Indaba agriculture policy research institute has underscored the need for small scale farmers to diversify to other forms of agriculture in order to scale up nutrition in the country. Speaking during the signing ceremony of a memorandum of understanding among three organizations indaba agriculture policy research institute  (IAPRI), the national association for small scale farmers (NASSF) and  program against malnutrition ...

The United States, through the U.S. agency for international development (USAID), has launched the $21million dollars eastern Kafue nature alliance which will bring the public, private, and civil society actors together with local communities to address threats to biodiversity in and around the eastern side of Zambia’s Kafue national park. Implemented by the nature conservancy (TNC) and supported with a ...

The council of churches in Zambia (CCZ)has condemned the calls by some united party for national development (UPND) cadres who have given an ultimatum to the director of public prosecution (DPP) Mrs Lilian Siyuni to resign failure to which they would stage a protest. General Secretary Emmanuel Chikoya says in a statement that in as much as it is a ...

The ministry of health says it has treated and discharged all the cholera cases recorded in Lusaka, Chilanga, Chongwe and Nsama districts. Updating the nation on the Covid 19 and cholera situation in the country, health minister Sylvia Masebo disclosed that by 06:00 this morning the country did not have any confirmed cholera cases admitted to health facilities. Ms Masebo ...

Mobile money booths association of Zambia has given the Zambia police and zambia information and communications technology authority (ZICTA) a 48 hours ultimatum to find the abducted 22 years old Pamela Chisumpa . An organization vice president Arthur Mukeya tells q news that if the police and ZICTA fails to find Pamela within two days, his organization will direct all ...

Mbabala member of parliament Joseph Munsanje has bemoaned that the effects of climate change in his constituency which is leading to the flooding of some rivers in April due to heavy rains being experienced. Mr. Munsanje bemoans that some areas such as Mpinde area which houses Mpinde secondary and Hakoola secondary schools have been cut off from the rest of ...

The Ndola chamber of commerce and industry (NDCCI) says the fight against corruption requires joint action from both civic and business leaders to be won. Chamber president Paul Chisunka says the prevalence of corruption does not only fuel lawlessness but it also pushes up the cost of doing business and exacerbates developmental inequalities. Mr. Chisunka has therefore urged government to ...

The ministry of health says it is alert and doing everything possible to prevent an importation of polio in Zambia. ministry of health director for health promotions, environment and social determinate dr. able Kabalo has reiterated and assured that Zambia has not recorded any polio cases following the outbreak of the disease in the neighbouring Malawi.  Dr. Kabalo has however, ...

The Zambia nationals farmers union says the report attributed to Shoprite of alleged countrywide shortages of onions on the local market is not only most unfortunate, but totally misleading. ZNFU has reiterated that the country is awash with onions from both small scale and some large-scale farmers, some of which has gone to waste in storage facilities due to continued ...

Assistance bus station operators popularly known as call boys operating at Lusaka’s intercity terminus this morning staged a protest over Lusaka city council decision to ban them from the station. The bus helpers who are allegedly accused of harassing the passengers barricaded the Dedani Kimathi road with burning tires preventing the motorists to have an access to the station. Police ...