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By NATION REPORTER

MORE than 2,000 workers at Manganese smelting plant in Serenje district are on the verge of losing jobs due to Zesco’s intention to cut power supply to the plants this July, Parliament heard yesterday.

By SHARON ZULU

ZAMBIA United for Sustainable Development President, Lazarus Chisela says that the continued increase in commodity prices is clearly showing that the economy is underperforming.

By NATION REPORTER

THE new dawn administration’s fight against corruption is a crusade of malice meant to demonise, scandalise and disgrace people perceived to be adversaries to a government whose agenda is to victimise those it does not like, Brebnar Changala has said.

People classified as overweight though not obese are not at a higher risk of death, according to a new study Wednesday that underscores the limitations of the body mass index (BMI), long a standard medical metric.

Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over the course of two decades, and the tragedy unfolded unequally.

MALOLE area Member of Parliament Robert Kalimi is battling for his life in hospital after being involved in a Road Traffic Accident. Mr Kalimi who is in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at levy Mwanawasa Hospital in Lusaka sustained injuries as his vehicle was extensively damaged. The cause of accident which occurred along Great East Road […]

By NATION REPORTER 

FORMER defence minister George Mpombo has challenged the ruling UPND to disclose the source of their campaign vehicles rather than trying to paralyse the operations of the former ruling party.

By ROGERS KALERO 

NKANA Member of Parliament (MP) Binwell Mpundu has said he has scored a lot of successes in two years in which he has been area MP and was firmly on course towards improving the lives of the people in various parts of the constituency.

Mr Mpundu said within almost two years of being Nkana MP,  he had put up a number of developmental projects such that some disgruntled elements   had now resorted to telling lies and misleading the people in the constituency that he had abandoned them.

During a community meeting at Buchi Hall at the weekend, Mr Mpundu advised the people in the constituency to ignore lies from disgruntled people who were using social media to spread lies that he had abandoned them and instead continue to support him as he sets a firm stage of delivery his campaign promises and improving people’s lives.

Mr Mpundu said if he had abandoned the constituency and its people, there would not have been any developmental projects taking place in the constituency.

“Don’t listen to people telling you lies on social media that I have abandoned you. I have not abandoned you. If I have abandoned you, youths who have gotten bursaries to train in skills training, would not have gotten that opportunity. I work in close collaboration with councillors to deliver development in various parts of Nkana constituency. I need your support so that I continue delivering development and improve your lives,’’ Mr Mpundu said.

He said he had concluded his long weekend tour of the constituency during which he held community meetings in Luyando Ward, Mindolo ward and Buchi ward.

“During these community meetings we had an opportunity to inform the residents of some of the developmental projects that have been done those that are underway and those that are about to commence,’’ he said.

He said some of the projects which he had informed the residents about included the completion of a 1x 3 block of classrooms at Mindolo primary which is complete and commissioned which was done under the 2021/2022 Constituency Development Fund (CDF).

Others were the construction of a 1x 3 block of classrooms at Mukuba Primary in Kandabwe which is complete but not commissioned and was done under the 2022 CDF, the construction of a 1 x3 block of classrooms at Luyando Primary school in Luyando ward which is two weeks away from completion under the 2022 CDF.

The completion of a 1x 3 block of classrooms at Buseko in Buchi ward which is at 90% completion 2021/2022.CDF,the construction of a 1 x 3 block of classrooms again at Buseko primary in Buchi which is at 70% completion.

The construction of a 1 x 3 block of classrooms at Parklands school which is at 60% completion 2022 CDF, the completion of a 1 x 4 block of classrooms at Machona Primary in Miseshi ward which is two weeks away from completion 2022 CDF.

The construction of a 1 x 5 block of classrooms at Kandabwe primary school which is at 70% completion construction of a 1 x 3 block of Classrooms at Mapalo School in Mugala compound if kamakonde ward which is at slab level 2022/2023 CDF.

The completion of a market shelter at kamakonde market in Kamakonde ward which is complete and commissioned 2021/2022 CDF,  completion of a market shelter at st Anthony market in Mukuba ward which is complete and commissioned. CDF 2021.

“We are super excited at these milestones but we have assured the residents that we will continue to work hard to ensure no stone is left unturned in our quest to bring development to the different communities of Nkana,’’ he said.

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…says the office of the DPP shall be open to abuse by politicians should government’s proposed National Prosecution Authority (amendment) Bill of 2023 succeed

By NATION REPRTER 

THE subordination of the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), which is a constitutional office to a non-constitutional board of directors shall open the office to abuse by political bodies, Tasila Lungu has said.

Patients undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA) are at an increased risk of several types of complications, as compared with matched patients undergoing unilateral TKA, reports a study in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery. The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer.