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FRA small scale farmers maize export motion defeated
News Wednesday, 30th November, 2022 Parliament A MOTION to urge Government to allow the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) to start exporting excess maize on behalf of small scale farmers has failed to go through after a spirited debate by opposition lawmakers. The motion was moved…
FACTS ABOUT THE WRANGLES IN THE MAMBWE CHIEFDOM
Kavwanga E.S. Yambayamba, PhD, JP November, 2022 Introduction We need not emphasize that the Mambwe land is one of the least developed areas in Zambia. While there are many factors, the primary factor is that there has been no authentic traditional leadership at the level of Senior Chief for almost seven (7) decades now. Consequently,…
PF Should Bear the Blame for Violence
By Henry Kyambalesa The Patriotic Front (PF), the ruling political party in Zambia, should bear the blame for all the socioeconomic ills currently facing the country. Such socioeconomic ills include the high level of corruption, the country’s declining economic performance, the high level of government-secured debts, the unprecedented levels of poverty and inequality, and the…
Zambia Police hunt suspected Chililabombwe defiler
By Esther Mwaata Katongo Zambia Police Spokesperson Saturday 28th August, 2021 – POLICE in Chililabombwe District of Copperbelt Province are looking for Weston Mwendia for allegedly defiling and impregnating his double orphan grade seven niece aged 14. The sexual abuse is alleged to have occurred on several occasions from April, 2021 at the suspects house…
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Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane and Mr. Johan Hallenborg Restructuring preach Institutional Development Programme Phase Seven (RIDP VII) between the GRZ and Sweden
MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND NATIONAL PLANNING Speech by Hon. Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, Minister of Finance and National Planning, during the signing ceremony of the Restructuring and Institutional Development Programme Phase Seven (RIDP VII) between the Government of the Republic of Zambia and Sweden Friday 2nd December, 2022, 15:00 hours • His Excellency, Mr. Johan Hallenborg…
I became a 6-year-old breadwinner –Charles Chanda
By Derrick Sinjela in Mansa, Luapula Province UNITED Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) presidential aspirant, Charles Chanda in the Thursday 12th August 2021 Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government election says people are born leaders owing to the fact that he became a bread winner as a six-year-old child. Now 45, Mr. Chanda nostalgically recollects that…
DSaT implores journalists to specialise in science communication reporting
DSaT implores journalists to specialise in science communication reporting By Alfonso Matthew Kasongo DZIWA Science and Technology Trust (DSaT), a Zambian Non Governmental advocating for science communication and advocacy has reiterated calls to train journalists in modern biotechnology reporting to ensure they understand new emerging technologies among them Genome Editing. The organisation notes with concern…
Encourage Your Girl Child to School – Happiness Chirwa prods parents
By BILKE MULENGA Ms. Happiness Chirwa, a female teacher in Situmbeko Area, Shibuyunji District, off Mumbwa Road ( 65 -85km West of Lusaka)has urged parents and guardians of a girl child who have not made it to go to upward grades not to send them into marriage, but to encourage them continue with their education.…
ZEHEST’s Clarence Monde Muzyamba seeks self-reliant Zambian girl and women
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…
Xi Focus-Closeup: Preserving “world-class treasure” of Xi’an ancient city wall
Xi Focus-Closeup: Preserving “world-class treasure” of Xi’an ancient city wall Source: XinhuaEditor: huaxia2023-05-11 16:28:16 This aerial photo taken on Feb. 26, 2023 shows people watching a lantern show at the south part of the ancient city wall in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Shao Rui) XI’AN, May 11 (Xinhua) — At the heart of northwest…