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By RUTH YAMBAYAMBA

ECONOMIST Kelvin Chisanga has expressed concern over Zambia’s dragging debt restructuring process as the year ends.

One of the world’s leading experts in pediatric pain management is calling upon clinicians nationwide to join an “Ouchless Jab Challenge,” to eliminate the pain, trauma and anxiety of needle jabs for young children.

By VITA BANDA

COMESA Business Council has expressed concern with the high levels of illicit products on both the Zambian and regional markets.

By NATION REPORTER

THE civil society organisations Debt Alliance has noted that Zambia may need to start thinking of re-strategising its debt plan to ensure the restructuring process does not continue to stall because there is a real possibility that private creditor could easily pull out of the deal.

By NATION REPORTER

PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has warned opposition political leaders to behave and refrain from breaking the law under the guise of being leaders of political parties because the police shall certainly have them arrested.

By NATION REPORTER

THE Zambia Association of Manufacturers says the continued high lending rates in the country have continued to undermine the growth of the sector hence the need for Government to quickly look into challenge.

Zondwayo Duma, the ZAM lead policy analyst says there is need for the financial institutions to consider reducing their lending rates because the rates had become the major challenge being faced by the sector.

Mr. Duma said there had been an appetite for people to venture into entrepreneurship but lack of capital coupled with the high cost of borrowing was proving to be a challenge which should be addressed with the urgency it deserved.

He said these are issues that the government should be addressing as play a pivotal role in seeing the growth of the sector which in turn would feed into growth of the gross domestic product.

By NATION REPORTER

LIVESTOCK and Fisheries Minister Makozo Chikote has assured stakeholders that Government is making progress when it comes to the identification and traceability exercise of livestock to enhance animal disease control.

Can you think of a comedian, actor, poet or writer who suffered from mental illness? Maybe the actor Robin Williams or comedian Stephen Fry came to your mind. Perhaps it was the writer Virginia Woolf. All three have had well-documented struggles with bipolar disorder.

IT is good that President Hakainde Hichilema has reminded the Zambia Police Service about the importance of being professional in their operations.

By LUCY PHIRI

THE Lusaka Magistrate Court has dismissed an application by the defence not to allow the State to proceed with the matter involving former Health Permanent Secretary Dr Kennedy Malama and seven others unless consent from Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) was granted.