Miss University of Zambia (UNZA) 2007 was an entertainment with a difference. Young people came from different parts of the capital Lusaka to witness the crowning of the new queen. Held on December 7, 2007, the event was altogether different from those held in the past....the organizing committee decided to give it a challenging theme: 'Stand Up and Speak Out against Poverty'

This year's World AIDS Day commemoration in Zambia had the largest match past i have ever seen. It was well attended and various government ministries as well as civil society organizations participated.   

For some reason or other, i have rarely paid attention to certain world commemorations but this particular one caught my utmost attention. The participants matc

A month ago Zambia observed its National Day. This has always been a time of much jubilation as people dress up in national colours....like one of those days when our National Soccer Team emerges victorious in a match.

The pangs of poverty have however turned this around over the years. Sometimes it's as though people can hardly notice what date it is on their calendars. Wit

Stand Up 2007 in Zambia

THE Stand Up Event in Zambia was well and extensively attended by various members of the civil society and local community. Despite the failure by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Representative to attend and flag off the match, the Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) Executive Dire