THE Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says COVID-19 impacted the conduct of voter education negatively due to restrictions on community mobilisation. And ECZ says some restrictions negatively affected its corporate image as some stakeholders held the view that they were targeted at opposition parties. In response to a press query, ECZ corporate affairs manager Patricia...

PHARMACIST Jerome Kanyika says there is need for the country to also consider extending the COVID-19 vaccinations to infants, so that a huge population is protected. In an interview, Kanyika said getting vaccinated was the only sure way of protecting oneself against the new COVID-19 variant. "I think one thing that we need to understand...

FINANCIAL Intelligence Centre (FIC) acting Director General Liya Tembo says the institution did not relent in fighting against financial and economic crimes despite the restrictions which came as a result of COVID-19. In an interview, Tembo said despite the challenges caused by the pandemic, FIC continued to perform its mandate and utilised various available systems...

PUBLIC Health Association of Zambia (PHAZ) national coordinator Christopher Kalumba says government has done its homework, and it is now up to citizens to ensure they take personal responsibility with regards the COVID-19 pandemic. And Kalumba has called for Continuous Professional Development Programmes (CDP) on COVID-19 among health workers. In an interview, Friday, Kalumba said...

NATIONAL Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) executive director Aaron Chansa says he hasn't seen any COVID-19 preventive measures being carried out in schools. In an interview, Chansa urged government to quicken the process of purchasing desks, so that pupils were able to physically distance during classes. "That is very true (flu in schools)....

COMMUNITY Development Minister Doreen Mwamba says no street kid tested positive for COVID-19 when some of them were tested about a month ago. In an interview, however, Mwamba, revealed that some tested positive for some sexually transmitted diseases. "These children, after screening them, interviewing them, we found out that they are also highly diseased not...

HEALTH Minister Sylvia Masebo says the national vaccination coverage is now at 39.9 percent, with 4,366,458 people being fully vaccinated. During a COVID-19 media briefing, Friday, Masebo said government remained hopeful that COVID-19 would eventually be a public health event of the past. "Last year this time, we had a high incidence of COVID-19 and...

MINISTER of Health Sylvia Masebo says there were nine COVID-19 associated deaths in the just ended week, an increase compared to the five which were recorded the previous week. In a statement read on her behalf by Ministry of Health permanent secretary for technical services Professor Lackson Kasonka, Monday, Masebo said there had also been...

NEWLY appointed United Nations resident coordinator Beatrice Mutali has commended government for maintaining political stability and promoting peace in the Southern region. And President Hakainde Hichilema has assured Mutali of his government’s support during her tenure. Speaking when she presented her credentials to President Hichilema, Monday, Mutali also commended government for its pledge to abolish...

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has thanked the World Bank for its support towards the new dawn government's policy push for an improved economy. And World Bank managing director Anshula Kant has assured government of the bank's support towards its economic transformation agenda. Speaking during a meeting with the World Bank representatives, Monday, President Hichilema said Zambia...