Prosecute those behind fake COVID tests
THE delicate and complicated nature of conducting coronavirus tests and diagnosis dictates that it is done by specialised medical experts with the aid of special medical kit. And as rightly pointed out...
View ArticleCensus in setback as COVID-19 escalates
FRANCIS LUNGU Lusaka THE 2020 national census of population and housing initially scheduled to commence on August 16, 2020, has been postponed to a later date, with all preparatory activities being on...
View ArticleDeal with COVID-19 culprits
IT IS becoming clear that some people have taken the health guidelines designed to reduce the transmission of the coronavirus (COVID-19) for granted. This can be seen in the failure by people to...
View ArticleBe vigilant on medicines
Dear editor, I WISH to comment on an advertisement by Pharmanova, who, in conjunction with the Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA), is recalling a batch of tablets, batch number 550520,...
View ArticleJail COVID-19 offenders
PRISCILLA MWILA Lusaka WITH persuasion largely falling on deaf ears, Government is to start effecting fines and, on conviction, jail terms against those defying health regulations on curbing the spread...
View ArticleWork from home, directs Lungu
PRISCILLA MWILA Lusaka TO CURB the further spread of coronavirus, non-essential workers have been directed to work from home as Zambia recorded 125 new cases, six deaths and 104 recoveries in the 24...
View ArticleBembas, Chewas cancel ceremonies
MAYENGO NYIRENDA, STEVEN MVULA Chipata, Lusaka COVID-19 has scuttled this year’s traditional ceremonies for the Chewa and for the Bemba. The Kulamba ceremony of the Chewa and the Ukusefya pa Ng’wena...
View ArticleTeenager convicted of 2 robberies
PRISCILLA CHIPULU Ndola AN 18-YEAR-OLD Grade Eight pupil of Ndola has been convicted of robbing two people of various items among them a pair of trousers and mobile phones. The juvenile, with other...
View ArticleCOVID-19 ex-patients being re-admitted
PRISCILLA MWILA Lusaka SOME people who recovered from severe COVID-19 are experiencing shortness of breath and fatigue for about two months and are being re-admitted to health facilities for two weeks...
View ArticleCop hacked
CHRISTINE CHIHAME Mungwi A 44-YEAR-OLD police officer in Mungwi district has been hacked to death by unknown people as he was going to make an arrest on Sunday. Four people have so far been apprehended...
View ArticleZRA needs support from the public
THAT the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has intercepted four trucks laden with lotions worth over K1.7 million which were initially declared as cleaning materials to authorities at Chanida border is...
View ArticleEU pumps in €2.7m medical supplies
PRISCILLA MWILA Lusaka THE European Union (EU) has given Zambia €2.7 million (about K58 million) worth of medical supplies to help in the fight against COVID-19 in the country. The medicines and...
View ArticleJudge recuses herself from false imprisonment case
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka A LUSAKA High Court judge has recused herself from hearing a case in which Kingphar Zambia Limited and eight of its workers have sued lawyer Lewis Mosho and the State over alleged...
View ArticleUse CDF prudently
THE decision by Government to release the K249.6 million Constituency Development Fund (CDF) budget allocation for 2020 as a lump sum is a commendable deed that requires reciprocal prudent use. Let’s...
View ArticleLungu launches K30m youth empowerment scheme
STEVEN MVULA Lusaka THE Presidential Choral and Arts Festival and the K30 million youth empowerment scheme have been launched with Government urging artistes to use the money constructively. In a...
View ArticleConstituencies in K250m cash
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka GOVERNMENT has released K249.6 million 2020 Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for the country’s 156 constituencies to enhance service delivery by local authorities. From the...
View ArticleTalking no longer paramount in chiefs’ case – Judge
CHOMBA MUSIKA Lusaka THE case in which the country’s four paramount chiefs want the Constitutional Court to determine and declare that they have powers to recognise, install, discipline and dethrone...
View ArticleThe Church must re-align
THE Church and other religious bodies should not abuse freedom of expression to insult national leaders, Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs Godfridah Sumaili has said. The call by Mrs...
View ArticleState should formulate statutory instrument on CSR
Dear editor, GOVERNMENT should consider formulating a statutory instrument (SI) on corporate social responsibility to help councils countrywide counter irresponsible business houses and companies in...
View ArticleCourt hears how wife died after sex
PRISCILLA CHIPULU Ndola THE Kasama High Court has heard how a woman allegedly died after a “rough” sexual encounter with her husband, who had taken a local herbal enhancer called mtototo. This is in a...
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