Daily Archives: December 9, 2017

ZED predicts hunger during 2017/2018 farming season

Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) says there is looming hunger in the country following the failure by the ministry of agriculture to activate electronic voucher cards on time. Party Spokesperson Wesley Miyanda says many households in Zambia will be hit by hunger because government has failed to properly implement the farmer input support programme this year. Mr. Miyanda has ...

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Current crop of MPs disappointing- YAZ

Youth Aid Zambia Executive Director Chuunga Kachenga has expressed dissatisfaction with the way members of parliament are conducting business in the house. Mr. Kachenga says members of parliament should have a robust debate and scrutiny to the details of debates in parliament rather than political bickering. He has told q-news that parliament should be a place of robust and substantive debate ...

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Over 300 UPND members defects to PF

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila has described his trip to chavuma district as a success and has commended the new provincial leadership which has shown commitment to mobilize and grow the party. The Secretary General also mentioned that the party is gearing up for the two upcoming local government by-elections in north western province. Mr. Mwila has also confirmed ...

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NCC cautions the public to be wary of land sale fraudsters

Ndola city council has unearthed a scam of unscrupulous individuals collecting money from unsuspecting members of the public for plots, while claiming to be acting on behalf of the local authority. This is also tied to rumors circulating that the council has issued public notice indicating that it has started dealing with matters relating to Ndola hill. Ndola City Council ...

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Govt urges manufacturers to improve quality

Acting commerce, trade and industry minister Christopher Yaluma has encouraged manufactures in the country to put the Zambian product on the export market. And Mr. Yaluma has urged local manufacturers to improve the quality of their products for them to compete on the export market. Speaking during the Zambia annual quality award gala organized by the Zambia Bureau Standards (ZABS) ...

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