GIDEON NYENDWA ECONOMIST Lubinda Haabazoka has called on Government to abolish the traditional 08:00 to 17:00 working hours, arguing that the rigid schedule is one of the major barriers to creating sustainable wealth in the country. Speaking on the broader issue of wealth stagnation in Zambia, Dr. Haabazoka said a shift to a 24/7 work […]
There is selective application of the law in Zambia, courts hears
GRACE CHAILE GOVERNANCE Enhancement Initiative director Kennedy Chanda has testified that there appears to be selective application of the law in Zambia, particularly concerning individuals affiliated with the UPND. Mr Chanda made the remarks while testifying as a defence witness in the case involving Lumezi Member of Parliament Munir Zulu, who is charged with uttering […]
HH honours Nawakwi with official funeral
NATION REPORTER PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has accorded an official funeral to Edith Nawakwi, a former cabinet minister in the MMD administration. And the President has declared Friday, 11 April, 2025, a day of National mourning in honour of Ms Nawakwi. Ms Nawakwi, 66 died on Monday, April 7th 2025 at Garden City Hospital in Johannesburg, […]
Phase II of ‘Waste No Waste, Trash is Treasure’ Campaign launched in Lusaka
GIDEON NYENDWA THE Italian embassy, in partnership with the Lusaka City Council, on Tuesday launched Phase II of the “Waste No Waste, Trash is Treasure” environmental campaign at the Zambian-Italian Cultural Centre. The initiative, part of the broader Move on Zambia Environment programme which targets schools as drivers of change in Lusaka’s fight against poor […]
FDA reverses course on telework after layoffs and resignations threaten basic operations
Weeks after ordering Food and Drug Administration employees back into the office, the agency is reversing course, allowing some of its most prized staffers to work remotely amid worries that recent layoffs and resignations could jeopardize basic functions, like approving new medicines.
Tapping fingers to a beat can aid speech comprehension in noisy settings
Tapping your fingers to a beat before listening in noisy environments makes it easier to understand people, finds a study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
Indiana joins list of states with 3 or more cases of measles. Here’s what to know
Indiana health officials announced a measles outbreak Wednesday, with six cases that have no known links to the outbreaks in several other states.
If you can’t evacuate GBM, grant him bail –Tonse Alliance
BARNABAS ZULU IF government has failed to evacuate Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba to South Africa for specialist treatment because of restrictive security protocols, it would be morally correct that the State should grant him bail pending appeal so that he can travel in his personal capacity, the Tonse Alliance has demanded. Information and Media Permanent Secretary […]
Europe’s population is adapting better to cold than to heat, study shows
A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has shown that Europe has adapted better to low temperatures than to high temperatures over the last two decades.
Fruit fly ‘Traffic Jam’ gene discovery could unlock human infertility solutions
The global birthrate has been in significant decline for decades. In the U.S., couples are deciding to have children later in life. A 2022 U.S. Census data analysis of Census Bureau and National Center for Health Statistics data reveals that fertility rates for women aged 20–24 declined by 43% during the period from 1990 to 2013. But the number of women aged 35–39 giving birth increased by 67%, and for women between 40 and 44, that increase was nearly 139%.