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By NATION REPORTER 

UNDERGROUND water in Chongwe District is rapidly being depleted as the consequence of climate change and government is deeply concerned about the environment degradation and is calling for effective mitigation measure to save the district from completely drying up.

Government is however happy that the Centre for Environment Justice (CEJ) has launched a project dubbed “Strengthening Civil Society Voices for Climate Advocacy in Zambia” in a bid to mitigate the effect of climate change on communities such as Chongwe.

Chongwe District Commissioner, Evans Lupiya is pledging support for CEJ project which is being funded by United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), covering five districts including Lusaka, Chirundu, Luangwa, Chongwe and Rufunsa. 

“CEJ is very much welcome in Chongwe District. I am particularly interested as District Commissioner because I oversee the whole District in terms of what is happening. When you talk about a District, you are talking about human beings. There are a lot of communities that are affected by environmental issues. We have so many challenges that are related to the environment in Chongwe District like erratic water,” Dr Lupiya said. 

 Mr. Habeenzu said there was need for proper planning to utilize the water that runs into the Kafue River up to the Indian Ocean. 

Mr. Habeenzu said Chongwe has continued to face erratic water supply because of the effects of Climate Change. 

“We have a huge problem in Chongwe. From August to September, we completely run out of water in Chongwe. In the meantime, the population of Chongwe is increasing. Every day, all of you want to have a piece of land in Chongwe. The pressure on resources is ever increasing. As a District, we need to a proper sustainable plan. Going into the future, people must say yes Chongwe grew but there were measures that were put in place,” Mr Habeenzu said. 

Meanwhile, CEJ executive director Maggie Mapalo Mwape said the transformative initiative was aiming to empower Civil Society Organizations in Zambia to play a pivotal role in advocating for climate action and environmental sustainability. 

Ms Mwape said CEJ would continue engaging with stakeholders in executing the project up to 2025.

“Now that the project has been launched in Luangwa, Rufunsa and Chongwe, we shall proceed to launch the project in Chirundu and Lusaka respectively. I am accompanied by Acting Head of Programmes Mr. Haggai Nyambe and Head of Logistics Mr. Patrick Kashanga to ensure a smooth Programme,” she said. 

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By LUCY PHIRI

A CONVICT at Mwembeshi Air Prison in Chilanga has been arrested for breaking into Westwood Police Station exhibit room stealing a transformer Valued at over K50, 000.

The incident happened between Friday July 28 and Monday July 31 at 08:00hrs during the course of his assignment as a labourer.

This is a case in which Fredrick Yoba aged 36, is charged with Breaking into a building and committing a felony therein Contrary to Section 303 (a) of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the Laws of Zambia.

It is alleged that Yoba, on unknown date but between July 28, 2023 and July, 31 2023 in Lusaka did break and enter into Westwood police station exhibit room and did steal therein Transformer Components exhibits comprising of Copper and Aluminium wires altogether valued at K60, 000-00 the property of the republic of Zambia.

It is also alleged that police at Westwood under the Criminal Investigations department was allocated a docket of breaking into a building and committing a felony, in which Yoba during the course of his assignment as a labourer broke into the police and stole a transformer Components exhibits comprising of Copper and Aluminium wires weighing approximately 25 kilograms.

Facts read that Investigations led to the recovery of the items from where Yoba sold the item, he was then told to accompany the officers to the police and was arrested and charged with the offence of breaking into the building and committing a felony therein.

Yoba appeared at the Lusaka Magistrate court before Lusaka chief resident magistrate, Davies Chibwili and is expected to take a plea this week.

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A new Boston University Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) Center study has found that, among a sample of 152 young athletes exposed to repetitive head impacts (RHI) who were under age 30 at the time of death, 41.4% (63) had neuropathological evidence of CTE, a degenerative brain disease caused by RHI.

Living in a neighborhood with better access to resources such as high-quality housing, healthy food, parks and playgrounds, and clean air during the early stages of childhood was associated with lower asthma incidence in a new study from NIH’s Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program.

When Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is administered out of the hospital by lay persons, it is associated with a two- to four-fold increase in survival. Bystanders may obtain CPR instructions from emergency dispatchers, but these services are not universally available and may not always be utilized. In these emergency situations, artificial intelligence voice assistants may offer easy access to crucial CPR instructions.

A new study published in Cell Metabolism by the research group of Professor Nils-Göran Larsson, at the Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, shows that so-called supercomplexes have no major role in cellular energy production and that altered levels therefore are unlikely to affect physiology and disease.

A recent analysis of all relevant published studies reveals a lack of evidence to determine the dosing, safety, and efficacy of medical marijuana or cannabis-containing products for managing symptoms experienced by children with cancer. The analysis is published online in Cancer.

Researchers at Saint Louis University School of Medicine say diagnostic delays frequently occur in patients with undiagnosed head and neck cancer (HNC) and are calling for improved dissemination of current clinical practice guidelines in a new paper published Aug. 24 in JAMA Otolaryngology—Head & Neck Surgery.

Scientists in Montreal have identified a key mechanism involved in the growth of nerve cells that are critical to mediate binocular vision, which allows people to see the world in three dimensions.

An experimental drug targeting a genetic variant linked to Parkinson’s disease had no effect on patients, according to the results of a new clinical trial published in The Lancet Neurology.