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Chadiza teen pregnancies depressing-DC

Chadiza District Commissioner (DC) George Phiri has charged that the prevalence rate of teenage pregnancies in the area still remains gloomy.  Mr Phiri was speaking to Feel Free news on the sidelines of the recently launched chiefdom by-laws to end child marriages and teen pregnancies in the district. He said Chadiza is ranked first both […]

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Lungu drops Army Commander Mihova, his Deputy

In a NewYear’s changes, President Edgar Lungu has terminated the contract of Zambia Army Commander, Lt. General Paul Mihova and his Deputy Maj. General Jackson Miti. Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations at State House, Amos Chanda announced shortly after the swearing-in ceremony of the new Army Commander, Lt. General William Sikazwe. He said […]

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Grade 9 pass rate, nosedive by 7.11%

By JOHN SAKALA Grade 9 pass rate for 2018 has gone down 7.11 percent. A total of 116,616 candidates out of the 255,449 that sat   for the Grade 9 examination have progressed to Grade 10, the Ministry of General Education has announced. The national progression rate to Grade 10 is 45.65 per cent from the […]

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