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BARNABAS ZULU ZAMBIA is fast descending into a one-party state, where citizen voices will be completely muzzled using state police and the newly enacted draconian laws and if the Patriotic Front is not careful, they will end up with no MPs before the 2026 general elections because all their law makers are being jailed, Zambia […]

MUKWIMA CHILALA

THE Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has defended the Zambia Police Service amid growing criticism from opposition political parties over being denied the right to protest.

This follows several complaints from opposition political formations whose planned demonstration at the Lusaka Magistrate Court in protest of the conviction of Mfuwe Member of Parliament Maureen Mabonga was thwarted by the police.

However, SACCORD executive director Arthur Muyunda said the police were acting within the framework of the Public Order Act, and accused the opposition parties of ignoring and routinely violating the country’s legal provisions.

Mr Muyunda urged the United Party for National Development government to enact the long-delayed Public Gatherings Bill, stating that continued reliance on the outdated Public Order Act risked politicising law enforcement decisions.

Mr. Muyunda emphasised the importance of balancing constitutional rights such as freedom of assembly with the need to maintain peace and security, and has called on stakeholders to engage constructively and lawfully.

BARNABAS ZULU THE UPND and President Hakainde Hichilema are deploying the newly enacted draconian laws to decimate Patriotic Front (PF) Members of Parliament in Parliament in a bid to acquire the two-thirds majority, Miles Sampa has charged. Mr Sampa, the Leader of Opposition in Parliament is accusing President Hichilema of working towards acquiring two-thirds majority […]

At an undisclosed site in Germany’s Bavaria state, pharmaceutical CEO Philip Schetter opens a 75-centimeter (30-inch) thick steel door that secures his wares: vast amounts of cannabis.

A new study published in Science Advances reveals that a single gene plays a big role in how the liver stores energy, a process that’s critical for overall health and for managing diseases like type 2 diabetes. Led by Penn Nursing’s Kate Townsend Creasy, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Nutrition Science in the Department of Biobehavioral Health Sciences, the research focuses on the PPP1R3B gene. This gene tells the liver how to handle energy: store it as glycogen (a form of sugar) or triglycerides (a type of fat).

If you’re anxious about work, finances, the state of the world, or anything else, you might try a moment of mindfulness. Paying close attention to the present moment without judgment—the basic idea behind all mindfulness techniques—can help calm anxiety and improve focus, said Resh Gupta, a postdoctoral research associate with the Mindfulness Science and Practice research cluster.

Based on insights from Dr. Lubinda Haabazoka Zambia is facing one of its biggest energy challenges since independence. With droughts reducing hydropower output and the national grid under pressure, the country has started opening up the electricity market to new players. The goal is to bring in more private investment, introduce solar and thermal power, […]

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Waist-to-height ratio predicts heart failure incidence, according to research presented at Heart Failure 2025.

BUUMBA CHIMBULU THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has sounded alarm over Zambia’s mounting spending pressures, warning that rising debt service obligations and escalating social spending needs will strain the country’s finances this year. Finance and National Planning Minister, Situmbeko Musokotwane, recently said Government had restructured 90 percent of its US$13.34 billion external debt, thereby reducing […]

Rising temperatures may increase the severity of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a large new study presented at the ATS 2025 International Conference.