Archive: 11 April 2022

11 Apr 2022 | Dorothy Chaponda

MoH records 1 cholera case in Lsk

MINISTER of Health Sylvia Masebo has revealed that a case of Cholera has been confirmed in a 3-year-old girl from Mtendere township after she presented with severe acute diarrhoea and vomiting. And Masebo has revealed […]

11 Apr 2022 | Julia Malunga

109,777 health workers jostle for 11,276 jobs

CIVIL service commission chairperson Peter Mumba says a preliminary assessment shows that various institutions across the country have received an estimated 109,777 applications from health workers, with Lusaka accounting for the highest number at 21,301. […]

11 Apr 2022 | Davies Chilufya

HOME AND FAMILY: Culture, Norms and Respect

CULTURE AND NORMS may have a common denominator because they are words that speak to people’s behaviors and conduct. Culture speaks of customs, beliefs and ways of life of a people. It makes reference to […]

11 Apr 2022 | Dr Simon Manda

Reflections on the Lost COVID-19 Window of Opportunity for Zambian Farmers

This feature makes an argument that lost COVID-19 window of opportunity for Zambian farmers should help us to reflect on what has gone wrong in Zambian food systems – reliant on inflows from regional countries […]

11 Apr 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

UNZA explains over enrolment of law, medical students despite limited space

THE University of Zambia (UNZA) says it has seen an unprecedented enrolment of about 8,034 registered first year students in the 2021/22 academic year, explaining that the institution is responding to the growing demand for […]

11 Apr 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

Govt must review expenditure, make room for fuel subsidies – Kang’ombe

KAMFINSA PF member of parliament Christopher Kang’ombe says government can reintroduce fuel subsidies by cutting unnecessary expenditure in the 2022 budget. Commenting on Finance and National Planning Minister Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane’s remarks that government was […]

11 Apr 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

PF has temporarily handed over power to UPND – Chilangwa

PF acting president Given Lubinda says people regret voting for President Hakainde Hichilema because they have realised that he is a liar who deceived them. And PF acting Secretary General Nickson Chilangwa says his party […]

11 Apr 2022 | Mwenya Mofya

Citizens must buy certain drugs like Panadol for themselves – Chituwo

FORMER Health Minister Dr Brian Chituwo says he is of the view that things like Panadol should not be provided by government on an outpatient basis, arguing that citizens must be able to take care […]

11 Apr 2022 | Christopher Simwanza

UPND can’t reintroduce fuel subsidies, they’re not in control of economic policy framework – Wynter

ECONOMIC Front leader Wynter Kabimba says the UPND government cannot reintroduce fuel subsidies because the International Monetary Fund (IMF), who are “running Zambia’s economy”, can’t allow them to do it. In an interview, Thursday, Kabimba […]

11 Apr 2022 | Ulande Nkomesha

HH using corruption fight to impress Western world – PF

PF acting national chairperson Davies Chama says President Hakainde Hichilema is using the corruption fight to impress the western world. Commenting on President Hichilema’s remarks that his government was handling corruption cases cautiously by ensuring […]