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Chipoka Mulenga Launches Food Security Pack for Fipuya Farmers

By Chiluba Chabi Chingola Constituency Member of Parliament, Chipoka Mulenga, has launched the Food Security Pack for Fipuya farming block, providing essential inputs for winter maize and vegetable cultivation. The initiative aims to support farmers in mitigating the effects of drought experienced during the last farming season. Dorothy Chileshe from the Department of Community Development […]

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Borehole, Ablution Block Commissioned at Malemba Market

By ALICE NACHILEMBE The first-ever Malemba market ablution block and borehole have been commissioned in Chingola, through the Constituency Development Fund. This marks a wave of transformative projects in Chiwempala ward of Chingola Constituency, signaling a new dawn for local development. The ceremony was graced by Chingola Member of Parliament Chipoka Mulenga, accompanied by District […]

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KCM Begins Payments to Creditors, Starting with Municipal Councils

By ALICE NACHILEMBE Vedanta Resources Limited and its subsidiary, Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), have commenced payments under the KCM Creditors Scheme, starting with the municipalities where the mines operate. Chingola Municipal Council has received K26,809,553, Chililabombwe Municipal Council K8,180,298.28, and Kitwe City Council K14,958,653.96, respectively. KCM Chief Financial Officer, Manish Saxena, expressed his pleasure in […]

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UPND Chingola Chairperson Highlights Achievements in Three-Year Tenure

By ALICE NACHILEMB United Party for National Development (UPND) Chingola District Chairperson, Scrivener Bwalya, has stated that his party’s three years in power have been marked by significant achievements. Mr. Bwalya highlighted that UPND has accomplished much in its three-year tenure and anticipates further successes in the remaining two years. He acknowledged that while some […]

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Economics Association of Zambia Calls For Citizens’ Active Engagement in Tax Payment

The President of the Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ), Oswald Mungule, has called upon citizens to actively engage in tax payment as a means to foster national development.  Dr Mungule emphasized that a country cannot progress without mobilizing its resources. He also highlighted the forthcoming 2024 Economic Summit, organized by EAZ, where the Zambia Revenue […]

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ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT EMBARKS ON FORMULATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) FRAMEWORK

By ALICE NACHILEMBE The Minister of Science and Technology, Felix Mutati, has announced that the Zambian Government is in the process of establishing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) Framework.Mr Mutati said Zambia is currently formulating an AI Strategy in collaboration with the Tony Blair Institute.He said the country is also working with the European Union (EU) to […]

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