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Govt to aid livestock farmers with feed

By Paul Shalala The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock and the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit -DMMU- are working on modalities to start supplying maize bran and molasses to livestock farmers who have lost pasture  due to the drought and bush fires. The beneficiary farmers are in Central and Southern Provinces. Principal Livestock Production Officer

US calls for progress on Zambia-Lobito rail-line

By Ruth Chayinda United States President JOE BIDEN’s Senior Advisor AMOS HOCHSTEIN has called for an accelerated path towards achieving a bankable concession agreement for the new Zambia-Lobito rail line. Mr. HOCHSTEIN says this must be aligned with host country laws, and coordinate additional investment projects that complement and benefit from the core transportation investment.

Zimbabwe: US condemns deportation of aid workers

(BBC) The US has accused Zimbabwe of harassing, detaining and deporting several of its nationals who were in the country as aid workers. The US Agency for International Development (USAID) said government officials and contractors had been “verbally and physically” intimidated. They were there to “support civic participation, democratic institutions and human rights”, the agency

Israel abused Gaza war detainees, UN report alleges

By Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent An internal UN report seen by the BBC has described widespread abuse of Palestinians who were captured and interrogated at makeshift Israeli detention centres during the ongoing war in Gaza. The draft document compiled by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (Unrwa), the main UN agency supporting Palestinians

Fashion donates mealie meal to flood victims

Chansa Kunda ZNBC Sport Chipolopolo Striker FASHION SAKALA has donated 1,400 bags of mealie meal to the people of Mbenjere area in Eastern Province. Aside Mbenjere, surrounding villages and farms of Chief Mnukwa’s village are among the beneficiaries of the mealie meal which comes as relief to families that have been affected by floods. The

six million Zambians affected by drought

Paul Shalala ZNBC News Green Economy and Environment Minister COLLINS NZOVU has disclosed that 6m people across the country have been affected by the drought. Mr. NZOVU says those seriously affected are farmers, who earn their living from growing crops and those who rear animals. Speaking when he addressed hundreds of pastoral farmers in Namusonde

HH calls for investment in women

Justin Akulubelwa ZNBC News President HAKAINDE HICHILEMA says investing in women is not only a moral obligation or human rights issue but a strategic way to accelerate national development. And Mr. HICHILEMA says there are less women in decision making positions in Zambia because the past political regimes did not create a conducive environment for
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