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.…
ACTIONAID & TAX EDUCATION ALLIANCE HOLD INDABA …as they lobby to increase funding to education sector Thursday, 1st December, 2022 ACTIONAID Zambia has urged authorities to amend the law regarding the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) as it has been identified as the biggest hindrance contributing to the current low absorption of the fund across the…
THE remains of Charles Lwanga, a Uganda martyr killed for his faith in Christ Jesus lies at the altar in this dome below, which is the center of prayer and adoration in Namugogo, Kampala, Uganda. Between 31st January 1885 and 27th January 1887, 45 people were brutally executed for accepting Jesus Christ in…
Saturday, December 3, 2022 The ZAMBIA Institute of Chartered Accountants- ZICA- has backed the Law Association of Zambia – LAZ’ understanding of the law that Government could be right to hire private firms to audit defense forces. ZICA president Cecilia Zimba has argued that all firms in question are well registered with PACRA and ZICA.…
ZAMBIA’S KALELA DANCE MAKES IT TO THE WORLD CULTURAL HERITAGE LIST Paris-Sunday, 4th December,2022 Zambia’s Kalela Dance has been given a place on the World Cultural Heritage list. Kalela dance makes it The Kalela Dance is among the 39 elements inscribed on the list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at this year’s 17th…
