Category: Gender & health

Chifunabuli District Strengthens Fight Against Fall Army Worms

Chifunabuli District Strengthens Fight Against Fall Army Worms

By Ceasar Mbewe In an effort to safeguard the agricultural landscape in Chifunabuli district, under the Ministry of Agriculture in Luapula province, officials have intensified fall army worm training for both officers and farmers. Speaking exclusively to NAIS, Chifunabuli Senior Agriculture Officer, Mr. Greenford Musonda, highlighted the training’s focus on crucial aspects such as identifying the larvae, proper handling of chemicals, and overall preparedness. “We are here to emphasize the importance of this training because army worms pose a serious threat to food security,” stressed the Senior Agriculture Officer. Ms Chimanda Prudence, one of the officers in attendance, deemed the...

Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards Announces Revamped Award Categories and Invites Entries for its 10th Edition

By Derrick Sinjela and Simon Banda The Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs), the continent’s prestigious event, which recognises excellence in the African film industry, is gearing up for its milestone tenth edition this year (2025). Following a captivating three-day ninth edition in 2023, the awards organisers, MultiChoice Nigeria and Africa Magic, are preparing to honour and celebrate the best of African film talent in a grand ceremony later this year. In anticipation of this landmark edition, MultiChoice Nigeria and Africa Magic are extending a call to all African filmmakers to submit their films publicly exhibited or broadcast between Thursday,...

Zambia: Incessant Calls for Barotseland Independence

Zambia: Incessant Calls for Barotseland Independence By Henry Kyambalesa January 19, 2024 (Friday) 1. Introduction: In this article, I wish to comment on incessant calls by the Barotse Freedom Movement (BFM), the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE), the Barotseland National Council (BNC), and the Movement for the Restoration of the Barotse Agreement (MOREBA) intended to secure the secession of Weste¬rn Province from the Republic of Zambia. Advocacy for secession by any segment of the citizenry is, indeed, a thorny, complex and unpleasant issue for our beloved country. But like all other serious national issues facing us, we need to summon our...

JACK JACOB MWIIMBU TAGS NATIONAL REFUGEES POLICY AS A PERMANENT SOLUTION TO REFUGEE CHALLENGES IN ZAMBIA

By Hellen Bwalya 19/01/24 Minister of Home Affairs and International Securities Jacob Jack Mwiimbu says the Zambian Government continues to take strides in contributing to the fight against post-displacements to persons all over the world. Serving as United Party for National Development (UPND) Monze Central Member of Parliament (MP), in the Southern Province, Mwiimbu says Zambia has a history of hosting refugees that dates as far back as 1940, an open door policy seen by a surge in the number of refugees seeking asylum. Launching the National Refugee Policy and Implementation Plan; at Lusaka’s New Government Complex on Independence Avenue,...

Zambia’s ‘Fraudulent Elections’ worry Socialist Party – Zambia

FRAUDULENT BY-ELECTIONS The by-elections that are being held by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) are nothing but a fraud, a waste of money and time. We have been participating in these by-elections since 2021 and experiencing the same violent and fraudulent conduct by the United Party for National Development (UPND), which the ECZ and police don’t seem to be able to do anything meaningful about. We have been victims of UPND violence in most of these by-elections, but we, the victims, have ended up being arrested and detained by police but never prosecuted. We have reported many incidents of...

AIRTEL INJECTS K1MILLION TOWARDS CHOLERA FIGHT

    AIRTEL INJECTS K1MILLION TOWARDS CHOLERA FIGHT As part of it’s Corporate Social Responsibility, Airtel Networks Zambia has donated K1 million to the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) through the Ministry of Health in the fight against Cholera. Speaking on behalf of Airtel Interim Managing Director, Hussam Baday, at the National Cholera Treatment Center at Heroes stadium in Lusaka, company’s human resource director, Bwembya Chikonde expressed concern and sadness at the emergence of Cholera and the loss of lives. Chikonde said her company was joining in the fight against the epidemic that has broken out in some parts...

Livingstone Watchperson Konino Chirwa testifies in land dispute

By CHALI MULENGA Livingstone, Southern Province, Zambia A Watchperson at Maramba Cultural Village has told the Livingstone Magistrate Court that he was concerned when he heard people speaking at the plot next his work place and decided to find out. This is in a case where Israel Mushoke, Shah Jayendra Kumar Chianglal, and Lata Jehendra Shah, are facing three charges, ranging from procuring execution of documents by false pretence to criminal trespass. It is alleged that the trio, along with unidentified accomplices, allegedly engaged in a scheme between Saturday, January 1, 2022, and Thursday, June 30, 2022. Operating in Livingstone,...

PREPARING YOURSELF FOR RETIREMENT- DR JOBBICKS KALUMBA

PREPARING YOURSELF FOR RETIREMENT- DR JOBBICKS KALUMBA Preparing yourself for retirement .when retirement age arrives you must be prepared, Mentally, Physically and Financially. 1) Children. Your children should not be too young or too spoiled to force to stay at work longer. It’s better to have all your children at younger age struggle with them with lower salaries and teach them self reliance, independence, self control and patience. Again never count them as investment, they will complain help if they wish. But the disaster is when you have to maintain them with your pension. 2) Car. In your young working...

Zambia’s mealie meal food prices worry Dr. Fred M’membe

By Socialist Party- Zambia “We continue to have a serious crisis of food of mealie meal. Prices are going up every day, while the selling of mealie meal to Congo continues. We have advised Mr. HAKAINDE HICHILEMA and his government against resorting to desperate measures to address the mealie meal shortages in the country. We guided that knee jerk responses to address this problem won’t do. But they did not heed the advice and instead they proceeded with their unachievable plan. To this day, they have failed to stabilize both the supply and the price of the commodity. And this...

CHOLERA PREVENTIVE MEASURES BY KAWAMBWA TOWN COUNCIL

Thursday 18th January 2023 Press Release Issued by Kashi Joel Norman Public Relations Officer (PRO) Kawambwa Town Council (KTC) Website: www.Kawambwacouncil@gov.zm In view of the Cholera outbreak that has been reported in nine provinces in the country, Kawambwa Town Council has put up measures aimed at preventing any possible outbreak in the district. The Local Authority has intensified the regular inspection of food outlets. All restaurants and any places dealing in food must ensure their premises observe hygiene at all cost and workers must all be in possession of Food Handlers certificates. These outlets must operate within the stipulated within...

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