Zambia
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 09:37:36 GMTChallenge Laid for Farmers
[Times of Zambia] IT seems the trips being undertaken by President Hakainde Hichilema are bearing unimaginable results as evident by the many deals scored with the farmers now put under pressure not only to satisfy the local market but outside as wel...
Tue, 28 Jun 2022 09:36:40 GMTZema Boss Calls for Stronger Collaboration On Pesticides, Toxic Substances Control
[Times of Zambia] The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) Director General, Douty Chibamba has noted the need to strengthen collaboration with other relevant authorities at points of entry in relation to Pesticides and Toxic Substances (PTS...
Mon, 27 Jun 2022 09:52:37 GMTTracing Origins of Muchinga Traditional Ceremony
[Times of Zambia] On August 14, 2020, Charles Siame was installed as the new sub-Chief Mwenipoka of the Namwanga people of Chief Katyetye's chiefdom in Isoka district in Muchinga Province.
Sun, 26 Jun 2022 07:31:40 GMTKizz Daniel Apologises for Refusing Flowers From Zambian Fan
[Daily Trust] Award-winning singer, Kizz Daniel, has tendered an apology to Zambians for refusing to collect flowers from a lady at the airport.
Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:50:18 GMTIs Maize a 'Political' Crop?
[Times of Zambia] FOR many years now maize has continued to occupy a central position in Zambia's agricultural political-economy as both the national staple food and primary smallholder crop.
Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:14:31 GMTZambian Authorities Arrest Man Accused of Selling Exploitative Videos of Malawian Children
[VOA] Blantyre, Malawi -- Authorities in Zambia said they have arrested a Chinese citizen accused of selling exploitative videos of Malawian children. Malawian authorities say they are working to have the man, Lu Ke, returned to Malawi, where rights ...
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 14:26:36 GMTMan Arrested in Zambia After Racist Video of Children
[Nyasa Times] The Zambian Department of Immigration has arrested errant racist Chinese national, Lu Ke, who is being implicated in racism allegations on children and women in Lilongwe.
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:51:56 GMT'IMF Deal On Course'
[Times of Zambia] THE Ministry of Finance and National Planning says the Government is expecting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package to be agreed by the end of this month.
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:46:28 GMTEliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children
[Times of Zambia] The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) has called on African member states to conduct a national study or assessment on harmful practices affecting children on the continent.
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:54:44 GMTRejected Boyfriend Killed My Niece, Says Lusaka Woman
[Times of Zambia] THE family of a woman who died after allegedly being beaten by a suitor whose advances she spurned says it wants justice to prevail and see her attacker jailed.
Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:44:17 GMTKenya, Zambia Commit to Joint Efforts Towards Removals of Trade Barriers
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya and Zambia have agreed to work together towards removing barriers that hinder trade and investment between the people of the two countries.
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:34:29 GMTUpcoming AU Summit - an Opportunity for Zambia to Showcase Its Potential
[Times of Zambia] AN economist has tipped businesses on how to drive more benefits from events as the country prepares to host the 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) and the 4th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (MYC...
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:38:40 GMTHigh Maize Output Should Trigger Positive Trends
[Times of Zambia] SOMEWHERE in May 2014, I stated that in an economy where market forces are sensitive and swiftly responsive to any major economic statement and positive occurrence, the prices of mealie-meal could have that week started coming down.
Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:37:37 GMTMaize Moisture Content Drops - Millers
[Times of Zambia] Millers have this year witnessed a drop in the maize moisture content, a situation that has delayed the opening of the marketing season.
Wed, 08 Jun 2022 11:58:27 GMTZambia's Cycling City
[Africa Renewal] In Chipata, now nicknamed 'Amsterdam', cycling is transit and livelihood
Mon, 20 Jun 2022 08:06:58 GMTA Sewage Plant, Surveillance and Polio Fight in Zambia
[WHO-AFRO] Lusaka -- Environmental surveillance teams across Zambia are instrumental to the country's polio eradication programme. Since the outbreak of wild poliovirus in Malawi in February 2022, they have stepped up efforts for early detection as f...
Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:20:54 GMTHIV Control Approaches May Not Work for TB - Lessons From South Africa and Zambia
[The Conversation Africa] Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most deadly infectious diseases. Around 9.9 million people around the world fell ill with the disease in 2020 and an estimated 1.5 million people died.
Sun, 05 Jun 2022 18:11:15 GMTBeing LGBT in Africa Draws Stigma, Violence and Criminal Charges
[DW] In Africa, where many countries outlaw homosexuality, LGBT people live in fear of attacks and imprisonment.