a special week of networking events, including entertainment for children. ZITF is strategically situated on the Copperbelt, in Ndola, which is Zambia’s second-largest city and the nation’s biggest investment
LUSUNGU CHIKOWELA Lusaka A TEAM of curious and excited learners filled the Zambia Daily Mail offices today as pupils from Emmanuel Adventist secondary school toured the news room, and experienced firsthand the world of journalism and information gathering. The educational tour exposed the leaners to the different processes involved in producing news, from gathering information