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February 18, 2023

IWMI SUPPORTING ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT WITH POST-FLOOD RECOVERY STRATEGY ASSISTANCE

Friday, 17th February, 2023: Pretoria, South Africa IWMI SUPPORTING ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT WITH POST-FLOOD RECOVERY STRATEGY ASSISTANCE PRESS RELEASE The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is working with the Zambian government for improved knowledge generation and effective advisory services following the floods that affected more than 20,000 people in Zambia in 2023. Zambia’s Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) has reportedly described the ongoing floods in the Southern and Central Provinces of the  country as “catastrophic”. A rising number of communities are at risk of contaminated flood waters, submerged sanitation, collapsed infrastructure, damaged homes, and imminent waterborne diseases that stem from...

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February 17, 2023

China, Russia and South Africa drills could open a new BRICS facet

THE navies of China, Russia and South Africa are preparing for their first joint drills on the Atlantic-Indian border. The latest Russian frigate, the Admiral Gorshkov, armed with the Zircon hypersonic missile, has arrived in Cape Town to take part in the maneuvers, launched on February 17. In recent years, Russia, China and South Africa have actively developed cooperation in the political, trade and economic spheres based on the BRICS interstate association structure. This organization established back in 2006, bringing together major politico-military and economic powers that did not seek to integrate into Euro-Atlantic blocs and commonwealths. At the first...

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February 6, 2023

Stay Connected to DStv and GOtv for more Great Entertainment with Free Upgrade

  By DERRICK SINJELA DStv and GOtv are giving customers many more reasons to stay glued to their sofas with exciting content and free upgrade. With an ever-expanding bouquet of the latest sport, movies, series, and reality shows available on multiple platforms, it’s never been easier to stay entertained. From the 31st of January 2023 to the 31st of March 2023, DStv and GOtv customers only have to keep their DStv and GOtv subscriptions active and will be upgraded to the next higher package free of charge. A subscription to the DStv Compact Plus package, for example, will be upgraded...

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February 6, 2023

Malawi Tells Farmers Not to Panic Over Armyworms

Malawi Tells Farmers Not to Panic Over Armyworms January 03, 2017 1:13 PM Lameck Masina An agriculture extension worker in Zambia inspects maize fields in the wake of an armyworm invasion. (Courtesy – Derrick Sinjela in Zambia) BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Officials in Malawi say they are on high alert for a possible invasion of armyworms which have attacked crops in neighboring Zambia. The country is spraying pesticides in an effort to halt the spread. Armyworms are caterpillars that feed on green pastures and cereal crops like maize, a staple food in Zambia and Malawi. The worms invaded Zambian maize crops last...

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February 3, 2023

Education is a right in Zambia, Douglas Munsaka Syakalima tells Education Ministers Group of 77 Plus China

Education is a right in Zambia, Douglas Munsaka Syakalima tells Education Ministers Group of 77 Plus China ….“Zambia Promotes Quality Education and Innovation at G77 Meeting.” By DERRICK SINJELA, SAEED SIMON BANDA, HENRY CHUNZA and MALVIN NKHOMA In a Paper virtually presented by the Minister of Education in Zambia Douglas Munsaka Syakalima at the Meeting of the Ministers of Education of the Group of 77 Plus China, Zambia reinforced that access to literacy is a right. Deliberating as an abstract, Syakalima indicated without hesitation that the Government of Zambia recognizes education as a right for all citizens and interprets quality...

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January 29, 2023

Professor Fastone Matthew Goma extols MoH’s Sylvia Tembo-Masebo a good health champion

  By DERRICK SINJELA THE Ministry of Health (MOH) joined the First ever ‘Tobacco Control Health Race (Walk) and Aerobics Mania’ organized by the Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) Executive Director Isaac Able Mwaipopo and Center for Primary Care Research director, Professor Fastone Matthew Goma on Saturday, 28th January, 2023. The Tobacco Control Health Race and Aerobics Mania at East Piaza, East Park Mall themed: ‘Pass The Tobacco Control Bill & Protect The Present and Future Generation”, choreography by Coach Tiger and the Defined Style Fitness Crew The walk and aerobics were held to promote healthy lifestyles and...

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January 26, 2023

Aluta Continua Zambia’s Deputy High Commissioner to Tanzania Ambassador Anthony Bwalya… listen or read this trajectory by Veteran Journalist Comrade Charles Chisala

Aluta Continua Zambia’s Deputy High Commissioner to Tanzania Ambassador Anthony Bwalya… listen or read this trajectory by Veteran Journalist Comrade Charles Chisala www.kwilanzinewszambia.com ACCEPTING CHANGE: BALM TO THE SOUL …Will save you from unnecessary stress. By Charles Chisala, Veteran Journalist and Media Trainer/Consultant IT reminds me of my own ‘redeployment’ in 2012 after the change of government. The entire News Desk was dismantled and its staff earmarked for dismissal, demotion or redeployment. I was the Deputy News Editor. What a turbulent time. One day a minister rudely stormed into our editorial meeting brandishing a list of journalists perceived to be...

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January 25, 2023

CUTS calls for a robust strategy to get the most out of debt negotiations with the Official Creditors Committees, including China

CUTS calls for a robust strategy to get the most out of debt negotiations with the Official Creditors Committees, including China By Saeed Simon, Banda, Henry Chunza, Muleya Idaho Chongo, Malvin Nkhoma and Derrick Sinjela THE Sunday, 22nd to Tuesday, 24th January, 2023 visit by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva-Kinova, themed ‘Zambia towards a More Resilient and Inclusive Future’ has been of notable importance and a great opportunity for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and interested stakeholders to share perspectives and concerns on future programme support , says an optimistic CUTS international Lusaka CUTS Country Director Angela...

President Hakainde Sammy Hichilema @”Feed Africa: Food Resilience And Food Sovereignty” African Union – AfDB & IFAR – Dakar 2 on Agriculture Summit January 2023

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January 25, 2023

President Hakainde Sammy Hichilema @”Feed Africa: Food Resilience And Food Sovereignty” African Union – AfDB & IFAR – Dakar 2 on Agriculture Summit January 2023

Hakainde Hichilema @”Feed Africa: Food Resilience And Food Sovereignty” African Union – AfDB & IFAR – Dakar 2 on Agriculture Summit January 2023 Fellow citizens, “We have arrived in Dakar in the Republic of Senegal along with other Heads of State, at the invitation of His Excellency Mr Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and Chairman of the African Union, to participate in the Dakar 2 on Agriculture Summit under the theme, “Feed Africa: Food Resilience And Food Sovereignty”. The conference that is being held in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Fund For...

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January 24, 2023

Tuesday, 23rd January, 2023. Press Statement Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS) International Lusaka’s response to reduction in load shedding hours. Tuesday, 23rd January, 2023

Tuesday, 23rd January, 2023. Press Statement Consumer Unity Trust Society (CUTS) International Lusaka’s response to reduction in load shedding hours. Tuesday, 23rd January, 2023. FOLLOWING the government’s announcement last Thursday that load shedding would be reduced from 12 to 8 hours, CUTS notes attempt to manage the load-shedding hours, which continue to be high and a serious problem for both commercial and residential users. CUTS Country Director Angela Mulenga explains that consumers must be load-shed twice daily for a total of eight hours, which reduces the amount of productive time, particularly for the infant growing industry. As regards to the...

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