The report identifies the irrigation potentials, gaps and needs that exist at national level for paddy rice production. The analysis carried out in the outlook will form a basis for enhancing water resources management in paddy fields. The report addresses all stakeholders involved in the sector, including technicians, researchers, and …
WORLD Vision Zambia, in partnership with Davis and Shirtliff, has donated a solar-powered water supply system to Kankumba community in Rufunsa district built at a cost of K150,000. World Vision grants manager Dimuna Mwanza said the facility is expected to supply water to over 11, 000 people in Kankumba and …
Luanda - More than 1.4 million people in Angola, including many children, have been affected by a "chronic drought" that has increased the risk of disease, a UN report said Wednesday. Seven southern regions of Angola are affected, with the three border provinces of Cunene, Namibe and Huila hit the …
Speaking Darwinistically, the planet should have no truck with the spodoptera genus, commonly known as armyworms. Fat, slow over the ground and unspeakably terrible looking, they should never have evolved into anything more than an etymological pilot project. In some variants, their heads resemble human brains that have been caramelized …
TYPHOID has broken out in Mpika district with 38 cases recorded so far, and two admitted to Chilonga Mission Hospital. Mpika district medical officer Jane Mwenda and Muchinga Province permanent secretary Bright Nundwe confirmed the outbreak of typhoid in separate interviews yesterday. Dr Mwenda disclosed that 36 patients have been …
Lusaka -The worldwide ban on the trade of both legal and illegally acquired ivory has left Zambia stuck with more than 52 tonnes of both legal and illegal ivory worth over US$100 million because of the worldwide trade ban of the commodity. According to government data, if Zambia was allowed …
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved a $ 200 million International Development Association (IDA) credit under the IDA17 Scale-up Facility for Zambia to improve selected rural roads in six of Zambia’s ten provinces. Government will finance the remaining four provinces. According to the Rural Access Index, only …
LUSAKA, ZAMBIA - At Chipata Clinic in Zambia's capital, Lusaka, Fred Mwansa concludes his session with a group of HIV-positive people on how they can use the short messaging system (SMS) to anonymously access information on HIV counseling, treatment, prevention and care. He then distributes scratch cards of 2 Zambian …
KONKOLA Copper Mine (KCM) says illegal mining activities are on the increase at KCM stock piles due to mushrooming of copper processing plants. And the Parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs, Governance, Human Rights and Gender Affairs has called on mining companies to adhere to regulations in the mining industry. KCM …
Lake Tanganyika was recently declared the “Threatened Lake of 2017” — adversely affected by human activity in the form of climate change, deforestation, overfishing and hydrocarbon exploitation. Starting in the early 2000s, scientists began to document that the surface waters were warming rapidly. As if scientists and lake managers at …
Sub-Saharan Africa will require a staggering $600 million annually to contain a trans-boundary pest, the fall armyworm, that is wreaking havoc across farmlands. Although the pest has only been in Africa for slightly over a year, having first been reported in Nigeria in January 2016, it has now spread to …
Leonard Ncube — Zimbabwe and Zambia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation in malaria control and elimination. The agreement will result in the two countries combining efforts to conduct indoor residual spraying on either side of the Zambezi River. The MoU was mooted in 2009 against …
Zambian authorities have been trying to save an endangered timber species, the Mukula, but it seems their efforts are yet to yield any tangible results. Barely a week passes without stories of trucks laden with logs en route to being exported outside the country being intercepted. The Mukula tree is …
A HAILSTORM in Chiengi District in Luapula Province has blown off roofs at two government schools in the area. Chiengi district commissioner Davies Kasongole has said the district recently experienced a heavy down pour and a whirlwind which blew the roofs off Kanyanga and Mununga primary schools. He said the …
Weather-related stresses associated with El Niño in 2015–2016 have severely impacted 60 million people. Governments across the globe are dealing with the consequences as they affect food security, livelihoods, and the well-being of their populations. Several of the hardest hit areas are in Eastern and Southern Africa, where drought affects …
THE Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) has pledged to support Government’s efforts in evaluating and responding to Zambia’s need to fight climate change, as it is a threat to economic growth. PMRC executive director Bernadette Deka said it is imperative for Government to further enhance efforts towards communication and …
GOVERNMENT is expected to sign a statutory instrument (SI) to compel shopping malls and housing units being constructed to install solar systems to cushion the power deficit. Ministry of energy David Mabumba said the SI process will only come into effect upon Cabinet approval. Mr Mabumba said recently that it …
MUHANYA Solar Limited has launched a ‘pay-as-you-go’ 30 KW mini-grid solar system in Sinda at a cost of US$133,700. The pilot project is aimed at building a business case that will attract large- scale private investment in rural areas so that the application of this system can be scaled up …
CLIMATE change impact will cost Zambia about US$13.8 billion which is 0.4 percent of annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth if it is not mitigated early, it has been learnt. Interim Climate Change Secretariat communication and administration manager Chama Nambeya said the negative effects of climate change were real. Ms …
THE Ministry of Health and the Zambia Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (MNCH) Alliance have launched a case study report dubbed ‘Investment case in Zambia’s future’ to advocate for increased resources towards reproductive, maternal, new-born and child health. Speaking at the launch yesterday, Ministry of Health director for public health …
This report considers the potential availability of land and crops for biofuel expansion in Southern Africa. It is based on a regional-level review of data and is designed to highlight regional-level opportunities and constraints. It does not attempt to concentrate on specific national-level issues (which are covered in more detail …
