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Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has assured the nation that government through his ministry is strengthening strategies and programmes aimed at preventing the outbreaks of measles and Ebola that has broken in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. In a ministerial statement on the measures being put in place to prevent Ebola or measles outbreaks,Dr Chilufya says people entering Zambia from ...

The body recovered from the wreckage of a crashed plane is that of Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala, Dorset Police have said. Sala, 28, was travelling to Cardiff in a plane piloted by David Ibbotson, which went missing over the English Channel on 21 January. The body was recovered late on Wednesday after the wreckage was found on Sunday morning. ...

Government says the high rate of stillbirths in the country is a source of worry. Ministry of health assistant director of child health and nutrition, patricia mutepa says investing in the prevention of stillbirths; maternal and neonatal mortality will reduce the high rate of stillbirths the country is recording. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting on stillbirths, ms mutepa who represented ...

A skills-based immigration system will be introduced to “get control over our borders” when free movement from the EU ends, the home secretary will announce. It will focus on people’s “talent and expertise… rather than where they come from”, Sajid Javid will say later. The system – to be phased in from 2021 – would scrap the cap on high-skilled ...

Former Secretary to the Cabinet, Leslie Mbula has appealed to civil servants to desist from corrupt activities in the execution of their duties. Mr. Mbula says civil servants should emulate civil servants who served during his era who executed their work to the good of society and within the stipulated guidelines. He has reminded public service workers that all resources ...

Fisheries and Livestock Minister, Kampamba Chewe says Zambia is producing in excess of 500 metric tons of honey per year. Mrs. Chewe says her Ministry is therefore aggressively expanding market access for the honey. She says while farmers are producing enough honey, they have not had maximum access to quality markets. Mrs. Chewe states that market penetration will have a ...

Water Aid Zambia has noted with concern that inadequate water sanitation and hygiene services and practices at health care facilities pose a risk of health acquired infections to both health care providers and patients. It is against this background that Water Aid Zambia has launched a 3 Million United States dollars improving water sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities ...

Maurizio Sarri may only be six league games into his Chelsea tenure – and faces his biggest challenge yet when his side meet leaders Liverpool on Saturday – but he has already achieved a level of harmony at Stamford Bridge that was clearly lacking last season. From putting treats on the menu to embracing players’ opinions and transforming their style ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic plans to discuss his future with Los Angeles Galaxy chiefs after a frustrating first season in Major League Soccer. Swedish star Ibrahimovic has made a prolific start to his MLS career, scoring 17 goals in 22 games since joining the Galaxy from Manchester United in March. However the 36-year-old striker’s efforts have not been enough to transform the ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Lusaka has arrested two individuals for trafficking in over six hundred kilograms of cannabis. Edward Phiri, 32, a farmer of Kabanana compound has been arrested and jointly charged with Meckson Zulu, 23, a bricklayer of the same compound for trafficking in eleven (11) by ninety Kg bags and twenty-two (22) pre-packed plastic bags of ...