Category: Gender & health

‘A Healthy People, Build a Wealthy Nation’ Doctor’s Corner with Professor Mulindi Mwanahamuntu Wuhan in China was under severe lockdown because of a common cold virus that was killing too many people when compared to other similar common cold viruses. The world watched, passing its opinion backed by early science and statistical figures that were emanating from China. In China itself, the alleged government’s opinion to muzzle the disease had its biggest ridicule when an ophthalmology doctor who first released the scare through his observation of unusual deaths died of the very Covid-19 received tweets of heroism. Government then became a...

The rally was at Kitwe’s Freedom Park and was broadcast live on national TV. He was in high spirits and, as usual, at his lyrical best. Introducing candidate Mwanawasa, he began: “Ba Mwanawasa te bashimbe nga ine.” He then broke into song: “Ubushimbe nabumpesha amano mayo ubushimbe…” After the musical interlude, he turned to how he dribbled all the presidential hopefuls in the MMD and settled for Mwanawasa. “Ala muma politics bane mwabe njuka. Nalibadilibula bonse,” he told the cheering crowd, praising himself as a ‘political engineer. Be the first to like. Like Unlike

  Zambia’s Ministry of Finance Budget Release Report for March 2020  By Favourite Jenala Kalando IN MARCH 2020, the Zambian National Treasury K5.64 billion to finance various developmental and public service delivery programmes, says Ministry of Finance Spokesperson, Chileshe Kandeta. Mr. Kandeta explains that of the K5.64 billion, K1.07 billion went towards both domestic and external debt service, while K2.2 billion was allocated to the public service wage bill, and K1.1 billion was released for transfers, subsidies and social benefits. In a Ministry of Finance (MoF) Zambia Budget Release Report for March 2020, Kandeta says K819.2 million was on financing...

By Guess Nyirenda (Mr.)  Executive Director    OPERATION YOUNG VOTE (OYV) It is quite sad and appalling to note that leaders and specifically those from government have opted to give Zambians incomplete information on the status of Zambia and Zambians regarding the deadly Covid 19 epidemic. The fact that the Minister of Health and the government generally chooses to censor information given to the nation on a matter of life and death is vexing, as we heard on the live streaming on facebook. This is not only a confirmation of our leaders irresponsibility but also an indication that they are ready to...