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05/06/2025

Join us on Lumezi FM 98.1 as we discuss the Constituency Development Fund CDF empowerment (Grants and Loans).

Assistant Public Relations Officer Irvin Muyumbwa takes you through application processes and requirements.

Also note that Lumezi Constituency will on Tuesday next week handover CDF loans and grants at 09:00 hours.

10/05/2025

ADDRESS WITHDRAWAL OF US MEDICAL AID TO ZAMBIA- ROME BASED PRIEST URGES GOVT

A Zambian priest based in Rome Italy, has passionately appealed to the Zambian government to act decisively following the recent withdrawal of aid exceeding $50 million by the American government.

The funding cut, is primarily directed towards life-sustaining drugs like ARVs and TB, among others which will undoubtedly pose a health threat to millions of vulnerable Zambians dependent on these medications.

Fr. Martin Mwango has therefore highlighted the severe challenges faced by poor Zambians in accessing quality healthcare, exacerbated by this significant blow to the health sector which he says requires government to amicably address, both in the immediate and long term.

He says the issue at hand is not about politics, but on how millions of vulnerable Zambians will be affected by such a move, which would have been prevented if those in desicion making positions acted more responsibly and decisively on matters that border on people's wellbeing.

"How long will this medical rot in our country's health system persist", Fr. Mwango questioned, expressing dismay over what he sees as a history of mismanagement in drug supply across successive governments.

He has cited the ambulance scandal,issues of expired drugs and the recent discovery of 61 abandoned containers of medical supplies , as some of the many examples of mismanagement of the country's medical supply chain.

Fr. Mwango has since emphasized the urgent need for uninterrupted drug supply to ensure Zambians receive the care they deserve.

He has further suggested that government explores alternative funding sources such as the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to safeguard access to vital medications like ARVs.

"How useful are roads and infrastructure without a healthy nation", Fr Mwango has further questioned, with a call for prioritization of health through locally generated funds as opposed to perpetual dependence on foreign aid.

He has further emphasized the need to elevate the conversation on more pressing issues such as how the country can increase the life expectancy from the current 45 through a robust health system devoid of medical supply chain lapses which have become endemic in the county's health system.

17/08/2024

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Livestream: Kambole Sakala's Vipheko (Chilanga Mulilo)

23/05/2024

(Johannesburg) – The conviction and sentencing of a leading opposition member to 18 months in prison with hard labor will have a broad chilling effect on the right to freedom of expression in Zambia, Human Rights Watch said today.

Raphael Nakacinda, secretary general of the main opposition party, Patriotic Front, was sentenced on May 17, 2024, for his 2021 remarks “defaming the president,” a criminal offense that the president abolished in 2022. President Hakainde Hichilema had earlier said that the law on criminal defamation of the president “inhibits the growth of democracy and good governance, impedes human rights and basic freedoms.”

“Sending a leading opposition figure to prison under a law that previous administrations have notoriously used to silence critics is a blot on President Hichilema’s record,” said Idriss Ali Nassah, senior Africa researcher at Human Rights Watch. “The administration should quash Raphael Nakacinda’s conviction, release him, and stop prosecuting political opponents and others under this revoked law.”

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23/05/2024

HeyMedia is a digital social network platform dedicated to Zambians to showcase their latest news, culture, lifestyle, classifieds, music and politics. The platform also provides for different services such as news distribution for corporate entities, media and social media management, photography a...

23/05/2024

HeyMedia is a digital social network platform dedicated to Zambians to showcase their latest news, culture, lifestyle, classifieds, music and politics. The platform also provides for different services such as news distribution for corporate entities, media and social media management, photography a...

23/05/2024

ZCSA and Mongu Council officers seize used undergarments in Mongu valued at K15, 670
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