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By ROGERS KALERO

THE management at the Copperbelt University (CBU) has slapped a K500 penalty fee on more than 10, 000 undergraduate students for the damage caused following a recent protest after two students were killed in a road traffic accident.

THREE illegal miners have died in Shaboka village of Central Province after earth on which they were conducting illegal mining activities collapsed on them. Edgar Ngoma aged 35, Justin Komba aged 22 and Alex Mpande aged 36 were conducting the illegal mining activities with four others who escaped unhurt. Central Province Commissioner of police Charity […]

SOCIALIST Party leader Fred M’membe, a journalist and lawyer, has personally filed a defamation complaint against Inspector General of Police Graphael Musamba after the police chief accused him of instigating anarchy and a coup in Zambia, renowned to be a peace haven. A coup is an illegal and overt attempt by the military or other […]

…for defamation in a matter the Inspector General of Police declared he was going to crush what he alleged as schemes by Dr M’membe to incite Zambians into civil disobedience, rebellion

By LUCY PHIRI  

SOCIALIST Party President Dr. Fred Mmembe has dragged Inspector General of Police Grapheal Musamba to court for defamation.

…Juba Sakala, the Zambia Consumers Association executive secretary says Government should provide tangible solutions to the high cost of living and alleviate the suffering of citizens

By SHARON ZULU

GOVERNMENT has been urged to urgently address the high cost of living as many Zambians are suffering because the ever escalating prices of mealie meal and other basic needs have become barely affordable.

An unusual case of a long COVID patient’s legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing highlights the need for greater awareness of this symptom among people with the condition, according to new research. The study, “Venous insufficiency and acrocyanosis in long COVID: dysautonomia,” has been published in The Lancet.

By MICHAEL MIYOBA

ZAMBIA national Hockey women’s team coach Floyd Chomba says the test series against Zimbabwe will help to prepare adequately for the 2024 Olympic qualifiers scheduled for later this year.

Chomba said the girls were looking forward to play Zimbabwe to assess where they need to improve before the Olympic qualifiers.

He was speaking in an interview before the team left for Harare yesterday for the test series which will be played in a best of three sets. 

South Africa will host the Olympic qualifiers which will run from October 29 to November 5 in Pretoria.

“The main thing we are going for is to make sure that we gauge and see how our team is fairing. We are preparing for the Paris qualifiers and it is important that before we go for that big tournament that we are able to see the mistakes and weakness of the team,” Chomba said.  

Despite the test series being just friendly games, he expects stiff competition from Zimbabwe who will also be using the games to prepare for the Olympic qualifiers.

“We expect tough competition from Zimbabwe who have been our friends for a long time and they have given us test series and we have met in a lot of competitions so we expect very good competition from them,” Chomba said.

Meanwhile, national men’s hockey team assistant coach David Kapeso said; “Everything is set, all the players are in good shape and it is a privilege for us to go to Zimbabwe for the test series as we prepare for the Paris senior Olympic qualifiers.”

After the test series in Zimbabwe, the two teams will shift their focus to the Olympic qualifiers which will be held in Johannesburg.

Zambia will face off against Namibia, Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana Zimbabwe and hosts South Africa, for the one direct slot allocated to Africa for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

….there are cartels at Lumwana Mine by foreign suppliers that are disadvantaging local suppliers

By NATION REPORTER

A consortium of Zambian suppliers on the Copperbelt and North-Western provinces has announced plans to stage a protest over alleged unfair business competition at Lumwana Mine in the North Western Province.

An increase in 39-week induction rates and a decrease in cesarean delivery (CD) rates were seen following publication of A Randomized Trial of Induction vs. Expectant Management (ARRIVE) in August 2018, according to a research letter published online Aug. 10 in JAMA Network Open.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. The World Health Organization estimates that 17.9 million people lose their lives to it each year, accounting for 32% of global deaths.