Christabell James

Many years ago, when people got their news mainly from papers, magazines, radio, and television, fake news was not commonplace. But in the last decade, as the world went high tech with the growth of the internet and social media, fake news stories and fake news sites became proliferated. Talks about fake news have turned into a new focus on...

In compiling the list of the top Universities in Zambia, the ranking is usually done based on the universities offering the best programs such as MBA, Medical, Engineering, Arts & Design, Films & Media and many other courses and programs. These rankings also look at quantitative measures of academic productivity and how far the certificates awarded can take one...

Generally, education is known to be wonderful, interesting and above all, costly. It is the very soul of a society and passes from generation to generation. South African government is one of the many governments that have recognized the immense importance of education and as such made certain that basic education is compulsory. Hence, under the South African Schools Act...

To be in Cape Town is to be in paradise. In this new year, Cape Town has attracted a lot of tourists as a result of its beautiful and natural surroundings. In 2014, Cape Town attracted the presence of international press that wrote a lot of things which in turn hiked Cape Town on the list of most interesting...

Universities in South Africa have systems that are considered the strongest on the continent. South Africa is home to five out of the six best universities in Africa, including the University of Cape Town (located in South Africa's leading city, Cape Town) and the University of the Witwatersrand (located in the country's megacity, Johannesburg). Both campuses are constantly graded as...

The salary of top South African politicians holding senior government offices is quite overwhelming, making it one of the best places in the world to be a politician. Our head of state is currently one of the politicians topping the salary scales worldwide. Almost all the time, a new figure appears suggesting that those benefits supplied to President Zuma...

Still asking why many South African ladies are single? Well, the answer is not far-fetched...their ill conduct has tremendously turned men off. Even though more and more and South African and African ladies, in general, are choosing to stay single, I bet that much more really can't wait to be committed to someone. Yes! it is no longer shocking to see brave...

The 87th Academy Awards ceremony (an annual American awards ceremony honouring cinematic achievements in the film industry) was held on 22 February 2015 in Los Angeles and it ended with a flourish. Interestingly, Birdman soars high in this year's Oscar awards as he scoops four wins. Four incredible wins each for Birdman and The Grand Budapest Hotel, but hot favourite Boyhood...

Education was declared a basic human right by the former president of Zimbabwe, Robert Mugabe, and as such, all children in the country have the right to education even though most people send their children to independent schools. Today, the country is leading Africa in adult education with a literacy rate of about 90%, a little over Tunisia at...

Once in a while, you get to meet a president who stands out even in a room filled with skilled, well experienced, successful, and highly educated people. One who isn't just remarkably charismatic while sleeping, but also remarkably likable when he falls asleep in public. The 90-year old Zimbabwean president Mugabe does a tremendous amount of thinking, which might be...

Following Michael Sata's death on 28th October 2014, the Vice President became the interim President of Zambia until the recent elections, making him (Guy Scott) the first white African president since South Africa's in 1994. With the recently concluded presidential elections in Zambia which most people believe was a wake-up call to all Zambians to avoid mistakes of the past,...

The "salary-gate" scandal in 2014  which was a result of the media's exposure of the outrageous salaries earned by Zimbabwean politicians and parastatal bosses in Zimbabwe, led to a huge expectation that the Government would act quickly on corruption. While the Government didn't fail the public as it capped the salary of the Government parastatal bosses at US$6,000 from over US$500,000...

Have you ever wondered the academic qualifications of the presidents of Zambia? The country has really taken a long stride since the it gained independence from the hands of her colonial masters in 1964. We all know how big an effort has been put down to keep the country going. Zambian leaders have so far proven to have the capacity and...

Studying is definitely very different from reading and while some courses are somewhat easy, others are difficult to study. It is important to emphasize here that there is no such thing as an easy course in the university, however, some courses are more demanding than others. Here, we dish out some of the courses usually ranked as the hardest to...