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Pastors blessing marriages for under age children warned

By Onishias Maamba A traditional leader in Chadiza district  has warned of punitive action against pastors who  are blessing marriages of under aged children. Chief Mulolo of the Chewa people says he will not take lightly anyone encouraging child marriages because the region has high  illiteracy levels, child labour and teenage pregnancies. He has described as unfortunate the happenings in Chadiza, stressing that  stern action will be mated oneveryone championing the vice in a quest […]

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Bodies of the Mokopane accidents be flown to Zambia

By JOHN SAKALA The bodies for people that were involved in the bus accident in Mokopane in Limpopo Province, in South Africa will be flown to Zambia. Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Emmanuel Mwamba has however called for the affected families to exercise patience to enable authorities’ process mandatory procedures. He said the process […]

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Media silence on sexual reproductive health worrying

By NCHIMUNYA MIYOBA Media Network on Child rights and Development (MNCRD) has called on the media in the country to increase coverage of Sexual Reproductive Health topics related to child issues. Speaking during a media training workshop aimed at raising awareness on sexual reproductive health in Kitwe yesterday, MNCRD Executive Director Henry Kabwe said sexual reproductive […]

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Death toll rises  to 11

By JOHN SAKALA Death roll in a bus accident that occurred in South Africa this morning has risen to 11. Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa Emmanuel Mwamba who has rushed to the scene of the accident confirmed. “We have confirmation that eleven (11) people have died in the Bus accident. This includes eight (8) […]

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Hubby stabber nabbed

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Police in Lusaka have arrested a 23- year old woman for allegedly stabbing her husband to death after a domestic dispute. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has identified the woman as Pauline Banda of Lusaka’s Misisi Compound. Ms Katongo said Banda is alleged to have stabbed her husband Moses Mumbi, 22 to death […]

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US owns up to faulty HIV test kits in African countries

Two US state agencies have acknowledged inaccurate HIV tests in Kenya and several African countries. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, (CDC), however say the inaccuracies are few with minimal effects on affected populations. The US agencies have reacted to reports by the charity group; Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) showing dominant HIV kits used in Kenya and […]

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Zambia supports AU and EU partnership

Zambia has supported efforts by the African Union to deepen the African Union and European Union (AUEU) Economic and trade partnership. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary for International Relations Chalwe Lombe who represented Foreign Affairs Minister Joseph Malanji.  This at the 19th Extraordinary Session of the executive Council in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia called for new […]

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6 people die in a South African bound bus

Six people have died in a road traffic accident while others sustained injuries after a tyre bust in South Africa on Monday morning. The bus was travelling from Kitwe to Johannesburg carrying 50 passengers and five crew members . Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa  Emmanuel Mwamba has disclosed this in a statement. “We regret […]

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