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February 19, 2023

MUCHINGA DRAMA GROUP TRAINEES SALUTE TRALARD

…As they pledge to sensitize local community on climate change  By Rainbow Newspaper Zambia Limited (RNZL) Correspondent  in Isoka District, Muchinga Province THE Muchinga Province drama group trainees have praised the Zambian Government for providing them with information on climate change and sustainable natural resource management through the Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development (TRALARD) Project. The trainees have pledged to use the knowledge they have gained to educate local communities on the causes and effects of climate change, as well as to encourage them to adopt positive practices in relation to climate change adaptation and sustainable natural resource management....

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February 18, 2023

IWMI SUPPORTING ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT WITH POST-FLOOD RECOVERY STRATEGY ASSISTANCE

Friday, 17th February, 2023: Pretoria, South Africa IWMI SUPPORTING ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT WITH POST-FLOOD RECOVERY STRATEGY ASSISTANCE PRESS RELEASE The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is working with the Zambian government for improved knowledge generation and effective advisory services following the floods that affected more than 20,000 people in Zambia in 2023. Zambia’s Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) has reportedly described the ongoing floods in the Southern and Central Provinces of the  country as “catastrophic”. A rising number of communities are at risk of contaminated flood waters, submerged sanitation, collapsed infrastructure, damaged homes, and imminent waterborne diseases that stem from...

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February 6, 2023

Malawi Tells Farmers Not to Panic Over Armyworms

Malawi Tells Farmers Not to Panic Over Armyworms January 03, 2017 1:13 PM Lameck Masina An agriculture extension worker in Zambia inspects maize fields in the wake of an armyworm invasion. (Courtesy – Derrick Sinjela in Zambia) BLANTYRE, MALAWI — Officials in Malawi say they are on high alert for a possible invasion of armyworms which have attacked crops in neighboring Zambia. The country is spraying pesticides in an effort to halt the spread. Armyworms are caterpillars that feed on green pastures and cereal crops like maize, a staple food in Zambia and Malawi. The worms invaded Zambian maize crops last...

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February 3, 2023

Education is a right in Zambia, Douglas Munsaka Syakalima tells Education Ministers Group of 77 Plus China

Education is a right in Zambia, Douglas Munsaka Syakalima tells Education Ministers Group of 77 Plus China ….“Zambia Promotes Quality Education and Innovation at G77 Meeting.” By DERRICK SINJELA, SAEED SIMON BANDA, HENRY CHUNZA and MALVIN NKHOMA In a Paper virtually presented by the Minister of Education in Zambia Douglas Munsaka Syakalima at the Meeting of the Ministers of Education of the Group of 77 Plus China, Zambia reinforced that access to literacy is a right. Deliberating as an abstract, Syakalima indicated without hesitation that the Government of Zambia recognizes education as a right for all citizens and interprets quality...

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February 3, 2023

“The Nederburg Mastercook Chefs Competition” clocks 10 year

Mastercook Zambia Press Release Thursday, 2nd February, 2023 Launch of Season Five (5) of The Mastercook Zambia Cooking Competition During a Thursday, 2nd February, 2023  media gathering at Lusaka’s The Urban Hotel Crossroads intersection of Leopards Hill Road and Lake Road,  Mastercook Zambia announced the start of the Fifth (5th) Season of the Reality TV Chefs competition which will see the brand partner with Distell Zambia’s Nederburg Wines. The Show will now be referred to as “The Nederburg Mastercook Chefs Competition”. Speaking during the launch, Distell Zambia Head of Trade, Amusaa Zaza, said his beverage firm is proud to be...

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January 26, 2023

Aluta Continua Zambia’s Deputy High Commissioner to Tanzania Ambassador Anthony Bwalya… listen or read this trajectory by Veteran Journalist Comrade Charles Chisala

Aluta Continua Zambia’s Deputy High Commissioner to Tanzania Ambassador Anthony Bwalya… listen or read this trajectory by Veteran Journalist Comrade Charles Chisala www.kwilanzinewszambia.com ACCEPTING CHANGE: BALM TO THE SOUL …Will save you from unnecessary stress. By Charles Chisala, Veteran Journalist and Media Trainer/Consultant IT reminds me of my own ‘redeployment’ in 2012 after the change of government. The entire News Desk was dismantled and its staff earmarked for dismissal, demotion or redeployment. I was the Deputy News Editor. What a turbulent time. One day a minister rudely stormed into our editorial meeting brandishing a list of journalists perceived to be...

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January 25, 2023

CUTS calls for a robust strategy to get the most out of debt negotiations with the Official Creditors Committees, including China

CUTS calls for a robust strategy to get the most out of debt negotiations with the Official Creditors Committees, including China By Saeed Simon, Banda, Henry Chunza, Muleya Idaho Chongo, Malvin Nkhoma and Derrick Sinjela THE Sunday, 22nd to Tuesday, 24th January, 2023 visit by International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director, Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva-Kinova, themed ‘Zambia towards a More Resilient and Inclusive Future’ has been of notable importance and a great opportunity for Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and interested stakeholders to share perspectives and concerns on future programme support , says an optimistic CUTS international Lusaka CUTS Country Director Angela...

President Hakainde Sammy Hichilema @”Feed Africa: Food Resilience And Food Sovereignty” African Union – AfDB & IFAR – Dakar 2 on Agriculture Summit January 2023

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January 25, 2023

President Hakainde Sammy Hichilema @”Feed Africa: Food Resilience And Food Sovereignty” African Union – AfDB & IFAR – Dakar 2 on Agriculture Summit January 2023

Hakainde Hichilema @”Feed Africa: Food Resilience And Food Sovereignty” African Union – AfDB & IFAR – Dakar 2 on Agriculture Summit January 2023 Fellow citizens, “We have arrived in Dakar in the Republic of Senegal along with other Heads of State, at the invitation of His Excellency Mr Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal and Chairman of the African Union, to participate in the Dakar 2 on Agriculture Summit under the theme, “Feed Africa: Food Resilience And Food Sovereignty”. The conference that is being held in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Fund For...

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January 23, 2023

ZCCM Investments Holdings appoints Dr. Ndoba Joseph Vibetti as Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

ZCCM INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS APPOINTS DR. NDOBA JOSEPH VIBETTI AS Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Saturday, JANUARY 21, 2023 ARNBETHNIC The Board of Directors of ZCCM Investments Holdings has announced the appointment of Dr. Ndoba Joseph Vibetti as the new Chief Executive Officer of ZCCM-IH, effective Wednesday, 1st February, 2023. Dr. Vibetti brings over 35 years of experience in the mining, financial and academic sectors, having spent the majority of his career with the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa in various roles. Dr. Vibetti currently serves as a Consulting Dealmaker in IDC South Africa’s Mining & Metals Strategic Business Unit, leading...

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January 22, 2023

Africa Confidential: Zambia’s Seventh President Hakainde Sammy Hichilema (HSH7) faces critical delivery test!

  Africa Confidential: Zambia’s Seventh President Hakainde Sammy Hichilema (HSH7) faces critical delivery test! Wednesday, 18TH JANUARY 2023 Belts are tightening and scepticism is growing about the government’s ability to fulfil its election pledges At the present rate of progress President Hakainde Hichilema and his United Party for National Development (UPND) – elected in a landslide by voters fed up with six years of sleaze and chaos under President Edgar Lungu – risks reaching the half-way mark of their five-year term having fulfilled few of their campaign promises. Hichilema’s measured statesmanship and sobriety are a welcome change, but he is...

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