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Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) Chief Electoral Officer Patrick Nshindano has maintained that ECZ has a constitutional mandate to suspend the holding of political rallies saying the commission sought legal advice before deciding to ban the public gatherings. Speaking on Hot breakfast show on HOT FM this morning, Mr Nshindano says his Commission is on firm footing, as it sought legal advice from the attorney general’s office before making such pronouncements. Stating that COVID-19 is a mu...

5 . 27 . 21 On May 10, the Irish government lifted its ban on public worship. Attendance is now limited to 50 people, regardless of the size of the church building, and irrespective of vaccination levels.  Something bizarre has been happening in Ireland. On the one hand, the ban on public religious observance throughout the pandemic has seemed draconian. Whereas public worship has continued up the road in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland has been almost alone among European countries ...

Traffic commissioner’s publication scheme The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires public authorities to adopt and maintain a publication scheme. Whilst each traffic commissioner is an independent office holder and data controller under the FOI Act, they will be treated as parties in common for the purposes of this publication scheme. The purpose of this publication scheme is to: specify the classes of information traffic commissioners have committed to publish say how traffic commissi...

Letters to the editor: Lockdown of Churches and Free Parking at Hospitals File Photo ); Dear editor, Does your paper have the resources to locate the section of criminal law of which the 25 people and/or the priest, who gathered for prayer at a private location last Sunday were in breach? If a breach did not occur, as we suspect, is the person who called in the Gardai, guilty of harassment, or of some other misdemeanour? Please note the statement by Minister Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Heal...

In my previous Monday Opinion, I argued wheat can be a wonder crop that can deliver gains at different points despite continued neglect in policy and practice. I ended on an optimistic note that sector related bottlenecks vis a vis wheat can be addressed through a review of the sector, highlighting where government Kwachas can effectively be invested beyond traditional crops. In this feature, I explore various steps that can help to lay preconditions for the agriculture sector more broadly and ...

We’re guided by health protocols: ZEC Senior Reporter The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) says it will stand guided by the Ministry of Health and Child Care on the resumption of some electoral activities. Most election activities, principally voting, were suspended last year in response to the Covid-19 pandemic to minimise the spread of the virus. Last month, ZEC announced that it would resume voter registration and other related field work at the start of this month, after the relaxation...

The Health Service Executive and the Department of Health are being urged to widen the range of healthcare professionals eligible to administer the Covid-19 vaccine. Radiographers, radiation therapists, retried medics and doctors looking to volunteer for free all claim they are willing to become vaccinators - but that their offers to help have been rebuffed. Pharmacists also claim they are unlikely to work in mass vaccination centres in a row over fees. The HSE recruitment drive for vaccinators...

Tendai Ruben Mbofana To say I was shocked by the lame, disingenuous, and shamefully ridiculous attempts by the Zimbabwe government to sanitize the septic, cruel, and repulsive displacement of over 12,000 Chilonga villagers from their ancestral land, to make way for a Lucerne grass growing venture by the Dendairy company, by labeling it as ‘investment’, would be the understatement of my lifetime – but, rather, I was bewildered, enraged, and filled with a sense of revulsion for a regime tha...

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The Children Bill 2020 among 14 approved by Cabinet Shares The Cabinet has considered and approved the Children Bill, 2020, among 14 bills sent to the National Assembly. The Bill seeks to address the increased vulnerability of children in Kenya. Broken families and community systems have been associated with the increased vulnerability of children. The Cabinet meeting chaired by President Uhuru Kenyatta, approved the bill, in an effort to promote the wellness of the country while being mindful ...