Africa Zambia A recent board meeting of the Times of Zambia has decided to liquidate the newspaper company, the oldest newspaper entity in the country; all 200 workers will lose their jobs by June
Africa Zambia The Women's History Museum of Zambia, the Swedish Embassy in Lusaka and Wikipedia are collaborating to increase the number of narratives of Zambian women who contributed to the traditional and contemporary history, also for more gender equality in the web
Africa Zambia Shiwang'andu board of education secretary Kalale Katele says the problem of early marriages is widespread in the district; lately his office has managed to recover 19 of 22 girls from early marriages, redirecting them back to school
Africa Zambia Information and Media Minister Chushi Kasanda expressed his concern about the low salaries and poor working conditions journalists are subjected to in some companies, describing the pay they are forced to accept as 'unacceptable'
Africa Zambia The government has launched the country's structural vulnerability assessment, a strategy that is expected to improve national resilience and capacity to respond to structural vulnerabilities related to stability, security and development
Africa Zambia The Zambia Association of Colleges and Universities (ZACU) has urged institutions of higher learning to embrace digital transformation, after the pandemic drove demand for innovative ways of running institutions in the country
Africa Zambia Ndola will soon have a new mental health hospital with a capacity of 132 beds; the current hospital has only 62 beds hasn't been modernized and does not adequately meet the needs of the society
Africa Zambia An enterprising Chipata-based farmer, who has diversified into tourism, aiming to establish an event theme park, camping, exotic bird and wildlife viewing, is calling for strategic government support to local investors for the growth of the sector
Africa Zambia USAID will provide an additional US$18.5 million in funding for the support of the people, including the country's fight against Covid-19 and HIV/AIDS
Africa Zambia The construction of a $3 million cassava milling plant in Chitambo district, the first in the area, has been completed; the plant will provide farmers with a contribution to crop diversification
Africa Zambia Government-owned telecom service provider Zamtel aims to double its active subscriber base to 7 million by 2023 by investing in new network capacity equipment
Africa Zambia Around 138.250 smallholder farmers in Southern Province have deposited their contributions of K400 (€20) for the 2021/2022 farming season under the Farmers Input Support Program