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Social media blamed for high divorce cases in Zambia

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– Advertisement – Some Zambians have cited social media as one of the main reasons a lot of marriages are breaking down, in the wake of alarmingly high levels of divorce in the country. In the past 5 years, over 61, 000 divorces have been granted in local courts, according to the country’s justice minister, Given Lubinda, who said in parliament, recently, that social media abuse was one of the causes. “Madam Speaker, indeed, there were many more divorce petitions that were granted through local courts than were granted through…

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Zambia alarmed by surge in suicide and passion killings among youths

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– Advertisement – The rate at which young people are reportedly committing suicide and crimes of passion/ passion killings in Zambia has become a source of serious concern. In recent months, the country has seen a spate of such deaths with victims being under or slightly over 20 years of age. Overlapping Cases A recent case involved a 17 year old girl and her boyfriend, who were reported as having booked a room at a lodge on the Copperbelt Province, north of Zambia, shortly after which the boyfriend allegedly stabbed…

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Zambians angry over supply of faulty condoms and gloves

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– Advertisement – Zambians have expressed outrage over the supply of defective condoms and sterile gloves. A parliamentary committee has heard how a local company Honey Bee supplied the sub-standard products after it secured a $17m contract. The audit flagged the award of the contract on an official working day to a company without a physical address. There are fears that the supply of the defective condoms and sterile gloves has spread sexually transmitted diseases and coronavirus. A Zambian MP has compared the nationwide distribution of condoms and sterile gloves despite…

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Zambia: Two police officers sacked for killing demonstrators

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– Advertisement – Two police officers in Zambia have been dismissed for killing some demonstrators. They have been sacked on the orders of Zambian President Edgar Lungu following investigations into the deaths of two opposition demonstrators last week in Lusaka. The protesters were killed when riot police broke up a rally outside the police headquarters where the opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was being probed. Hichilema told journalists that he was called in to answer questions about a property purchase he made 20 years ago. In a statement the Zambian presidency said President…

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Zambian woman ‘sues partner for not marrying her’

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– Advertisement – A Zambian woman who sued her partner for reconciliation on the grounds that she’d been waiting eight years for them to marry has now been advised to try a different legal route, reports the state-owned Sunday Times. It says Getrude Ngoma, 26, who lives in Ndola town located in the country’s Copperbelt region, complained to a local court that Herbert Salaliki who is two years her senior, had taken too long to marry her despite promising to do so. She reportedly complained that despite having a child…

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How Covid-19 funds were misappropriated in Zambia

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– Advertisement – A damning report about the misappropriation of COVID 19 funds by Zambian government officials has been released by the Auditor- General’s office. Unexplained transactions About $71 million is reported to have been mismanaged on a number of unexplained transactions between 1 February and 31 July, 2020, which include dubious transfers from the Zambian government’s accounts, in cash withdrawals. The interim report highlighted an over-commitment of over 31 million U S dollars as being the highest financial irregularity in the utilisation of COVID-19 resources, according to a statement…

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Zambia fights breast and cervical cancers as mortality rate surges

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– Advertisement – Thandiwe Banda, the youngest first lady Zambia has ever had, was only in her 30s when her husband, Rupiah Bwezani Banda became the country’s fourth president in 2008 and ruled until 2011. Despite having had a relatively short stint in office, the couple and family might have still enjoyed the perks of being at the helm of the country’s leadership, even beyond their tenure, as can be expected, but a few years after leaving office, things turned sour, as the former First Lady was diagnosed with breast…

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Zambia: We Can Have Violence-Free Elections!

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By Henry Kyambalesa* “[Muchinga Province] … is a bedroom for President Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu. Muchinga remains so. And we as his sons are always ready to take care of the bedroom, to even kill the cockroaches as well as the rats that enter our father’s bedroom. That is our responsibility.”—PF official warning UPND supporters and their president and, by extension, other political parties and their leaders and supporters. Accessed at the following Web link: Well, there you have it, fellow Zambians! As I have maintained before in one of…

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Zambian activists seek clarity on prison vote ahead of 2021 elections

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– Advertisement – The month of October in Zambia, has been characterized by a host of electoral issues, pertaining to the 2021 General elections. The first ever prison vote is one that has been a source of serious concern, with some opposition parties and members of the Civil Society  having expressed frustration at the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ)’s lack of clarity regarding conducting  campaigns in prison, ahead of the said elections. The worry has been that the ruling party would have undue advantage because opposition parties may not be…

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Zambia: The Privatisation Saga

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By Henry Kyambalesa* 1.  Introduction In this article, I wish to tender my views concerning recent calls by some segments of Zambian society for a “Commission of Inquiry on Privatisation,” an idea which our brother President Edgar C. Lungu is apparently eager to pursue. A bird’s-eye view of Zambia’s changing economic scenarios since independence in October 1964 follows. Thereafter, I have briefly discussed matters relating to Zambia’s Privatisation Act No. 21, reasons why Zambia should consider privatising its current State enterprises, and the need to ditch the idea of constituting…

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