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    Hon. Michael Katambo, MP, Minister of Agriculture; Hon. Sydney Mushanga, MP; Senior Government officials; Your Excellency Mr Li Jie, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia & Chairman for Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Company (AFECC); Your Royal Highnesses present; Fellow Farmers; Members of the Press: Distinguished ladies and gentlemen:   From the onset, I wish to express my utmost sincere congratulations to Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Company Limited (AFECC) on behalf of the entire farming community here in Chisamba of Central Province, and indeed on behalf of the Government of the Republic of Zambia, for this landmark achievement of the largest...

Local Government Association of Zambia IN PURSUIT OF QUALITY SERVICE Welcome to the Local Government Association of Zambia web page. This page provides you with the relevant information on local government and the Association’s work. December 2018 M T W T F S S « Aug 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 The Local Government Association of Zambia was founded in 1947 as a voluntary membership organisation, then under the name, Local Government Association of...

Sandra Lombe-Mulowa Communications Officer Email: nbacommunications1@yahoo.com or lombe2@gmail.com +260 211 278316 /0977854716/ 0961439503   Statement by the National Biosafety Authority Chief Executive Officer/ Registrar Mr. Lackson Tonga Thursday 6th December 2018 at Best Western Hotel, Lusaka-Zambia Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOS) Media Briefing Date: Thursday December 06, 2018 Venue: Best Western Hotel, Lusaka-Zambia Time: 10:00 hours Good morning all, We welcome to this Press Briefing. We called you so we could update you on some latest developments. We have granted three distributors new permits to import products that may contain Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOS). This decision was arrived at after a risk assessment was...

By Derrick Sinjela in Lusaka, Zambia AFRICA Consumer Union (ACU) 1st Vice President Muyunda Ililonga is prodding Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe to show empathy by paying retirees their pension countrywide. Following a protracted campaign to access their pension, Mr. Illilonga implored the Zambian Government led by President Edgar Chagwa Lungu and Vice President Ms. Inonge Mutukwa-Wina to realise that a society concern for the poor is judged by the manner ageing community is treated. Ililonga implored President Lungu, Veep Mutukwa-Wina through Ms. Mwanakatwe to earnestly honour a pledge to pay pensioners their long-awaited dues (money). In a Thursday, 6th December...

Krakow, Thursday December 6, 2018 BY FIRST SECRETARY (PRESS) KELLYS KAUNDA,  ZAMBIA EMBASSY, BERLIN, GERMANY Plans are underway to increase the number of provinces from four to seven with tree plantations, says the Honorable Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Ms. Jean Kapata. Ms. Kapata, who is also Mandevu Member of Parliament, says the program shall be undertaken by ZAFFICO as part of Zambia’s response to the adverse effects of climate change. She made the remarks shortly after concluding her engagement at the ongoing Conference of the Parties, COP24, an annual meeting organized by the United Nations to discuss climate...