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MINISTER of Water Development Dennis Wanchinga launching water supply project. Picture right, a water treatment plant under Chambeshi Water Supply and Sanitation.

Towards access to water for all

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VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka
AS ZAMBIA works towards becoming a middle income nation by the year 2030, provision of adequate water supply and sanitation services has been at the core of some of the activities undertaken in line with meeting Vision 2030. (more…)

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Read more about the article Towards recognising witchdoctors
MR MURIISA with two of his wives, Jolly Twinomuhwezi, left, and Joy Mazooba, with the stick he uses to test if patients are ill. Picture right, Simon Nyoni is a Diviner and the Traditional Health Practitioners Association of Zambia (THPAZ) director of information and publicity.

Towards recognising witchdoctors

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NKOLE NKOLE, Lusaka
FOR much of his life, Simon Nyoni has held the belief that treatment from various ailments does not only lie in conventional medicine but in natural remedies readily found in one’s immediate environment. (more…)

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Read more about the article Working towards smart agriculture
FLASHBACK: Minister of Agriculture Michael Katambo (right) hands over seed to Chief Kalomo of Chikankata at a field day in Magoye recently. Picture right, Mr Katambo sprays insecticide on an armyworms-infested maize field in Masaiti District.

Working towards smart agriculture

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VIOLET MENGO, Lusaka
IN LAST week’s column, Minister of Agriculture Michael Katambo talked about the challenges faced by his ministry in implementing the electronic voucher system and how it is working with the Smart Zambia Institute and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in addressing the technical hitches. (more…)

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Read more about the article Vision Zero: Towards safe workplaces
MINISTRY of Labour and Social Security Permanent Secretary Barnaby Mulenga (centre) with delegates at the launch of the Vision Zero campaign in Livingstone recently. PICTURE: LUCY LUMBE

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MARTIN NKOLOMBA and LUCY LUMBE, Livingstone
NICHOLAS Mumba worked as a furnace attendant at a mine in Chingola. He went to work with the same reasons as most people, chief of which was earning a living. (more…)

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