Daily Archives: March 2, 2022

3000 women to be empowered with bicycles in Mongu

ONYX connect Zambia is targeting to empower about 3,000 low-income earners and farmers with bicycles this year. Company CEO and founder Wyson Lungu discloses that the 3,000 women it intends to support with mobility services will be mainly form Kaoma western province. Mr. Lungu tells q news in an interview that the company aims at providing solutions to the challenges ...

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DRW happy with appoint of John Chiti

Disability rights watch has welcomed the appointment of John Chiti to the Zambia police service commission, describing it as a progressive appointment owing to the cases of attacks of persons living with albinos in the country. Mr. John Chiti who is an albino was earlier this month appointed as a member of the Zambia police service commission. And disability rights ...

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Dr. Kalila urges unemployed doctors to be patient

Parliamentary committee on health chairperson Dr. Christopher Kalila has urged unemployed doctors to desist from holding protests and be patient. Dr Kalila tells q news that he is taken aback by reports of doctors now frequently holding protests, demanding to be employed by government. Dr Kalila has wondered why the unemployed doctors are holding protests when government through the ministry ...

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Child code bill to be tabled before current parley sitting

Government has revealed that it will table the child code bill before parliament in a bid to, among other measures, effectively address early marriages in the country. Community Development and Social Services minister Doreen Mwamba says the ministry will hopefully during the current session introduce a child’s code bill to deal with earl marriages. Ms. Mwamba says the bill will also help ...

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