Category: Gender & health

By DERRICK SINJELA/Rainbow 🌈 Newspaper Zambia Limited (RNZL) established Monday, 25th June, 2022 THE graduation event was a celebration of the hard work and dedication of the 19 graduating students – as well as the success of MultiChoice’s Talent Factory concept. Now in its 3rd cohort, the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) Academy has proven that the African entertainment industry is ripe with gripping stories that are waiting to be told. This was made clear at the MTF Academy’s annual graduation event – where 19 students from Southern Africa demonstrated the calibre of talent that exists in Africa. Through their hard...

By Henry Kyambalesa, Wednesday, 18th August, 2010 I AM shocked by the National Constitutional Conference’s decision to retain Articles and Clauses in the 1996 Republican constitution which require the president to make appointments to ministerial positions from elected or nominated members of parliament. Such Articles and Clauses are outdated, backward and outrageous for a burgeoning democratic system like ours. The appointment of the Vice President, Provincial Ministers and Deputy Ministers should be from Zambians who are qualified to be elected as members of parliament (MPs), but who are not MPs for the following reasons: (a) It can afford a Republican president...

ZAMBIA ON COURSE TO DOUBLE COTTON YIELDS THROUGH THE CLIMATE SMART INITIATIVE A Cotton Breeder based at Cotton Development Trust in Mazabuka Martin Simasiku says the country is course to increase the small cotton holder yields through the Climate Smart Initiative (CSI). Zambia is implementing a project dubbed “climate smart initiative” for doubling seed cotton yields of small holder cotton farmers in Zambia. The initiative is tailored towards enhancing the seed cotton yields of small holder cotton farmers in Zambia. Mr. Simasiku explains that the objective of the project is to double the seed cotton yields from the current three...

US Ambassador Mike Gonzales commits to Disability Inclusion in Zambia  By Bruce Chooma Wednesday, 5th October, 2022 We had the opportunity earlier today (Wednesday, 5th October, 2022) to discuss the human rights situation of persons with disabilities with the new U.S. Ambassador to Zambia, Mike Gonzales at his residence in Lusaka. The roundtable discussion on disability rights and advocacy was a demonstration of the long standing commitment between the United States of America and Zambia to deepen democracy and champion inclusive development. Ambassador Gonzales is only 20 days in Zambia and has hit the ground running. He used the occasion...

By Kelvin Chisanga Monday 4th October, 2021 ZAMBIA National Building Society (ZNBS), this morning (Monday 4th October, 2021), did it in style by wearing the uniforms that most of their customers’ profile put on, as a way of appreciating their varying categories of customers in their respective fields. This year’s Customer Service Week, which runs first week of October annually, and this year’s celebration runs from the 04th way up through to the Thursday, 8th of October, 2021, has been celebrated in great style under the theme “The Power of Service.” This week signifies a momentous week of reflections to...

“𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃r. 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐭 𝐍𝐝𝐡𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐮, 𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐈 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐒𝐨 𝐌𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐎𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐞” By Colonel Galamukani also known as (aka) Felix Banda Rev. Dr. Japhet Ndhlovu is Zambia’s export to Canada where he is Executive Minister – Church in Mission for the United Church of Canada as a donor in charge of some parts of Asia and Southern Africa. Rev. Dr. Ndhlovu is my Pastor and Reverand of many of us in the Reformed Church in Zambia. All those that have experienced him hold him in very high esteem. He is one of the most respected Reverands in...