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By SHERRY CHABALA

THE UPND Lusaka Youth Chairperson Anderson Banda has said, the new dawn government has fulfilled 80 to 90 percent of the promises made during campaigns hence the need for Zambians to give President Hakainde Hichilema a chance to fulfill more developmental promises.

Mr. Banda said that, President Hakainde Hichilema is doing his best to ensure that the country is economically stable.

He said, the opposition is trying to play politics of propaganda which is not good for Zambia’s development.

“Politics of name calling, propaganda, hate and tribalism is long gone. The opposition need to graduate from that type of thinking to primitive politics.

Now that we have a modern President we should now do politics in the civilized manner. If they want to bring ideas on board they should be free to do that.

“We who are in government the agenda is the same with those who are in opposition. We are all pushing to lead the people of Zambia,” he said.

 A 20-year-old man of Mafinga district in Muchinga province has reported his 17-year-old wife to police for concealing the birth of their child. Juliet Namwaba who was eight months pregnant is believed to have given birth and concealed the birth from her husband Isau Kanyika aged 20, by claiming she had a miscarriage. However, when […]

By NATION REPORTER

THE insolence and detail in which the American government speaks of the internal affairs of the Zambia Police Service raises serious concerns about the sovereignty of the country, Patriotic Front (PF) acting president Given Lubinda has said.

By LUCY PHIRI

LUSAKA Magistrate Irene Wishimanga has warned former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s Press Aid, Amos Chanda that he risks going to jail (Chimbokaila) if he continues missing court.

Italy’s competition authority said Tuesday it was investigating British American Tobacco’s Italian division and online giant Amazon for alleged misleading advertising of a heated tobacco product.

A score based on four readily available clinical and imaging parameters identifies the heart failure patients who benefit most from atrial fibrillation ablation, according to late breaking science presented at EHRA 2023, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

An innovative three-step ablation approach including ethanol infusion of the vein of Marshall improves freedom from arrhythmias in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation compared to pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) alone, according to late breaking science presented at EHRA 2023. Preliminary results at 10 months are presented, with follow up ongoing until 12 months.

By GRACE CHAILE

JAMES Mulenga Bwalya, jointly charged Mathews Sikaonga for abducting Pamela Chisumpa and 12 others, sustained a spine injury when he attempted to escape from Mwembeshi Correctional Facility, the Lusaka High Court heard yesterday.

A novel software tool set to improve the management of elderly atrial fibrillation patients with multiple conditions is being designed by the EHRA-PATHS consortium. The latest updates on this clinical innovation will be presented at EHRA 2023.

The Los Angeles Lakers upset second seeds the Memphis Grizzlies with a 128-112 win in their Western Conference play-offs first-round opener.

Rui Hachimura scored 29 points off the bench for the visiting Lakers, who are seeded seventh.

Team-mate Austin Reaves hit 23 points, while Lakers stars Anthony Davis and LeBron James combined for 43 points.

Grizzlies guard Ja Morant left the game with just under six minutes left in the final quarter with a hand injury.

All-Star Morant appeared to fall heavily on his right hand after colliding with Davis in mid-air while attempting a dunk.

Despite Morant’s absence, the hosts went on an 11-5 run to cut the deficit down to one point.

But the Lakers responded with a 15-0 run to finish the game and assume home-court advantage in the best-of-seven series.

Hachimura made 11 of his 14 shots, including five of six from three-point range, to spark the Lakers, who reached the play-offs after winning a play-in game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Game two of the series is also in Memphis on Wednesday. Elsewhere, Giannis Antetokounmpo was forced off with injury in the second quarter as the Milwaukee Bucks fell to a 130-117 defeat by Miami Heat. Antetokounmpo will be assessed to see if he can play in game two of the series on Wednesday.

Miami’s Jimmy Butler finished the game with 35 points, the 10th time he has scored 35 points or more in a play-off game for the Heat -BBC