The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested a notorious drug dealer of Lusaka’s Matero Compound for trafficking in narcotic drugs. In a statement, Monday, DEC public relations officer Mathias Kamanga said Danny Mapulanga, a 27-year-old... […]

SPECIAL Advisor to the President for COVID-19 Dr Roma Chilengi says he doesn’t feel he must explain his work to the public. Meanwhile, Zambian author Mayando Mataa has appealed to the Ministry of Health to […]

FAMILIES are Nations president Judith Mwila says government should ensure parents are adequately sensitised before rolling out the vaccination programme in schools. During a recent press briefing, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo said all unvaccinated eligible […]

MINISTRY of Health Director of Infectious Diseases Professor Lloyd Mulenga says Influenza is not as lethal as COVID-19 and hasn’t been a major public health problem. In an interview, Prof Mulenga said COVID-19 barely affected […]

WHEN Thelma (not her real name) died, her acquaintances had this sketchy Bemba phrase to say, ‘Thelma ubusuma bwakwe bwamulya.’ This translates in English to something like, ‘Thelma’s beauty has led to her death.’ Recently […]

MINISTRY of Health permanent secretary in charge of administration Dr George Magwende has acknowledged that other services tend to suffer when the country is faced with a public health threat, as attention mostly shifts towards […]

MINISTRY of Health Director of Infectious Diseases Professor Lloyd Mulenga says more men compared to women have been diagnosed with COVID-19, with a ratio of about 54 percent for males and about 46 percent for […]

LUSAKA Ministers Fellowship chairperson Christopher Kabunda says the COVID-19 pandemic also caused some members to backslide because they could not fellowship with others at church anymore. And Bishop Kabunda says the pandemic brought some levels […]

INFRASTRUCTURE, Housing and Urban Development Minister Charles Milupi says PF is being childish by singling out former finance minister Felix Mutati in the FTJ University saga just because he is part of the UPND government.... […]