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The new structure will house research efforts on miner safety and health issues.

 WHILE being left in the care of a pastor by her aunt who had gone to the farm, an eight-year-old grade two pupil of Kitwe at a named school has allegedly been defiled by a man in the neighborhood. The suspect only known as Chama allegedly pulled the victim into his house as she was […]

THE UPND has rescinded its decision banning the Patriotic Front (PF) from donning its regalia but is insisting that the former ruling party should not take their freedom for granted as their amnesty had expired.

The governing party says the PF members and followers are now free to wear their regalia but should refrain from insinuating that the former ruling party could wrestle and reclaim the governance of the country.

Last week, the UPND party on the Copperbelt banned the PF from attending national events and donning its regalia vowing that whoever was going to be seen in the ceremonial dress would be physically beaten.

But now Mr Timothy Mfula, the UPND Copperbelt information and publicity secretary says the ruling party has allowed the PF to continue wearing their regalia only on condition that they should never abuse their freedom.

“It should be made known to all that every freedom has boundaries which should be respected. The UPND stands for peace and has promised Zambians coexistence of all political parties apart from the restoration all the freedoms that were taken away.

Mr Mfula said the UPND will never advocate violence of any form because its members, leaders and sympathisers were victims of violence during the time it was in the opposition.

“The video circulating on social media from the youth does not represent the position of the party as you have heard from our President. He is a strong believer in coexistence and respect for the rule of law. We wish to state categorically that UPND stands for peace and has promised the people of Zambia coexistence of all political parties.

“Our position as a party on the Copperbelt is that everybody is free to wear whatever regalia they want but they should not abuse their freedom to inflame the motions of our members on the pretext of exercising their freedoms. It should be made known to all that every freedom has boundaries which should respected,” Mr Mfula said.

Mr Mfula said President Hichilema was a strong believer in peace and could tolerate violence of any sort and those who were advocating for such were on their own should the long arm of the law catches up with them.

“Those who brutalised Zambians in the past in the name of ichipani should come to terms that Zambians have chosen to embrace peace and unity  as the greatest ingredients for development,’’ he said.

The Youth Day in Kitwe turned violent leaving hundreds of PF youths brutally injured after suspected UPND cadres caused mayhem in Kitwe, Kasama, Ndola and other parts of the country. A day after the Youth Day violence, President Hichilema issued disparaging remarks and slighting his predecessor, former President Edgar Lungu describing insinuations that the former head of State would be returning to power as ‘Ukutumpa’ (being stupid).

 NEWLY appointed United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Representative to Zambia Preeta Law says she looks forward to continuing the strong collaboration between UNHCR and the Zambian Government and other stakeholders. Ms Law who has assumed her official duties in the country served as UNHCR Representative in South Africa and as Special Adviser in […]

Although not completely curable, endometriosis can be kept under control with various treatment options.

 FOLLOWING their recent arrest, Sistah Sistah foundation co-founder Gladys Monde and three others appeared before the Lusaka Magistrate’s Court Monday morning. But the accused, who were seen with their lawyer, later discovered that their matter was not on the list of cases being heard. They were later seen leaving the court premises with their lawyer. […]

Nine in ten women in England enter pregnancy with at least one indicator that may increase health risks to them and their baby, according to new research.

Several scientific journals have amended their submission guidelines after an analysis identified numerous research studies that had been published with crucial information missing.

New research has debunked the idea that there is an “obesity paradox,” whereby patients with heart failure who are overweight or obese are thought to be less likely to end up in hospital or die than people of normal weight.

A novel imaging modality that can visualize the distribution of medical radiopharmaceuticals with very fine resolution has been developed and successfully tested, according to research published in the March issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Known as the lensless radiomicroscope, the palm-sized instrument offers the same level of imaging performance as its closest imaging equivalent but comes with significantly larger field of view and costs less than $100.