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A Cleveland Clinic study shows that semaglutide and tirzepatide—injectable GLP-1 drugs for obesity—produce smaller weight loss in a real-world setting because patients discontinue treatment or use lower maintenance dosages. Treatment discontinuation also negatively impacted blood sugar control in patients with prediabetes. The study was published in the Obesity Journal.

BARNABAS ZULU

FOOTBALL Association of Zambia (FAZ) President Keith Mweemba says legendary football icon Kalusha Bwalya will play a key role in the growth and development of Zambian football.

Mweemba praised the former FAZ president following a meeting held earlier yesterday, describing Kalusha as an invaluable resource for Zambian football due to his vast experience and international exposure.

“Earlier today, I had the pleasure of meeting with my brother and friend, the legendary Kalusha Bwalya. As a renowned football icon, both on and off the pitch, his invaluable experience and expertise will be instrumental in driving our nation’s progress,” said Mweemba.

He noted that Kalusha’s history as a former national team captain, African Footballer of the Year, and seasoned football administrator placed him in a unique position to contribute meaningfully to the future of the sport in Zambia.

“I firmly believe that his insights will be crucial to the success of my administration,” Mweemba added.

Kalusha, fondly known as “Kalu”, remains one of the country’s most celebrated footballers, having represented the nation with distinction for over two decades.

His experience includes serving on the FIFA Technical and Development Committee and the CAF Executive Committee, roles that gave him global exposure and strategic football governance knowledge.

Mweemba’s remarks come at a time when FAZ is seeking to strengthen collaborations with past football greats and align efforts to restore the country’s standing on the continental and global stage.

While details of the meeting were not made public, the FAZ president hinted at future engagements and consultations with Kalusha and other senior figures in football.

NATION REPORTER GOVERNMENT has dismissed allegations of foul play in the death of former President Edgar Lungu and urged political players to refrain from exploiting the tragedy for partisan gain. Cornelius Mweetwa, the Chief Government Spokesperson has also claimed that former President Lungu was never blocked from travelling outside Zambia for his routine medical reviews, […]

NATION REPORTER

FINANCE and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says it has been tough dealing with the abruptness of the cut in the United States’ funding to the health sector.Dr Musokotwane, who was speaking in Livingstone at the Bloomberg-organised Africa Business Media Innovators 2025, says it would been better to be told two years earlier.

Addressing questions during the conference, Dr Musokotwane admitted that donor aid cannot last forever but criticised the manner of the withdrawal.

“It’s been tough dealing with the abruptness of the cut. Of course, everyone knows that aid is not meant to last forever, and at some point we have to become less aid-dependent. But what’s been difficult is how suddenly it’s being implemented. It would have been better to be told two, three, or even four years ahead – but that didn’t happen,” Dr Musokotwane said.

He also noted that the tough US tariffs would hurt Zambia as an exporter of copper.

He ruled out cutting ties with US, insisting that “we will not disengage from US because of this. There are problems but we are hopeful this can be resolved.”

Meanwhile, Dr. Musokotwane has called for a fundamental shift in how the country approaches its mining sector, stressing the urgent need to increase mineral production.Dr. Musokotwane reminded delegates that national prosperity hinges on growth in output – not the preservation of outdated systems. “If we are going to create environments that benefit many people, that only happens when we produce more and more,” he said.

He emphasised that Zambia must move beyond the mindset that simply having copper is enough. “This country will not become wealthy if we keep producing copper in the same quantity as we did in 1964,” he warned.

BARNABAS ZULU GOVERNMENT has sternly warned members of the public against issuing inflammatory or hate-filled statements concerning the death and funeral of Zambia’s sixth Republican President, Edgar Chagwa Lungu. Meanwhile, the Zambian government has been accused of attempting to forcibly seize the body of former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu from a hospital morgue in South […]

BARNABAS ZULU FORMER Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji says the country has lost a great leader in Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu, who passed away last week in South Africa. In an interview yesterday, Mr Malanji recalled that economic diplomacy was the hallmark in President Lungu’s implementation of foreign policy. “This death has come so early […]

Patients with womb cancer are not being tested for a genetic condition that increases their chance of developing further cancers, a study has found. The work is published in the journal BMJ Oncology.

A series of digital tests carried out via a smartphone app could enhance the detection of disease progression in Huntington’s disease and improve the efficiency of clinical trials, finds research led by scientists at University College London (UCL) and Roche.

Cocaine, a drug of abuse, activates just a portion—10% to 20%—of the neurons in the brain’s nucleus accumbens, a critical region linked to motivation and addiction. Though small in numbers, this activated neuronal population strongly controls drug-related behavior through downstream changes in gene expression, nerve synapses, neural circuitry and neural function that lead to behavioral change, including addiction.

Approximately 10% of the human population is left-handed. Among them, one in five exhibits a peculiar brain phenomenon known as atypical language lateralization. While most people attribute their language capability to their left hemisphere, this atypical group of left-handers utilizes their right hemisphere to speak. One of the oldest questions in neuroscience is how this phenomenon impacts brain organization and human behavior.