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3RD QUARTER MEDIA BREAKFAST MEETING In line with section 16(1) of the Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Act No. 31 of 2016 which established the Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Fund for purposes of providing loans and scholarships to students who require financial assistance, the Higher Education Loans and Scholarships Board (HELSB) operationalized the Student Loan Scheme by commencing loan recoveries in September 2018 and since then, a total of K65.40 million has been collected as at 30th June, 2020: K8.66 million in the last quarter of 2018, K38.13 in 2019 and K18.61 million by the end of the second...

Call or WhatsApp Dr. Kalimanzila: +260764686962 or e-mail on: doctorkalimanzila@gmail.com and visit www.kalimaziladoctors.com My best friend was behind my break-up, she slept with my husband more than once and made me have sleepless nights   The dictionary definition of the word Human refers to the characteristic of people’s better qualities, such as kindness or sensitivity. It is our natural instinct to show empathy and feel strongly when we see other beings suffering, whether it’s people or animals. When Marie Limpo * explains how her best friend from back home took over her husband for 2 months, it does not start with their relationship...

LET US NOT USE SOCIAL MEDIA AS A PLATFORM FOR INSULTING ELDERS AND ONE ANOTHER – KELVIN SAMPA ADVISES YOUTHS By Luswepo Mutepuka – Kwilanzi News Zambia PATRIOTIC Front (PF) National Youth League Chairperson Kelvin Sampa has urged youths countrywide to use the social media responsibly ahead of the 2021 general elections and beyond. Mr. Sampa, who is Kasama Central Member of Parliament, says social media should not be used as a platform for insulting elders and those entrusted with the responsibility to run the country’s affairs. He said it is disappointing to see some young people turning the social...

By Luswepo Mutepuka, Kwilanzi News Zambia KITWE Mayor Engineer Christipher Kang’ombe is determined to enforce a Statutory Instrument No. 1 of 2017 on Citizens Economic Empowerment Reservations Scheme signed by President, Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu which prohibits foreigners from trading in compounds countrywide. Mayor Kang’ombe, who is Local Government Association of Zambia (LGAZ) President says his Hub of the Copperbelt Province office in consultation with then Kitwe District Commissioner Binwell Chansa Mpundu held a round table discussion in October 2018 with foreign traders and a diversity of stakeholders on the subject of foreign nationals engaging in retail, poultry farming and...

T Njovu words of Wisdom   Last Sunday afternoon, I hosted five of my male church mates at my home. About ten of us men in our small Christian community were supposed to have met in November to organise the distribution of used items to vulnerable members of our community that we had contributed. The long delay was due to most of us being too busy. Last year we had resolved to be regularly meeting as men in our St Anthony Christian Community as a way of bonding, knowing each other better and being proactive to resolving issues of our...

ZAMBIA AIRPORTS CORPORATION AND ZTE ZAMBIA SERVICES DONATE TOWARDS COVID-19 FIGHT   The Ministry of Finance has today received substantial donations of surgical-quality facial masks from the Zambia Airports Corporation, and ZTE Zambia Services. The masks are for use by staff under the Ministry.   The donation from Zambia Airports Corporation consists nineteen-thousand-nine-hundred-and-fifty (19, 950) surgical-quality facial masks worth K150, 000, approximately, while ZTE Zambia Services has also donated surgical-quality facial masks whose value is estimated at K75, 000. Zambia Airports Corporation sent the donation via courier.   Meanwhile, receiving four (4) carton boxes containing a total of ten-thousand (10,...

REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE www.mof.gov.zm STATEMENT ON COVID-19 DONATIONS Lusaka, Friday, 15 MAY 2020 Through the Office of the Accountant General and the Controller of Internal Audit, the Ministry has been collecting reports on Covid-19 donations from other Ministries, Provinces and Agencies. In this regard, we have compiled a consolidated report of donations made to the Government of the Republic of Zambia for the period 1st March 2020 to 30th April 2020. The assessment of donations made towards the Covid-19 fight in Zambia has been done in accordance with the Public Financial Management Act, 2018, audit standards and...