Zambia

Efficient agricultural water use and management in paddy fields in Zambia: national outlook

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 …

Solar hybrid power plant moves ahead in Zambia

The managing director of Cleantech Invest portfolio company Nocart, Vesa Korhonen, confirmed this recently, Africa Business Communities reported. The firm secured a $200 million contract to develop this project earlier this year. Korhonen said: “The project is well on schedule. Production began in May, with the first local employees hired …

Typhoid brought under control in Muchinga

THE Ministry of Health (MOH) says typhoid that broke out in Muchinga and Lusaka provinces early this year is now under control. MOH spokesperson Kennedy Malama said currently, there is no patient under treatment, and there has been no death reported so far. “There are a total of 142 cases …

German government allocates €31 million to help Zambia’s Renewable Energy Program

THE German government has allocated €31 million to its development bank, KfW, to help Zambia implement the Renewable Energy Feed-in Tariff (REFiT) Strategy, which will accelerate the development of renewable energy. The funding to be provided to the GET FiT programme, a project that is designed to assist the Zambian …

K1.3 million injected in Moringa project

CIVIL Society Environmental Fund from Finland has injected K1.3 million in the Moringa Plant Project which seeks to improve food security and nutrition in Mongu and Nalolo districts in Western Province. The project will cover three villages. The two-year project will be spearheaded by CELIM Zambia which will spend K200,000 …

USTDA guarantees support towards Zambia wind power

This coming Thursday will mark global wind day and African countries are strategically joining in celebrating this universal movement. Access Power has secured funding from the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for the 130MW Zambia wind power project. The renewable power developer made the announcement on the side-lines of …

Lusaka master plan approved

LUSAKA Province Minister Japhen Mwakalombe says Cabinet has approved a K247 million master plan for infrastructure development to decongest the capital city. And Mr Mwakalombe has described proposals by some sections of society that the capital city should be relocated from Lusaka to another town as baseless. The minister, who …

Electricity price hike raises deforestation fears in Zambia

As electricity becomes more costly, more families may turn to firewood and charcoal for heating and cooking, critics fear LUSAKA, June 13 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Zambia’s energy regulator has approved a 75 percent boost in the country’s electric rates, a move environmental groups fear could push more households to …

Zambia fighting to save Mukula tree from savvy smugglers

Lusaka – The Southern African Development Community is losing an estimated $16-million per month through the rampant smuggling of the Pterocarpus Chrysothrix trees, used for fine timber and medicine mostly in the Far East Asia. This financial loss and threat posed to the slow growing species has prompted Zambian President …

Water association to spend $288,000 on bio-latrine toilets

THE Water and Sanitation Association of Zambia (WASAZA), in partnership with the Millennium Challenge Account Zambia (MCA-Zambia), will spend US$288,000 on the construction of bio-latrine toilets in eight community schools in Mandevu constituency. WASAZA sociologist Teza Nampata said in an interview yesterday that the toilets are meant to improve access …

Clean water for all in K400m pipeline

PRESIDENTIAL Affairs Minister Freedom Sikazwe says the allocation of close to K400 million in the 2017 budget towards improvement of water supply and sanitation infrastructure in the 2017 budget is in line with President Lungu’s quest to provide quality drinking water for all citizens. Mr Sikazwe said Government will remain …

Zambia, Madagascar commit to PARIS Agreement

Zambia and Madagascar have reaffirmed their commitment to the PARIS Agreement on Climate Change due to the devastating adverse effects that the phenomenon has had on the two countries including the Southern African Development Community (SADC)and the entire African continent. The two countries have expressed profound concern at the adverse …

Mapping of nutrition-sensitive interventions in East and Southern Africa (ESA)

The challenge for IFAD and other development organizations, however, is to ensure that income-focused project designs achieve practical nutritional outcomes on the ground. This report represents a first, and timely, attempt to map IFAD nutrition-sensitive interventions. It provides an in-depth analysis of trends in implementing nutrition mainstreaming in the East …

Africa Corn Silos Overflow in South as Food Crisis Hits East

Africa’s corn harvest this year is a tale of two extremes as worries about overflowing silos and rotting crops in the south contrast with the east where supermarkets are running short of the staple food. Zambia and South Africa are both predicting record output of the grain, while Zimbabwe may …

Zambia reforms mining laws

LUSAKA – Africa’s second leading copper producer Zambia is confident it will leapfrog the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to the number one spot. This follows the country’s review of laws considered to be stifling increased production. The US Geological Survey (USGS) has ranked Zambia seventh in the world at …

Mwansabombwe gets 4 solar-powered plants

GOVERNMENT has installed four solar-powered milling plants in Mwansabombwe, Luapula Province, out of the five allocated to the district. Mwansabombwe district commissioner Victor Kasuba said in an interview that the district has been allocated five solar milling plants, out of the 2,000 units to be installed countrywide. Mr Kasuba said …

Angola, Zambia strengthen cooperation in agriculture field

This was said Wednesday in Luanda by Zambian Agriculture minister, Dora Siliya, while speaking to Angop at International Airport shortly before leaving Luanda at the end of her three-day visit to Angola. The minister said that a delegation from her country will come to Angola to launch and define the …

OECD ready to join climate change fight

THE Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is willing to help Zambia integrate measures to tackle climate change into regular economic policy. The OECD says integrating measures that tackle climate change into regular economic policy will have a positive impact on economic growth over medium and long terms. Zambia …

1,000 hectares of Dambwa forest degazetted

PRESIDENT Lungu has degazetted 1,000 hectares of the Dambwa forest for allocation to people who applied to Livingstone City Council (LCC) for residential plots in 2012. The 1,000 hectares of land will benefit over 2,000 applicants who attended interviews as part of the due process to acquire land. LCC acting …

Zambia: Residents in Kalingalinga Upset With Government After Typhoid Breakout

Residents in Lusaka's Kalingalinga are up in arms with the Ministry of Health following the outbreak of typhoid in compound. A water crisis in the area has contributed to the outbreak. The residents have appealed to government to facilitate uninterrupted supply of water to the area. The Ministry of Health …

UK firm designs 'world's most affordable solar lamp'

A UK design consultancy has teamed up with a giant Chinese manufacturer to produce what they say is the world's most affordable solar lamp. Manchester-based firm Inventid designed the SM100 solar light, which retails for $5 (£3.85) in African countries. It was developed in collaboration with China's Yingli and charity …

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