Cholera spreads to 8 Zambian provinces, death toll reaches 9

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Cholera has now spread to 8 of the 10 provinces of Zambia as the country records its 9th death since the disease broke out in August this year.

2 new cases of cholera recorded in North Western Province of Zambia bring the number to 8 of the 10 regions of the country.

Zambia declares Tasila Lungu’s parliamentary seat vacant

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The Speaker of the Zambian Parliament, Nelly Mutti, has declared late Edgar Lungu's daughter Tasila's parliamentary seat vacant. 

Lungu, an elected MP for Chawama Constituency, has been missing sittings since her father died in South Africa. 

564 cholera patients discharged in Zambia

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In Zambia, 564 people have been discharged from the hospital after recovering from cholera.

Of the initial 577 cumulative cases since the disease broke out in August, only four have remained hospitalised. Nine people have so far died from cholera.

Zambia’s President urges full removal of sanctions on Zimbabwe

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Zambia's President Hakainde Hichilema has called for the total lifting of economic sanctions imposed on Zimbabwe.

Speaking at the Bi-national Commission in Harare, Zimbabwe, on Friday, Hichilema argued that the sanctions on Zimbabwe are limiting the interregional trade.

Two more cholera deaths reported in Zambia

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Two more people have died of cholera in Zambia, while 21 remain admitted to hospital as the disease has continued to spread to other parts of the country.

This brings the total number of deaths to five since the disease broke out in August.

Namibia, Zambia seal defense and security deals

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The Joint Permanent Commission on Defence and Security between Namibia and Zambia signed several bilateral agreements aimed at enhancing defence and security between the two countries.