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 PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has warned public servants that they will not get sympathy from him when it comes to corruption allegations. Mr Hichilema said that appointees and those serving in public offices have been appointed to serve Zambians and not embezzle tax public resources. The President has since reiterated that that he will not condone […]

A new ultrasound method that can measure the level of tension in human tissue for the first time—a key indicator of disease—has been developed by researchers from the University of Sheffield.

Indiana University School of Medicine researchers have identified a new therapeutic target that could lead to more effective treatment of glaucoma.

When Rwandan villager Lillian was diagnosed with cervical cancer, the 30-year-old feared that her life was over. But a new gadget aimed at patients in low-income countries offered her hope.

The House voted unanimously Friday to declassify U.S. intelligence information about the origins of COVID-19, a sweeping show of bipartisan support near the third anniversary of the start of the deadly pandemic.

On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. Yet most people have resumed their normal lives, thanks to a wall of immunity built from infections and vaccines.

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One of the 12 labors of Hercules, according to ancient lore, was to destroy a nine-headed monster called the Hydra. The challenge was that when Hercules used his sword to chop off one of the monster’s heads, two would grow back in its place. He therefore needed an additional weapon, a torch, to vanquish his foe.

On March 11, 2020, when the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic, everyone wanted to know: “What is this disease, and how can we stop it?”

By NATION REPORTER

THE international communities should respect our values and not dictate what we should do and not do, Pambashe Member of Parliament Ronald Chitotela has said.

Reacting to the statement by US Embassy in Zambia which has critisised the arrest of the ring leaders of the queer Sista Sista protest which was held in Lusaka last week, Mr Chitotela said Zambia was a Christian nation and did not condone or subscribe to alien beliefs being championed by western countries.

The embassy on its Facebook page stated that it Embassy stood in solidarity with women across Zambia and the world in insisting on equal opportunities, rights, and protections under the law and in action.

The US Embassy in Zambia said despite progress in many spheres, over the past year, Zambia had seen a notable increase in reported cases of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV).

It said women and girls were overwhelmingly the victims of GBV and the effects had life-long impacts on the victims. 

“Not everyone may have agreed with their language or the symbols which a small number of them carried; this is often the case in civil rights struggles led by people from diverse, marginalized communities.  Regrettably, rather than protect and defend those who stepped forward and spoke out calling for safety from physical and emotional harm, Zambian authorities instead chose to punish those they did not agree with. Let us refocus on the core issue at hand:  ending sexual and gender-based violence against all people,” the statement said.

It said the United State stood with women everywhere in demanding bodily safety and security from physical and emotional harm for all people. 

“We call on Zambia’s leaders to take action against sexual and gender-based violence; to focus resources on preventing SGBV and holding perpetrators accountable; and to ensure all people realize the full and equal freedoms, rights, and protections they are guaranteed under the law,” the US Embassy in Zambia said.

But Mr Chitotela said that it was wrong for the United States to condemn the action taken by the Zambians government against homosexuality because there was no individual that was born gay or lesbian.

He charged that Zambians should not even entertain the issue of LGBTQ that was being championed by the west.