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CIMMYT Expands Climate-Smart Interventions in Southern Africa


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PRESS RELEASE As Southern Africa faces unprecedented drought conditions CIMMYT continues to lead efforts in reducing the devastating impact of extreme weather. Through its role as a partnership convener, CIMMYT has brought together climate change advisories and climate-smart agriculture to empower farmers, who are demonstrating incredible resilience by continuing to produce food for their families and communities. “The current climate crisis highlights the urgency of scaling resilient agricultural practices. At CIMMYT, we believe that empowering farmers to adopt droughttolerant crops and sustainable methods is essential to securing food systems and ensuring communities can weather the challenges ahead,” said Bram Govaerts,...

Helga Matanda Anscombe Foundation gifts ZC Kafue marketeers chitenges in celebration of independence Day


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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,...

Groundbreaking Research Proves Bicycles Power Economic Growth and Healthcare Access


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Landmark Study by World Bicycle Relief and IDinsight Provides Critical Evidence on the Power of Bicycles to Boost Livelihoods and Empower Rural Communities October 22, 2024 – LUSAKA, ZAMBIA โ€“ World Bicycle Relief (WBR), a non-profit social enterprise that supports rural and remote communities by helping adults and children overcome transportation barriers, in collaboration with IDinsight, today announced the results of a pioneering randomized controlled trial (RCT) that demonstrates the transformative impact of bicycles on livelihoods and health service delivery among adults in rural Zambia. With a particular focus on outcomes for women, the study provides robust evidence that bicycles...

Zambia’s wasted 60 Independence Years – Dr. Mbita Chitala


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All the commanding heights of our economy must be owned by Zambians. This includes our land, copper mines, commercial banks, pension funds. We should introduce a social market economy in which the state enterprises will take the lead. We should end the UPND ethnic divisions by re introducing merit appointments in public service and end tribalism, nepotism and bigotry. We should have a zero tolerance against corruption, institute a judicial enquiry to reclaim all what has been stolen since privatization and punish the thieves. We should professionalize the public service, insure the separation of powers and stop the destruction of...

The Supreme Court of Zambia and its survival of the near capture: the episode of contempt of court


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The Supreme Court of Zambia and its survival of the near capture: the episode of contempt of court By Prof Munyonzwe Hamalengwa The Supreme Court of Zambia celebrated its 50 years of existence in 2023. Its history of survival through various challenges is yet to be written. As we celebrate 60 years of Zambia’s independence, many chapters of the survival of the Supreme Court in particular, the Constitutional Court also in particular and the judiciary in general, can be written. This article discusses one episode in 2019 when evidence, in my opinion, signalled or emerged that the Supreme Court of...

Zambianโ€™s 60th Independence Anniversary Message By Mwizenge S. Tembo, Ph. D. Emeritus Professor of Sociology Monday October 21, 2024


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Zambianโ€™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 Boysโ€™ 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...

GLOBALink | Ethiopia’s BRICS membership enhances access to opportunities, drives economic growth


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Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-10-21 15:49:18 “I think it (BRICS) offers important economic and developmental opportunities for countries like Ethiopia,” said an Ethiopian scholar. #GLOBALink You may like Autumn scenery in Beijing 1st “Jinbo” China-Europe freight train arrives in Shanghai More from GLOBALink GLOBALink | Symposium held in Xinjiang on new developments of Jingjiao studies GLOBALink | Beijing’s growing appeal amid city’s pursuit of high-quality development GLOBALink | BRICS opens up new prospects for South-South cooperation: German scholar Copyrightยฉ2000-2024XINHUANET.com All rights reserved. Be the first to like. Like Unlike

Brick by Brick, Xi Jinping drives BRICS cooperation


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Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-10-21 10:49:15 by Xinhua writer Shi Xiaomeng BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) — As Chinese President Xi Jinping and a host of other leaders gather in Kazan, Russia, for the 16th BRICS summit, the world is once again turning its limelight on the burgeoning international mechanism for how it will push forward self-development and respond to global woes. A steadfast champion of BRICS cooperation, Xi once compared its five members back then to the five fingers of one hand: They are short and long if extended, but form a powerful fist if clenched together. Now that hand...

Xinhua Headlines: Greater BRICS spearheads Global South cooperation as leaders meet in Kazan


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Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-10-21 18:57:00 BEIJING, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 16th BRICS Summit on Oct. 22-24 in the Russian city of Kazan at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, five major emerging markets with considerable economic potential. It has now evolved into an influential international cooperation mechanism with an expanded membership. Over the past 18 years, China has upheld the BRICS spirit of openness, inclusiveness, and win-win cooperation and helped drive the BRICS cooperation mechanism to a new level,...

Chilanga Cement PLC Plants 600 Fruit Trees in Schools in Chilanga and Ndola to Commemorate Zambiaโ€™s 60th Independence Anniversary


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Chilanga Cement PLC Plants 600 Fruit Trees in Schools in Chilanga and Ndola to Commemorate Zambiaโ€™s 60th Independence Anniversary Mwembeshi, Chilanga โ€“ 17 October 2024: In celebration of Zambiaโ€™s 60th Independence Anniversary, Chilanga Cement Plc, in partnership with CSR Network Zambia, hosted a tree-planting initiative today at Mwembeshi Secondary School. The event, which saw the planting of 300 fruit trees, was attended by several distinguished guests, including government officials, local leaders, and members of the community. This initiative is part of Chilanga Cementโ€™s broader commitment to environmental sustainability and the fight against climate change. It follows similar activities held last...

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