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PRESS BRIEFING –STATEMENT BY NATIONAL BIOSAFETY AUTHORITY (NBA) COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER SANDRA LOMBE

PRESS BRIEFING DECEMBER 30, 2020 VENUE: ASMARA HOTEL TIME: 08:00 HOURS PRESS BRIEFING –STATEMENT BY NBA COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER SANDRA LOMBE GOOD MORNING, I WELCOME YOU ALL TO THIS BRIEFING. THANK YOU THAT YOU FOUND TIME FROM YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE TO COME. THE NATIONAL BIOSAFETY AUTHORITY (NBA) HAS ENJOYED A CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE MEDIA FRATERNITY. WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THE YEAR 2020 HAS HAD ITS OWN CHALLENGES AND SUCCESSES AND THE AUTHORITY HAS HAD A SHARE OF ITS FATE WHILE EXECUTING ITS DUTIES. CHALLENGES THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC AFFECTED US JUST LIKE ANYONE ELSE. THE PANDEMIC...

Statement on President Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s Measures Following the Extra Judicial Killing of Two Citizens

  Issued by: Judith Mulenga CiSCA Chairperson Lusaka, 31 December 2020: The Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CiSCA) considers the measures taken by President Edgar Chagwa Lungu following the Police extra judicial killing of prosecutor Nsama Nsama and UPND supporter, Joseph Kaunda as tokenistic, dismally inadequate and mere window dressing.   On Tuesday, President Lungu announced that he had fired the Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Operations Bonnie Kapeso and his counterpart in charge of Administration Eugene Sibote, and that he had given Inspector General of Police, Kakoma Kanganja a six months’ improvement contract. Dismissing the Inspector General of...

REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA REMARKS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA AT THE SWEARING-IN CEREMONY FOR SENIOR OFFICERS OF THE ZAMBIA POLICE SERVICE THURSDAY, 31ST DECEMBER, 2020 STATE HOUSE LUSAKA

BEFORE WE GO FURTHER WITH OUR CEREMONY, MAY WE OBSERVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE IN HONOUR OF OUR DEPARTED BROTHERS WHOSE LIVES WERE ABRUPTLY TAKEN AWAY IN VERY UNFORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCES, NAMELY, MR NSAMA NSAMA AND MR JOSEPH KAUNDA (SILENCE).   MAY THE SOULS OF THE DEPARTED REST IN ETERNAL PEACE.   THE EVENTS OF LAST WEEK HAVE NOT ONLY BROUGHT OUT SO MUCH SORROW TO THE FAMILIES OF THE TWO DEPARTED INDIVIDUALS; THE EVENTS OF LAST WEEK HAVE BROUGHT GRIEF TO THE WHOLE NATION.   AS PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE DEFENCE  FORCE, I MOURN WITH THE FAMILES OF THE...

REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA ADDRESS TO THE NATION BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MR. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA ON THE EVE OF THE NEW YEAR THURSDAY, 31ST DECEMBER, 2020 STATE HOUSE LUSAKA

COUNTRYMEN AND WOMEN, GOOD EVENING. IN A FEW HOURS TIME, THE NEW YEAR WILL ARRIVE. THE COUNT DOWN TO 2021 WILL BE OVER.  WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE ALMIGHTY GOD FOR HIS GRACE THAT HAS ENABLED US TO REACH THIS FAR, AS WE END THE YEAR 2020 AND ENTER THE NEW YEAR, 2021. THIS IS THE MOMENT WE LOOK BACK AT THE JOURNEY WE HAVE TRAVERSED TOGETHER IN 2020.  IT IS TIME TO REFLECT ON THE UNIQUE CHALLENGES WE FACED TOGETHER AS A NATION.  IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CELEBRATE OUR SUCCESSES WITH RENEWED HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. COUNTRYMEN AND...

Triumphant Foundation Trust clocks a year ‘Sowing seeds of love’ beyond Zambia

By Derrick Sinjela & Nakamba Mwinji THE physical tenacity and emotional energy exhibited Triumphant Foundation Trust (TFT founder Holla Kunda-Simbeye has a huge heritage her mother Clara Kalunga-Kunda, as she raised a saint in her daughter from a humble ground. When this author reached by phone through in Ndola, Ms. Kalunga-Kunda nostalgically reminisced purchasing a unit of eggs (10)) which once boiled Ms. Kunda-Simbeye was tasked to resell as a form of raising domestic income. On her part the families ‘Kasuli’ a Bemba  reference to a last born sibling, Otensia, a general trader now blessed with a 7-year-old son, Kunda,...

Friday 25th December 2020 Press Statement – By Leadership Movement President Dr. Richard Silumbe

Dear country men and women, On this Christmas Eve, the Leadership Movement delegation led by the National Chairman Mr. David Kalumba and the Secretary General Mr. Brown Sinyangwe visited a community of vulnerable and disadvantaged women, to learn their challenges in our society. During this visit, the Leadership Movement donated some bags of Millie Meal and other food staff to the vulnerable community. The delegation learned a lot about the difficulties these voiceless people are facing in our society. They also learned that what these people need is a little empowerment so that they can apply themselves using their talent...

A Must Read Post ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ *Wisdom Corner* *How Harassment Draw Sympathy from Public as I met HH in Shoprite today.* By: Dr. Edgar Ng’oma~ Philosopher. Friday 25th December, 2020

A MUST READ POST ☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆ *WISDOM CORNER* *HOW HARASSMENT DRAW SYMPATHY FROM PUBLIC AS I MET HH IN SHOPRITE TODAY.* By: Dr. Edgar Ng’oma~ Philosopher. 25th December, 2020 Today around 11:30h on this Christmas day, I went to Lewanika shopping mall in woodlands where Woodlands stadium city of Lusaka football club is situated, I found myself in Shoprite to buy bread, who do I see near me on the opposite counter as I was tendering my bread to the tiller? It was UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema also tendering his grocery waiting for his turn to pay. Then , as respect...

LCC PR Officers embarrass Lusaka Mayor Miles Bwalya Sampa …as they conceal K20,000 money meant for Chelstone Clinic newly born babies

LCC PR OFFICERS EMBARRASS MOYOR …as they conceal K20,000 money meant for Chelstone Clinic newly born babies By Elijah Ngoma LUSAKA City Council (LCC) Public Relations (PR) Officers embarrassed Lusaka Mayor Mr. Miles Bwalya Sampa as they concealed money meant for giving to Chelstone Clinic Christmas babies on the morning of Friday 25th December 2020. Speaking as he presented Xmas hampers to three mothers, Mayor Sampa was shocked that money meant for the babies was not with council workers from the Public Relations Department had not been given to him. “We are changing the system as previously, we only gave...

Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia launches Chifwani Concept for Cassava Project in Northern Province

Kasama-Friday 25th December 2020 Zambia’s Ambassador to Ethiopia, His Excellency Emmanuel Mwamba has launched the Chifwani Concept for Cassava in the region. Mr. Mwamba announced the his support for the project when he paid a courtesy call to Senior Chief Mwamba at his Palace. The project aims at targeting the scaling-up of cassava farming for commercial purposes by small-scale farmers. The concept involves each small-scale farmer to reserve one lima(0.25 hectares) for cassava growing. Mr. Mwamba said cassava crop was drought-resistant and the cost of inputs were low. He said the farmers already had inherent knowledge on cassava farming as...

LCC Public Relations Officer’s defiant attitude, upsets Lusaka Mayor Miles Bwalya Sampa

LCC Public Relations Officer’s defiant attitude, upsets Lusaka Mayor Miles Bwalya Sampa By Francis Maingaila and Derrick Sinjela The Lusaka City Council (LCC) workers assigned with preparation ahead of a visit to Chelston Level 1 Hospital  defied directives by Lusaka Mayor Miles Bwalya Sampa when they refused to give three mothers to newly born babies cash despite a K20, 000 budget being approved. A visibly upset Mayor Sampa complained before Ministry of Health (MoH) Permanent Secretary for Technical Services, Dr. Kennedy Malama that he (MBS) faced lack of compliance to agreed terms by subordinates. An aggrieved Mayor Sampa told Dr....

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