Zambian lad wins gold medal By DERRICK SINJELA 11-year-old, Lusungu Chilembo, has made Zambia proud after winning a Gold Medal at the first- African Esports Championship, beating 19- year Malawian in Street Fighter game. Lusungu, a primary school pupil, is one of the youngest players at the Zone V Games in Malawi. Lusungu shocked…
Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance Zambia prods Members of Parliament to support the enactment of the Climate Change Bill into law. Speaking when he appeared at a Caucus Group on Members of Parliament on Environment and Climate Change, Alliance National Coordinator Abel Musumali says this will allow more protection and mitigation of Climate change…
By DERRICK SINJELA, Saeed Simon Banda and Henry Chunza ATLAS Mara Bank has contributed an additional K687,500 to the Duke of Edinburgh International Award Zambia and the Ministry of Education for the next three years. Speaking during the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Duke of Edinburgh International Award and…
By DERRICK SINJELA, Saeed Simon Banda and Henry Chunza THE Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFR) in partnership with the Forestry Department and Forest Farm Facility (FDFFF) will this month end conclude the sustainable Woodfuel project dubbed Governening Multifunctional Landscape which was implemented in four districts namely Mufulira, Mushindamo, Nchelenge, and Choma. This project…
By DERRICK SINJELA, SAEED SIMON BANDA and HENRY CHUNZA The Zambia National Men’s Network for Gender and Development National Coordinator Nelson Banda views reports in the media attributed to Paramount Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people that girls who fall pregnant must be punished and not offered support are not encouraging the fight against…
By DERRICK SINJELA, SAEED SIMON BANDA and HENRY CHUNZA GO Back to the Land Zambia has appealed to the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to incorporate, in the new Constituency Development Fund guidelines, Civil Servant who are working and doing business in rural areas such as farming, to access the CDF Loans.…
By DERRICK SINJELA, Saeed Simon Banda and Henry Chunza Zambian Empowerment hub for Entrepreneurship and Skills training (ZEHEST) Executive Director Clarence Monde Muzyamba is calling for more women and Girls to be self-reliant through Empowerment schemes so as to end the scourge of men taking advantage of their vulnerability. Zambia is commemorating the 16 Days…
By SAEED SIMON BANDA, HENRY CHUNZA and DERRICK SINJELA US Ambassador to Zambia Micheal C. Gonzales has urged the Zambian government to operationalize the Anti Gender Based violence Fund as this is vital in supporting GBV victims. Mr. Gonzales notes that a number of GBV victims have gone unsupported due to the lack of…
By DERRICK SINJELA, HENRY CHUNZA and SAEED SIMON BANDA Gender Activist Beauty Katebe has noted with concern revelation by the United Nations that every 11 minutes, a woman or girl is killed by an intimate partner or family member around the world. Ms. Katebe has observed that incidents such as the Headman in Southern Province…
By DERRICK SINJELA, HENRY CHUNZA and SAEED SIMON BANDA ACCORDING to the 2022 In-depth Vulnerability and Needs Assessment Survey conducted in June 2022, Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) National Coordinator, Dr. Gabriel Pollen says identified affected by the floods/dry spells are Agriculture and Food Security and nutrition, Health, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. Dr.…
