By IREEN MULENGA Former Nchanga ward Councillor in Chingola Abed Lubumbe has called on the people of Chingola and the nation at large to stop politicizing the Covid-19 vaccines and get vaccinated. Speaking in an interview with the Independent Observer, Mr Lubumbe said that this is not the time to talk about human rights but […]
Science and Technology Minister Felix Mutati says his Ministry’s digital economic transformation agenda, is a key contributor in the country’s recovery process. Mr Mutati said that Government is focused on economic recovery which is the citizen’s ultimate happiness. Mr Mutati said the ministry is currently looking at reviving the digital infrastructure in the country, which […]
Malawi has announced that President Lazarus Chakwera has cancelled all public engagements “in order to attend to emerging national and regional matters”. The government statement doesn’t explain what those matters are, but these cancellation comes amid protests in the country over the high costs of living and alleged government corruption. President Chakwera was elected last year […]
The new Covid-19 variant, Omicron, was present in the Netherlands earlier than previously thought, officials say. It was identified in two test samples taken in the country between 19 and 23 November, which is before the variant was first reported by South Africa. It is not clear whether those who took the tests had visited […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Zambia Union of Nurses Organisation (ZUNO) says workers unions in the country have resolved not to support the discriminatory punitive measures being advanced by government to prevent the spread of Covid-19. ZUNO General Secretary Fray Michelo, said the unions have since urged government to revist its decision. Mr Michelo said the Unions […]
Paris St-Germain and Argentina forward Lionel Messi won the Ballon d’Or – awarded to the best footballer of the year – for a record seventh time. Messi, 34, helped his country win the Copa America, his first international honour, and has scored 40 goals in 2021 – 28 for Barcelona, four for Paris St-Germain and […]
Barbados has officially removed Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state and become the world’s newest republic. In an overnight ceremony in the capital, Bridgetown, Dame Sandra Mason was sworn in as president. The Prince of Wales and Barbadian singer Rihanna attended the event, which coincided with the country’s 55th anniversary of independence. In […]
Rwanda’s health ministry has announced that it will start giving third doses to the elderly and those who have underlying conditions starting on Tuesday. The ministry says the implementation will be done in phases and will begin in the capital, Kigali. Rwanda’s minister of state in charge of primary healthcare says third doses will be […]
China’s President Xi Jinping has promised to send to Africa some one billion Covid vaccine doses to help close the “vaccination gap”. The president made the pledge during the China-Africa summit. Out of the one billion, 600 million doses will come from China directly while 400 million will come from other sources like funded production […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Caritas Zambia Chingola Coordinator Eugene Mulenga has condemned the new Covid-19 restrictions of the no entry policy in government premises and barring of civil servants from work without proof of the Covid-19 vaccine. Mr Mulenga said that Government needs to be proactive than reactive to such situations because some of the new […]
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