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Names and naming are an important aspect of literature as well as society. They act as tags and or referents to specific entities, both animate and inanimate. H uman beings as the centre of communication are not spared from the value of having names by which they are referred to. Personal names...

The study was aimed at finding out the role the media plays in communicating on disasters, particularly floods with the publics in Kuku and Misisi townships of Lusaka. The study was a result of the authors‘ attachment to the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit of the government and a research...

This study examines the socio-economic impact of the Mushala rebellion in North Western Province of Zambia from 1976 to 1990. The study argues that there were several reasons which compelled Adamson Mushala to take up arms against the United National Independence Party (UNIP) government. Mushala...

Mambwe language is spoken in Mbala and Senga districts of Northern Province in Zambia. The language has approximately 500,000 native speakers (CSO, 2010). Therefore, the study was conducted to identify, describe, analyse and write a comprehensive grammar of Mambwe language which is less...

This study was an attempt to investigate the meanings and sociocultural implications of selected Tumbuka anthroponyms. It sought to identify and analyse meanings of selected Tumbuka personal names; establish the kind of naming system that the Tumbuka of Lundazi district have in place; and to find...

With many countries experiencing high prevalence rates of HIV scaling up ART, it is vital to assess quality assurance in health facilities accredited to pro- vide these HIV and AIDS-related services. Reviewed literature indicates that there are limited studies in Zambia on the capacity of...

As the population of Zambia is growing bigger, so does the demand for energy. Currently, Zambia is dependent on ZESCO as the main producer of electricity for the Zambian people. Despite the government liberalising the energy sector in 1997, very few private players have come on board. ZESCO has...

The study is an interpretative analysis of the French to English translation of selected stories from “Les Contes d’Amadou Koumba” to “Tales of Amadou Koumba”. It seeks to analyse the translation in the light of the steps outlined by the interpretative theory of translation and also aims at...

Zambia is a multi-party democracy with many political parties in existence with a population that is predominantly young, but the youth are generally hindered from holding leadership positions at national level of these political parties. Opportunities for the youth to take up national leadership...

The general objective of the study was to critique from a Christian feminist perspective the unequal religious authority existing among female and male pastors in twelve Pentecostal churches in Lusaka. Specific objectives were to examine the motives behind becoming and training as pastors,...