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On Aug. 4, 2023, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved zuranolone (Zurzuvae) as the first oral neurosteroid treatment for postpartum depression (PPD) in women.

By NATION REPORTER

AFTER a decade-long delay, work on First Quantum Minerals (FQM) Sulphide No. 3 expansion project at Kansanshi Mine has started.

Stimulating muscle fibers with magnets causes them to grow in the same direction, aligning muscle cells within tissue, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Boston University investigators report October 20 in the journal Device. The findings offer a simpler, less time-consuming way for medical researchers to program muscle cell alignment, which is strongly tied to healthy muscle function.

Being suspended from school or sent to the office is tied to a big drop in grade point average (GPA), especially for Black and Latinx children, according to UC San Francisco researchers.

…as Betway is unveiled official betting sponsor of the Zambia Premier League

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

THE Zambia Premier League (ZPL) and Betway Zambia have unveiled a K10 million sponsorship deal that confirms the sports betting company as the official sponsor of the league.

The one season renewable deal which compels Betway to invest in the growth of Zambia’s top-flight football league was witnessed by Ministry of Sports Permanent Secretary Kangwa Chileshe, acting Director of Sports Gibson Muyaule, FAZ vice president Justin Mumba and FAZ General Secretary Reuben Kamanga and ZPL Chief Executive Officer Joseph Chimpampwe.

Betway Chief Operations Officer Travis Mulenga said the new partnership signifies the beginning of a new union between FAZ, the ZPL and Betway.

Mulenga said Betway was determined to be part of the development of the Zambian game which has contributed to raising the standards at national team level.

“The partnership is going to be an investment of close to 10 million annually and that’s just the start. As we want as Betway to be part of the development of Zambian football and we want to see more milestones achieved so this partnership will not only go to local football, it will towards insuring that we empower and develop the next phase of football,” Mulenga said.

“We are going to work with FAZ through the Zambia Premier League to ensure that we support not only the men’s Super League but empower everybody across the equal system,” Mulenga said.

The news cheered ZPL chairman Kephas Katongo who welcomed Betway as a new strategic partner.

Katongo said ZPL was proud to partner with the sports betting company which sponsored Nkana and Green Buffaloes.

Katongo said the partnership with Betway will look at the welfare of players and coaches who will be rewarded with player and coach of the month awards.

Meanwhile, Minister of Sports, Youth and Arts Elvis Nkandu has applauded Betway and FAZ for their collaboration and for the promising impact it is bound to have on local football.

In a speech read by Chileshe, Nkandu said the partnership is not simply a business transaction but evidence of Betway and FAZ’s commitment to the growth and prosperity of Zambian football.

And FAZ vice president Justin Mumba hailed the ZPL for being proactive in finding sponsors for the league.

Mumba however challenged ZPL to find sponsors by December 2023 for the national division one league, the national women’s Super League and the National women’s league.

Combining immunotherapy with radiation could be a promising treatment option for patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma, according to the results of a clinical trial led by Northwestern Medicine investigators published in JAMA Oncology.

The human brain is made up of two kinds of matter: the nerve cell bodies (gray matter), which process sensation, control voluntary movement, and enable speech, learning and cognition, and the axons (white matter), which connect cells to each other and project to the rest of the body.

By RUTH YAMBAYAMBA

KONKOLA Copper Mines (KCM) transition process will take less than 90 days, Paul Kabuswe, the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development has announced.

My nine-year-old grandson recently told me the bits of spinach in my tortellini soup were his “worst nightmare.” A bit over-dramatic, don’t you think?

By NATION REPORTER 

THE Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) has maintained that the agriculture sector is a priority sector, which has remained at the centre of driving real economic growth while contributing significantly to the poverty reduction agenda.