By REBECCA MUSHOTA – THE gene-based cure for HIV announced recently means that a total cure for HIV/AIDS is within reach in the next 10 to 15 years, the Centre for Infectious Diseases Research in...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA THE National Institutes of Health (NIH) of America plans to invest at least $100 million over the next four years toward developing a gene-based cure for sickle cell disease and HIV which...

By REBECCA MUSHOTA in Accra, GHANA FIRST Lady Esther Lungu has said there is need to raise awareness on the issues that help prevent infertility such as untreated diseases and early pregnancies. Ms Lungu said...

By KASONDE KASONDE – THE Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has supported the proposed removal of multi-religious clause of the Constitution, but has rejected the proposal which entails removing workers from the payroll immediately they...

By HELLEN TEMBO  and ESTHER NG’ANDU – A STUDY of gender and eye health in Zambia has shown that women are more prone to poor eye health than men as Kitwe Teaching Hospital (KTH) records...

By FRANCINA CHOMBA – A LUSAKA businessman Valden Findlay has instructed his lawyers to take necessary legal steps to address allegations made against him by the leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Chishimba Kambwili....

By MILDRED KATONGO – A SCAM has been unearthed in which a cartel of local contractors and suppliers is accused of hijacking the bulk of the mandatory 20 per cent allocation of construction contracts reserved...

By HELLEN TEMBO – GOVERNMENT has called for enhanced accountability in the procurement and awarding of road contracts to avoid transparency and accountability queries. Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Vincent Mwale said transparency and accountability...

By PERPETUAL SICHIKWENKWE  – ABOUT 400 Lusaka residents have applied for an injunction in the Lusaka High Court to restrain a farmer and two others from evicting them from a farm in Lusaka West. Timothy...

By MUSONDA MANGILASHI – THE Ndola City Council (NCC) has apprehended 15 people for illegal land allocation in Chichele forest. Council public relations manager Tilyenji Mwanza said six illegal land dealers were apprehended on Friday...