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By Local:  Prof. Fastone M Goma Mr. Richard Zulu Mr. Evans Kangwa International:  Dr. Jeffrey Drope Ms. Qing Li Dr. Grieve Chelwa Dr. Ronald Labonte     Acknowledgements oSchool of Medicine, University of Zambia oAmerican Cancer Society oZambian tobacco farmers       Tobacco is predicted to become the leading single cause of death by 2020, causing more than one in every eight deaths. Half of all lifetime smokers will die prematurely as a result of tobacco use – losing 20-25 years in life expectancy compared with non-smokers. : Fagerström K. The Epidemiology of Smoking. Health Consequences and Benefits of Cessation....

By Luswepo Mutepuka – Kwilanzi News Zambia Photo-Journalist FEDERATION of Free Trade Union of Zambia President Chingati Msiska has welcomed the cancellation of Friday May 1st 2020 Labour Day celebrations at National, Provincial and District Level due to Covid 19 on account of social gathering measures which limit such attendance to 50 people at a time. On March 25th 2020, President Edgar Chagwa Lungu announced measures to combat the spread of Coronavirus among them public gatherings such as conferences, weddings, funerals, which should be restricted to at least 50 people subject to complying with public health authority guidelines, whose time-frame...

By Luswepo Mutepuka – Kwilanzi News Zambia Photo-Journalist OPPOSITION Leadership Movement President Dr. Richard Silumbe says the outbreak of Coronavirus known as Covid 19 should have been an opportunity for Zambia to procure and export masks to SADC and COMESA markets using the Mulungushi Textiles. Dr. Silumbe has told Kwilanzi News Zambia in an interview in Lusaka that in some countries there are reports of masks being in short supply and Zambia should have benefited from meeting this short-fall Common Market for East and Central Africa and the Southern African Development Community regions. Dr. Silumbe says though government is diligently...