THE Foundation Against Child Marriages and Early Pregnancies Advocacy (FACMEPA) has challenged local non-governmental organisations to mobilise resources and help withdraw children married off during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. In an interview, FACMEPA founder Charles Kunda said local NGOs needed to ensure internal mobilisation of resources as opposed to entirely depending on donors....

ZAMBIA Union of Nurses Organisation (ZUNO) General Secretary Fray Michelo says government should expedite the recruitment of health workers to ensure that frontline workers are in place in case of a spike in COVID-19 cases. In an interview, Michelo urged government to quicken the process, noting that there was a delay in employing health workers....

MINISTRY of Health permanent secretary in charge of administration Dr George Magwende says people should not spend their energies arguing about whether or not COVID-19 vaccines work as they have demonstrated to be effective. In an interview, Dr Magwende said people's energies should be channeled towards encouraging others to get vaccinated so that they were...

ACTING Minister of Health Charles Milupi says government is concerned about the low COVID-19 vaccine uptake among Lusaka residents despite being the epicentre, every time there is a new wave. Speaking during a Covid-19 briefing, Friday, Milupi said Luapula and Western Provinces had progressed well, with above 50 percent of their eligible populations having received...

ECONOMIST Trevor Hambayi says COVID-19 made Zambia's economy contract, adding that poverty levels also increased. Speaking in an interview, Hambayi observed that the pandemic also caused a general reduction in revenue for all companies, among other impacts. "Our economy contracted. We were in a recession where we had a minus 3.2 percent GDP drop and...

THE Lusaka Magistrates' Court has convicted and sentenced a 46-year-old driver of Evelyn Hone College to 12 months imprisonment for defaming President Hakainde Hichilema. Convicting Andsen Zulu of Lusaka's Barlastone area, Magistrate Chrispin Hapungani observed that it had become common for people to bring the name of the President into disrepute on social media where...

ACTING Minister of Health Charles Milupi says the COVID-19 vaccination campaign is expected to end today, May 30, after the process was extended by a few more days owing to the overwhelming response. Speaking during a media briefing, Thursday, Milupi said government was very pleased by the positive response to the COVID-19 vaccination campaign. "I...

RESIDENT Doctors Association of Zambia president Dr Brian Sampa has urged government to make prostitution illegal and increase tax on alcohol in order to win the fight against HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Kabwata Ward 6 councillor Chishala Bwalya recently filed a complaint at the police, saying his office had received a notice from...

FORMER PF secretary general Davies Mwila says politicians will now be regarded as liars come 2026 because of the trend which UPND has set. And Mwila says PF is not short of leaders who can take over the party presidency, arguing that not all senior officials have cases before the courts of law. Responding to...