By Derrick Sinjela The Micah Regional Consultation which was rescheduled from November 2017 will now be held from April 15 to 17 in Lusaka, Zambia, says Micah Zambia National Coordinator Martin Kapenda Mr. Kapenda says the Micah Regional Consultation conference is themed: Peace, Reconciliation and Healing Ethnic wounds Southern Africa Consultation. Kapenda observed that most communities in Africa have been wounded by acts of impunity. “These deep wounds have affected the identity and self-confidence of communities and societies are receiving end of the devastation brought about by violence. Colonial and post-colonial Africa has witnessed painful struggles, with words and weapons,...

By Evans Sinjela Agricultural policies and bumper harvest must positively transform farmers livelihood, says Party of National Unity (PNU) Secretary General Kasote Singogo. Singogo is worried that though government continuously celebrates bumper harvest figures as three thousand metric tonnes, farmers remain poor. In a Tuesday 23rd January 2018 interview in Lusaka, Singogo says policies in agriculture must transform peasant farmers. “It is important that agricultural policies must not just provide incentives but ensure that farmers are guaranteed a good price,” said Singogo. However, Singogo says the e-voucher system must be holistically improved through elaborate infrastructure as internet and finances must...