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By NATION REPORTER

MILES Sampa has demanded that Rober Chibinga’s seat should immediately be decalred vacant because the embattled Mafinga Member of Parliament along with his cohort, Morgan Ng’ona had been fired as Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and secretary general respectively and had since been expelled from the former ruling party.

Yesterday however, Mr Chabinga ran back to the High Court from which he made an application, seeking that the court should freeze his dismissal and expulsion from the former ruling party.

“There is a known practice in this House and a precedence has been set. When secretary generals of the party writes, to advise (on the status of a party member), this Parliament responds. The PF wrote last time, the letter was written at 12:00 hours and at 14:00 hours the changes were effected in the House,” Mr Sampa said.

“We wrote two days ago talking about the changes of the Leader of the Opposition, and for Chief Whip. The Opposition Chief Whip is Brenda Nyirenda and the Leader of the Opposition is Madam Mulenga Kampamba but 48 hours later, no changes have been effected,” Mr Sampa complained.

He explained that the front seats for the opposition was empty because there was no body to offer direction as he had expelled Mr Chibinga and Antony Mumba from the PF.

“Madam Speaker, are we in order to ignore our own precedence and ignoring our own rules?” Mr Sampa asked.

But First Deputy Speaker Malungo Chisangano in her response said: “I have not seen that communication ….order MP for Mambilima, the language is not good. Can you withdrawal? The feedback is still coming. Definitely the feedback will be given to you. I cannot comment since it has not come to me directly,” Ms Chisangano said.

By BARNABAS ZULU LIMULUNGA is facing a significant threat as a swarm of red locusts has infested over 410 hectares of maize fields in Luena Constituency. Agriculture coordinator for Western Province, Rodwel Muntanga, confirmed that 2, 000 hectares out of 54, 000 in the region have been affected. “The infestation is not limited to Limulunga,” Mr Muntanga said. “Similar crop damage has been reported in the Sinjembela area of Sioma.” In response to the crisis, provincial Permanent Secretary Simomo Akapelwa led a fact-finding mission with officials from the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, and the International Red Locust Control Organisation.  Mr Akapelwa described the situation as a disaster, stating, “The government is committed to managing and containing the red locust infestation to protect the region’s food security.” The government has already begun motorised spraying to contain the spread of the pests. Aerial chemical spraying has been recommended for the affected areas in […]

By NATION REPORTER THE Constitutional Court set its own peculiar precedence by decanting its previous four decisions on the eligibility of Zambia’s Sixth President Edgar Lungu and will have to live with it now that the case has yet again gone back to the court, Brebner Changala has said. Mr Changala, the civil rights and political activists has raised concerns over the credibility and consistency of Constitutional Court rulings under the UPND administration, warning that many of of its decisions could be overturned once a new government takes over. Mr. Changala said in an interview that judicial rulings should be able to stand the test of time, independent of political influence. However, Mr Changala is claiming that recent court decisions were being perceived to be driven by political interests and influences rather than the principles of justice. Mr. Changala said the UPND administration had demonstrated a pattern of interfering with key state institutions, including the […]

Scientists at Auburn University have uncovered a fundamental principle of how brain cells stay connected, and their discovery could change how we understand Alzheimer’s disease. Published in Cell Reports, this study reveals that neurons—the cells that make up our brain—use simple physics to maintain their connections, and that these processes change in Alzheimer’s patients.

Researchers have found that the clinical application of BCR::ABL1 digital PCR can reliably quantify stable deep molecular remission of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), which will help to determine for which patients chronic drug treatment could potentially be discontinued. This transcript that is unique for CML is more sensitive and accurate than the current standard, real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR), for detecting ultralow levels of residual leukemic disease. Results are reported in The Journal of Molecular Diagnostics.

Editors of medical journals deal with allegations of research misconduct, defined by the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) in the U.S. as fabrication, falsification and plagiarism. Research misconduct threatens the validity of science, undermines trust in science and contributes to misinformation and disinformation about science.

Vaping during pregnancy is becoming more common, but its impact on early human development is not well understood. A new study by scientists at the University of California, Riverside, now reports that the flavor chemical menthol used in electronic cigarettes could pose risks to a developing baby.

Most comatose patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest who died after withdrawal of life-sustaining therapy (WLST) were considered by experts to have recovery potential of at least 1%, according to a study published online March 25 in JAMA Network Open.

A clinical team has spearheaded the use of CAR-T cell therapy for blood cancers. The researchers recently treated the first myeloma patient with this therapy, resulting in a very good response without severe complications. The expansion of this innovative treatment to myeloma patients offers new hope for those who have not responded to traditional treatment, marking a significant milestone in advancing health care in Hong Kong.

Research from Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago strongly suggests that Kawasaki disease is caused by a single respiratory virus that is yet to be identified. Findings contradict the theory that many different pathogens or toxins could cause this disease that can lead to serious cardiac complications in young children.