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New research published in Human Genetics and Genomics Advances reveals the difference between “what we say” and “what people hear” when engaging underrepresented communities around genomics and health care.

The largest genetic study of its kind, coordinated by the International League Against Epilepsy, including scientists from FutureNeuro at RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, has discovered specific changes in our DNA that increase the risk of developing epilepsy.

A UN anti-racism committee on Thursday urged rich countries—particularly Britain, Germany, Switzerland and the United States—to waive coronavirus vaccine patents and said they violated a guarantee against racial discrimination.

By SHERRY CHABALA

THE Citizens First party has called on the UPND government to provide a clear road map in addressing the escalating levels of unemployment among the youths.   

Speaking during a press briefing in Lusaka yesterday, President Harry Kalaba said the continued delay in addressing the challenges surrounding Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) and Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) was contributing to the high levels of unemployment in Zambia.

Mr Kalaba said Government needed to formulate a strategy that would adequately have dealt with the challenges of the two giant mines in order to remove young people from destitution. Mr Kalaba said most young people on the Copperblet had been condemned into destitution because the UPND leadership was not addressing problems affecting them. He said the continued recruitment of men and women in uniform was not sufficient enough to address youth unemployment, advising that private sector-driven industries were key to addressing unemployment levels in the country.

“Our leaders seem not to be concerned with the welfare of the young people and this should be a source of concern. When the young people woke up early in the morning to cast their vote in favour of UPND, they had hope that things will change but this is when things are worsening,” Mr Kalaba said.

And Mr. Kalaba has urged President Hakainde Hichilema to exercise caution in the manner he is handling the just ended elections in Zimbabwe as it had the potential to inflame the citizens of that country.

“The people of Zimbabwe will not allow anyone to talk ill about the just ended elections. So, it will be imperative for President Hichilema, who is the chairperson of the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Cooperation to be impartial,” Mr Kalaba said.

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Researchers worldwide are seeking visible indicators of what is going on inside our minds as we think about issues and take decisions. They are searching for the ability to probe the invisible workings of the mind by monitoring subtle signals from the body.

Evolution is usually equated with advancement, but the most useful biological innovations aren’t always found in the “highest” organisms.

A 29-year-old banker at a known commercial bank has been arrested for fraudulently acquiring more than K400,000. Meanwhile a 41-year-old man has been arrested for forging 25 National Registration cards (NRC’s) and being in possession of 20 Automated Teller Machine (ATM) cards which are suspectedly in the names of foreign nationals. In the first case, […]

…we are cognizant of the fact that entrepreneurship is key to unlocking Zambia’s economic potential 

By SHERRY CHABALA

COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says Government is committed to upscaling entrepreneurship in order to grow the economy.

Speaking when he featured on Millennium TV’s Millennium Tonight programme, Mr Mulenga said   Government’s agenda to promote small businesses is reflected in the current revision of the school curriculum were promotion of entrepreneurship is at the core.

He said the new dawn administration had changed the narrative of only foreigners occupying Multi-Facility Economic Zones (MFEZ), which Zambians were now able to occupy.

“We have introduced what we are calling as market booster loans, giving financial empowerment to our parents in a structured way through the first-ever Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises Development. Giving you K1 or K2 today because you are cheering me, it will not help you.

“Take it to the people who have made a bold decision to say we want to be entrepreneurs, support them to buy more boxes of tomato, more bags of cabbage, more Kapenta or beans so that they can sell and build their economies,” Mr Mulenga said. 

He said Government was cognizant of the fact that entrepreneurship was key to unlocking Zambia’s economic potential.

Mr Mulenga also expressed happiness that the majority of those that had accessed market booster loans were new 

“We have spoken about value addition as key to the value of our minerals into something that tangible because for years since time immemorial, our government has externalised jobs, resources, industries among many other things we have sent away by mining the copper, the same gold now there are scandals and other minerals and sent them as raw materials,” Mr Mulenga said  

He said President Hakainde Hichilema had made it clear that the export of raw materials should come to an end in the next few years by promoting local value addition to minerals. 

Mr Mulenga also stated that Government was committed to addressing the high cost of living affecting the majority Zambians.

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THE Lusaka Magistrate’s Court has been informed that some progress has been made in trying to locate fugitive Kaizer Zulu. It has been learnt that the fugitive former Special Assistant to the President for political affairs has been calling one of his sureties, Mulenga Fube, through mobile phone. Mr Fube, who is Chilubi lawmaker told […]

By LUCY PHIRI

FUGITIVE Kaizer Zulu is still at large and absconding court proceedings, a magistrate court heard yesterday.

Zulu disappeared in June 2023 amidst his trial where he is accused of failing to appear before an immigration office and surrender a diplomatic passport.

And when the matter came up for a return of his bench warrant before Magistrate Silvia Munyinya, one of Zulu’s sureties Munir Zulu informed the court that progress had been made to locate the former State House political advisor.

Another surety who is Chilubi Member of Parliament Mulenga Fube informed the court that he had received several phone calls from the accused.

Mr. Fube said Zulu had called him four times from the last time he appeared.

“From the last time I appeared, the accused has called me for four times, including last evening. The times that I have communicated to the arresting officer, who indicated that he had made followups, there are other factors that have to do with securing the accused, that for security reasons I would not like to indulge them in an open court. If you can find it within yourself to summon the matter in chambers,” Mr Fube said.

But the court said Fube should be talking about the steps taken to locate Mr Zulu and not details of how he was doing and the way forward. 

Hearing continues on September 22, 2023.

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