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  By Joshua Kapila Public Relation Officer – Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY (WARMA)  PRESS STATEMENT Friday 12th June 2020   PRESS STATEMENT ON GRANTED WATER PERMIT APPLICATIONS The Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) Board convened on Thursday 11th June 2020 to consider and grant Water Permits to applicants for commercial water use across the country. This is in accordance with the Water Resources Management Act No 21 of 2011 section 76, which mandates the Authority to grant water permits to applicants. The Authority wishes to inform the esteemed public that out of 209 applicants considered, a total...

COMACO BECOMES THE FIRST IN AFRICA TO ATTAIN INTERNATIONAL CERTIFICATION OF ORGANIC GROUNDNUTS PRODUCTION Chipata – The Community Markets for Conservation COMACO has attained international organic certification for groundnuts grown by selected COMACO-supported farmers in Eastern Province These farmers grow groundnuts without chemicals instead they use natural and nature-based farming practices. This international certification by ECOCERT, a company based in France, will see COMACO exporting groundnuts to the international market. COMACO Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Dale Lewis said that it is exciting for staff and farmers to become the first in Africa to get the certification which was done...

PRESS STATEMENT Friday 12th June, 2020 GENDER EOUALITY AND WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP KEY TO DEVELOPMENT By MARY S. MULENGA BOARD CHAIRPERSON North-Western Province Luapula Province Coordinating Office Mansa District NON-GOVERNMENTAL GENDER ORGANISATIONS’ COORDINATING COUNCIL P.O.Box 37879 Fax: NGOCC Lusaka, Zambia E-mail: info@ngocc.org.zm Website: www.ngocc.org.zm Building Solidarity For Women’s Empowerment Plot No. 5168 Tel: +260 211 224727/227529 Nchoncho Road Cell: +260 966 640760 +260 211 227 514 THE Non-governmental Gender Organisations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) commends the Government on the recent appointment of more women to the Board for the National Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research (NISIR). Not so long ago we...