Lungu pledges support to DRC

NANCY SIAME, Lusaka PRESIDENT Lungu has pledged to support the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s electoral process to help it conduct peaceful elections later this year. President Lungu said he wants to see a democratic and stable neighbour so that trade and bilateral relations can continue between the two countries. His special assistant for press

HH ‘prays’ to ConCourt

CAROLINE KALOMBE, PRISCILLA CHIPULU, Lusaka INCERCERATED United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema has turned to the High Court and Constitutional Court demanding monetary compensation for his arrest on a treason charge. Hichilema and his co-accused persons also want to be allowed to apply for constitutional bail pending trial. Hichilema, Hamaleka Hamuchinde, Hachinda

Commuters association to spearhead GBV campaigns

LINDA NYONDO, Lusaka COMMUTERS Association of Zambia says it will soon launch a sensitisation campaign targeting bus drivers, conductors and call boys against gender-based violence (GBV). Association chief executive officer Liswaniso Mwanalushi said in an interview recently that the organisation has decided to launch the campaign because most women and girls are abused by bus

VSU records 5,464 GBV cases

MWAPE MWENYA, Lusaka VICTIM Support Unit (VSU) national coordinator Collins Hikalinda says the country has recorded a total of 5,464 cases of gender-based violence from January to March this year. Mr Hikalinda said Lusaka Province recorded a total of 1,481 during the same period. He said it is unfortunate that people have continued withdrawing cases

Indo Zambia poised to grow economy

CHOMBA MUSIKA, Lusaka INDO Zambia Bank (IZB) managing director Maheshkumar Bansal says the firm will continue to complement Government’s efforts in growing the economy and creating decent jobs for Zambians. Mr Bansal says the financial institution will continue being a key player in the economy through the promotion of decent work in line with Government’s

More parents nurse ailing children

MWAPE MWENYA, Lusaka THE number of parents abandoning their children undergoing treatment at the Cancer Diseases Hospital (CDH) has reduced from 45 percent to three percent, head paediatrician Oncology doctor Pauline Sambo has said. Dr Sambo attributed the reduction to improved care and services the hospital is providing to children and their families. She said
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