Daily Archives: December 6, 2016

Zambia’s health system experiencing dual disease burden challenge – Health Minister

Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya has observed Zambia’s health system is experiencing a challenge of a dual disease burden of both non communicable and communicable diseases. Speaking at the United Nations inter agency task force prevention and control of non communicable diseases in Lusaka today, Dr. Chilufya says non communicable diseases are particularly seen to negatively affect the economic growth ...

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Climate Change pressing matter facing Africa – Lungu

President Edgar Lungu says climate change is one of the most urgent and pressing matters that the African Continent is facing because of its negative effects on the developmental agenda. The Head of State said this at State House this morning when he received letters of credence from the Ambassador-designate of the Kingdom of Morocco Saadiael Alaoui. President Lungu says ...

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Turner Prize: Helen Marten wins 2016 award

Helen Marten has won the Turner Prize, and has said she intends to share the £25,000 award with her fellow nominees. The 31-year-old, the youngest of the shortlisted artists, was announced as the winner at Tate Britain in London. The prestigious prize is awarded to a British artist, under the age of 50, considered to have put on the best ...

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India Jayalalitha: Thousands mourn colourful politician

Thousands of mourners are flocking to pay their respects to J Jayalalitha, one of India’s most influential and colourful politicians. The 68-year-old chief minister of Tamil Nadu state suffered a heart attack on Sunday night and died at 23:30 local time (18:00 GMT) on Monday, Chennai’s Apollo Hospital says. Her body, draped in the Indian flag, is on display at ...

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COTUZ hopes politicians have leant lessons from nullifications

The Confederation of Trade Unions in Zambia (COTUZ) says it is vindicated when it warned that the political violence that some political parties were engaging in would backfire at some point. COTUZ President Joe Kamutumwa says the nullification of some parliamentary seats should serve as a lesson to all political parties that think violence is the solution to ascending into ...

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PF maintains it has no intentions to revert Zambia to one party state

The Ruling Patriotic Front has maintained that it has no intentions to revert this country into a one party state as alleged by some opposition political parties. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says the intention the ruling party has is to strengthen the multi party democratic dispensation because the provision of checks and balances under such a dispensation helps government ...

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