Category: Education

By Ashton Kelly Bunda. Agriculture Ministry Permanent Secretary (PS) Julius Shawa assures citizens that inputs are ready but logistical and ware housing challenges may act as a stumbling block by delaying fertilizer and seed reaching the farmers. Mr. Shawa restated the Patriotic Front (PF) regard of agriculture as bearing a step by step chain effect on farming activities countrywide.   The Agriculture Ministry conceded that the Zambian Government, through Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya grappling with inadequate ware housing, documented as an integral part of the fertilizer and seed distribution exercise.   “Investors must take advantage of challenges of storage of...

By Fulman Mukobeko and Derrick Sinjela A range of scientific findings suggest that the early years of a child are critical in the formation of intelligence, personality, and social behavior. Investment in early child development provides greater returns through increased enrollment, retention, achievement, and completion of primary school level. This also contributes to Millennium Development Goals 2 and 3 as well as Education for All (EFA) objectives. However, only 6 percent of children aged between 36 to 59 months are enrolled in pre-schools in Zambia and only 17.1 percent of new entrants to grade one in 2007 had pre-school experience....

By Derrick Sinjela and Maureen Kamocha   HEALTH Minister Chitalu Chilufya says Government is determined to completely stop loss of women in child birth, reports Pan African Radio Journalist Derrick Sinjela. In a speech read by Southern Province Provincial Medical Officer, Dr. Jelita Chinyonga, Dr. Chilufya expressed hope that once correct guidelines are adhered to expectant mothers will not die. Launching the MATERNAL DEATH SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE (MDSR) AND PERINATAL DEATHS,  HELD AT GOVERNMENT COMPLEX, LUSAKA ON 16TH DECEMBER 2016 on the THEME: “Multi-sectoral Response to MDSR and Perinatal Deaths”  Dr Chilufya expressed optimism that no women will die in...