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CHASEFU EMPOWERMENT SUPPORT TRUST – (ChEST) DONATES TOWARDS THE FIGHT AGAINST CORONA VIRUS. Chasefu district receives a short in the arm from a renourned NGO operating in the district towards the fight against COVID 19 or Corona virus that has claimed thousands of lives world over and Zambia has since recorded two (2) deaths to date. The fight against this desease can not be left to Government alone as the effects of the pandemic are so devastating and overwhelming to the people and the economy. It is for this particular reason that the board of ChEST lead by Mr Misheck...

Open letter from Addis Ababa How We Love Foreign Things! By Ambassador Emmanuel Mwamba OUR most eminent persons in the economic sector have issued an uncharacteristic open letter and in summary said Zambia should rush back to the IMF to obtain a financial package and programme and halt any borrowings as a panacea solution to our “economic crisis”. So one would be persuaded to respond to this missive in a similar manner. When you invite the gallery through an open letter, anyone can respond to the issues raised. So I’ve taken the privilege to respond. Let’s start with the assertions...

JCTR Press Statement on Measures to Cushion Poor Households in the Wake of COVID-19 April 15, 2020 For Immediate Release The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) is of the view that amidst the fight against COVID-19, there is a need for mechanisms to be put in place that will protect and safeguard human dignity. The JCTR is therefore appealing to the Government to utilize the Disaster management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) to ensure that vulnerable and poor households do not face starvation as Government implements restriction of citizens’ movements and operations of some businesses to curb spread of COVID-19....