By Dominic Chandiwila Nali Government says it is ready to revamp Buleya Malima, Nzenga and Sinazongwe Irrigation schemes in Sinazongwe district in Southern Province. This came to light when Agriculture Minister Reuben M’tolo inspected the three irrigation schemes. Speaking when he address farmers in the three irrigation schemes, the Minister said government is not grabbing land from the locals but merely focusing its attention on revamping the schemes in the district. “Government is not here to grab land from the local but to ensure that the irrigation systems in the three schemes work for the good of the nation”, Mr....

Kafue, Thursday, 24th October 2024 – Helga Matanda Anscombe Foundation today, Thursday, 24th of October, 2024 decided to gift ZC Kafue marketeers with chitenge materials dawning colours of the Zambian flag, which are red, green, black and orange. The foundation which was established a year ago gave out 100 2×1 meter chitenge materials to women marketeers that were busy selling a range of food stuffs at ZC market in Kafue district, in celebration of this year’s independence day. “We thought of putting a smile on the faces of the hardworking mothe’s by giving them chitenge materials,” explained Helga Tessa Matanda,...

Zambian’s 60th Independence Anniversary Message By Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology Monday October 21, 2024 I was 10 years old when I attended the Tamanda Dutch Reformed Mission Boys’ Boarding School in the remote district of Chipata right on the border with the Southern African country of Malawi on 24th October 1964. This was 58 years ago from 1964 to 1966 when I did my Standard 3 (now Grade 5) to Grade 7. Mr. Elisa Phiri was a short Headmaster who had red fierce eyes, also my great English teacher. This was two years after the...