Monthly Archive: July 2017

Embrace all children, prods Ian Banda

Embrace all children, prods Ian Banda

By Exhilda Siame in Minnesota, USA and Caesar Edward Sindele in Lusaka, Zambia A BODILY challenged Zambian studying in the United States of America (USA) Ian Banda is inspiring persons living with disabilities to have self-assurance of working like the able bodied citizens. In an interview with Pan African Radio’s Correspondent Exhilda Siame in Minnesota, USA, Banda who is pursuing fellowship studies under the auspices of the Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) said disability is not inability. Banda said people living with disabilities should not be stigmatized and subjected to all sorts of discrimination because they have the capacity to...

2017 Luapula Expo cheers Spuki Mulemwa

2017 Luapula Expo cheers Spuki Mulemwa

By  Caesar Edward Sindele Zambian DNA Spokesperson  has commended Luapula Provincial Minister Nickson Chilangwa and his team supervised by Permanent Secretary (PS) Buleti Nsemukila for a well organized Luapula Expo that attracted hundreds of people among them investors. “We are happy with the Luapula EXPO as it is a home grown initiative to unlock the economic potential of the whole province and beyond, as this is in line with government, policy to industrialize the country through local and foreign investment. Zambian DNA is confident that this will spur massive development in Luapula which is one of the least developed areas...

Zambia’s Maize Floor Price, The Food Reserve Agency and De-Regulation

Zambia’s Maize Floor Price, The Food Reserve Agency and De-Regulation

By PMRC Executive Director Ms. Bernadette Deka Dear Friends and Colleagues,   Agriculture provides the main support for Zambia’s rural economy, and because of this, growth in the agricultural sector is the clearest avenue through which poverty reduction can be achieved in Zambia. Sixty seven percent of the Zambian population depend on agriculture, primarily through smallholder production for their livelihoods and employment. Zambia recognizes agriculture as one of the key priority sectors in achieving sustainable economic growth and diversification away from copper mining.   The Food Reserve Agency -FRA- recently made a decision to set the floor price of a...

World Bank Official call on ZAMBEEF

World Bank Official call on ZAMBEEF

Zambeef’s retailing operations impresses World Bank officials LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – A delegation from the World Bank and International Finance Corporation (IFC) paid a visit Zambeef’s Ten-Miles Macro Outlet and Lusaka processing outlet on Friday (July 28) as part of the organisation’s wider tour of development projects and investments in the country. Expansion of Zambeef’s Novatek stockfeed division with the addition of a new processing plant in Mpongwe have been undertaken with support from IFC. The investment will generate additional capacity that will facilitate the continued growth of sales of Novatek stockfeed and Zamhatch day-old chicks to the local market as well...

Clement Chendela Siame extols Luapula Expo and Investment Conference

Clement Chendela Siame extols Luapula Expo and Investment Conference

By Derrick Sinjela Wednesday July 26 2017 FORMER Luapula Province Permanent Secretary (PS) Clement Chendela Siame is elated over the manner Luapula Province Minister Nickson Chilangwa is pushing the transpformation of the area. Extolled Mr. Siame: “It is so refreshing to see the vision of “Destination Luapula” being reignited through the Luapula Expo. Hon. Nickson Chilangwa has raised the bar of the dream we launched together in 2008. I commend him highly for standing out to make the Luapula destination a reality. I pray that the Minister for Luapula and his administration will be supported to actualise the whole dream of...

PANOS Zambia New Project -Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Awareness for Women and Girls in Zambia 

PANOS Zambia New Project -Sexual Reproductive Health Rights Awareness for Women and Girls in Zambia 

www.rainbownewszambia.com Dear colleagues, Panos is introducing a new project of SRHR for women and girls in Zambia. To be considered for this project, read the intro below and respond to it by answering the questions on the subject. For more infor contact elias@panos.org.zm ………….. Challenges of dealing with unwanted pregnancies in your Community 1. Introduction Zambia currently has the Termination of Pregnancy Act (TOP) of 1972 that legalizes abortion, yet the number of botched abortions are on the increase. There is also the penal code that criminalizes attempts at abortion outside the TOPs Act. The country also has a poor...

UNAIDS Tsehaiu Medhin commends Zambia’s Comprehensive Sexual Reproductive Education 

By Evans Sinjela United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) Country Director Tsehaiu Medhin says comprehensive sexuality education supports a better health future for school going children and adolescents. Ms. Medhin expressed worry that school going children do not have access to preventive measures such as condoms to protect themselves from Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s),  HIV related illnesses and unplanned pregnancies. Officiating at a two-day United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Media Training discussing High level meeting on the Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Ministerial Commitment on sexuality education and sexual and reproductive health services for adolescents and young people...

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