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By JONES. H. MUNANG’ANDU Healthy Food Choices Eat a Wide Variety of Foods No single food provides all the nutrients you need. Choose a wide variety using the food guide pyramid as a guide. Use plant foods as the foundation of...
FQM injects KR12m in Solwezi General Hospital rehabilitation
By GETHSEMANE MWIZABI - THE upgrading of Solwezi General Hospital to a modern health institution is almost complete after First Quantum Minerals (FQM) pumped in KR12 million into the project. So far the construction of the fi...
ZCS puts smiles on cancer patients
By Nancy Handabile - CHILDREN at Ward A06 for children with cancer were treated to a fun-day last Friday, which brought smiles on their faces as they felt part of society. The annual fun day, organised by Zambia Cancer Society...
Male birth attendants debate rages
JOHN Nsululu , 39, is a male midwife, he joined a profession which in the past was regarded as predominantly female but going by the numbers of male involvement now, it no longer is. He has been attending to expectant mothers f...
REA to light up Mpanta
By NCHIMUNYA MUGANYA - SOLAR energy is free although there is a cost in the building of collectors and other equipment required to convert the energy into electricity. Active solar energy on the other hand is science and te...
The AITF needed a critique desk
LAST week, I called for views and thoughts over the recently held April International Theatre Festival (AITF) at Lusaka Playhouse; I have received well tabulated remarks from ASWEL KAZEMBE MWALIMU and make this the last on the ...
Forest conservation mammoth exercise
By PETER KAYULA - IN July 1995, the Ministry of Water Affairs and Forestry in South Africa organised the first-ever forest conference which was held in Pretoria. Participants contributed great ideas leading to the preparation...
Pregnancy-induced Diabetes Mellitus
DIABETES Mellitus, so called “Sugar Disease” by lay folk, is a condition that is well-known among many returning and new readers of this column. It is defined as the derangement in the breakdown of starches, prote...
Disability should not limit any one
By DR CHARLES MWAPE - ODAY I am privileged to interview my brother and friend Tuyizere Oswald, a physically challenged practising Rwandan lawyer. We all know the history of Rwanda, which started in the 15th Century when the inh...
Homosexuality debate going too far
AS the debate on homosexuality becomes hotter and more interesting, many opponents of the practice have asked me to revisit the topic as a follow-up to the article I wrote a couple of weeks ago. But frankly, this is one topic I...
