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 POLICE in Ndola have recovered a motor vehicle which was reportedly missing during women’s day celebrations. It has been established that the vehicle in question was not stolen but that the owner forgot where he parked after taking some alcoholic beverages. The motor vehicle was found by police parked at Champ Elysee Loung and bar, […]

 PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has congratulated Xi Jinping for being elected as President of China. In his congratulatory message to Mr Hichilema said President Jinping’s re-election represents the desire of the Chinese people to continue on a path of security, peace and prosperity under his remarkable leadership. President Hichilema said China is a dominant player in […]

 FOUR suspects were beaten by a mob in Lusaka’s Kamwala area after they entered a house and tied the owner and her maid. The suspects gained entry through the gate after deceiving the maid that they had been sent to refill gas in the gas stove by the owner of the house. The incident occurred […]

By NATION REPORTER

The audacity and temerity displayed by the American Embassy over the arrest of gay champions is a vivid manifestation that Zambia is dancing to their apron strings which is an assault on the sovereignty of the country, former defence Minister George Mpombo has said.

Dr. Mpombo said at the rate things were unfolding, actions of the United States of America would make Zambia a pariah nation within the SADC region.

He said Zambia would be treated with a lot of suspicion and apprehension within the region which would affect the country negatively.

Dr. Mpombo said the UPND government has not taken a stern position on LGBT issues because they want to maintain the relationship that they have built with the western world.

He said in as much as the country wants to maintain a good relationship with the western world for aid, it does not need to come at the expense of selling the values and morals of the country.

Dr Mpombo said Zambia was a Christian nation and there was no need to change that position because of aid.

“What is happening has severe consequences on our country and the future. Government must realise that Zambians want them to take a very stern stance homosexual activities that have the potential to erode the moral campus of the nation,” he said.

He said the government must realise that they derived legitimacy to run this country from the people of Zambia and if they say no to something then they are obliged to follow what they people want.

Dr Mpombo said people should be wary why organizations were willing to pump in a lot of money into something that does not add value to the development of mankind.    

 PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema says late former Republican President Rupiah Banda will be remembered for his his belief in democracy and the rule of law. Speaking at the first memorial service for Mr Banda,  President Hichilema said the former head of State who was fondly called RB belonged to a generation of leaders who brought political […]

 THREE people have been arrested in Kitwe after they stole about 700 bags of brown sugar worth more than K500,000 which was in transit. Stelion Mwape 54 of Twapia township in Ndola, Emmanuel Kashita 52 of Bulangililo in Kitwe and Moses Kauseni 29 of Chimwemwe township in Kitwe have since been charged with the offence […]

By NAMO PHIRI 

The World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature Zambia has called on the government to invest more in the management of the fisheries in order for it to reap more benefits from the sector.

WWF Country Director Nachilala Nkombo said research had shown that over 1 million people in Zambia depend on the fisheries sector which makes it a vital part even for the economic development.

Ms Nkombo also added that the fisheries sector was one of the most viable employer in the country hence the need to enhance it through massive investment for it to create more employment for Zambians.

She said the sector can also contribute to the eradication of the high levels of malnutrition which the country was being faced with.

“It is a known fact that Zambia is one of the countries with the highest levels of malnutrition, but this situation can be turned around with good management of the fisheries sector,” said Ms Nkombo 

Ms Nkombo was speaking during the launch of the upper Zambezi fisheries baseline survey report in Lusaka yesterday.

And Ms Nkombo emphasised the need for more research to be done in order to appreciate the challenges that the sector is being faced with in order to bring solutions.

She said WWF believed that investing in research would help to ensure that potential hindrances are quickly recognized and dealt with.

Ms Nkombo also said the report had revealed very important policy implications that need to be paid attention to by the government and other stakeholders going forward.

And Permanent Secretary at the ministry of fisheries and livestock Dr Anna Songolo said government is keen to ensuring that fish production is increased.

Dr Nsogolo therefore said issues that are affecting the sector need to be reported in order to ensure that the government acts on time.

She commended WWF for their efforts and the report that they had released further encouraging them to release such reports on short time intervals and consistently because information is vital.

Dr Nsogolo also said the government had taken note of the challenges that were being faced by the sector and action would be taken to make improvements.

Three years since the Covid pandemic began, nearly 200 prominent world figures called on Saturday for the vaccine inequity seen during the crisis to be relegated to history.

By PRINCE MABUMA

GOVERNMENT has called for timely and predictable financial flows to Zambia and other African countries to enable attainment of Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) commitments. 

Speaking at the ongoing Africa Knowledge Exchange event hosted by the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) in Abidjan, Cote d’ Ivoire, Ministry of Green Economy and Environment, Permanent Secretary John Msimuko called for more predictable climate financing from the developed world and multilateral climate financing institutions such as CIF and African Development Bank (AfDB) to address the vulnerability among African economies to climatic shocks. 

Mr Musimuko highlighted the negative impacts of climate shocks on Zambia’s development goals and Government’s efforts to address the challenge. 

This is according to a statement issued by Ministry of Green Economy and Environment Senior Communications Officer, Chibaula Silwamba.

“We have enshrined our climate response into high-level national documents such as the National Policy on Climate Change and the Eighth National Development Plan which has a dedicated development pillar focusing on Environmental Sustainability,” Mr Msimuko said. 

He informed the meeting that in addition to these high-level policy documents, a National Green Growth Strategy was being developed to steer the country to a fully-fledged low carbon and socially inclusive green economy within the next few years.

Zambia is the leading beneficiary in the CIF’s recently launched Nature, People and Climate programme through a country specific award and a regional project which includes Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, and Tanzania.

Over the past 10 years, the CIFs has provided more than US$90 million to the Government of Zambia to implement projects in adaptation and resilience as well as technical assistance in the development of investment plans for CIF’s Forest Investment Programme and the Scaling Renewable Energy Programme.

By LUCY PHIRI

A Tax inspector at the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has testified in the Economic and Financial Crimes Court that former Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo has never paid tax for transactions on his properties since he obtained a tax payers identification number (TPIN).