By Jeff Kapembwa Over half of the 30,000 people in rural-Chama North constituency in Northern Zambia, hard hit by hunger are resorting to eating wild fruits, mangoes and other edibles, abandoning their farming chores while wandering from ‘one chiefdom to another to survive’ after the…
By Jeff Kapembwa In less than two weeks, precisely, November 11, the Conference of Parties (COP), 30th edition will kick off in Belem, Brazil’ Amazon city, and President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other campaigners are challenging world leaders to adapt to insulate against consequences…
By Jeff Kapembwa The Global Gateway-The European Union-Africa partnership has been put in high gear with the 28-member grouping staking over €150 billion for the continent to apply climate smart-solutions, improve access to renewables, financial inclusion and conflict resolution, and attain the Sustainable Development…
By Jeff Kapembwa The much touted Zambia Mining Insaka which opened and ended in Lusaka early October, has paved the way for the country’s potential actualization of the Green Growth Strategy-a pathway for climate change insulation. The Green Growth Strategy was launched in Zambia…
By Jeff Kapembwa The Second African Climate Change summit hosted by Addis Ababa closed last September with a unified voice by leaders on the continent to operate and collaborate on resolving challenges caused by El Nino and La Nina-induced challenges. In a 155-page resolution…
By Jeff Kapembwa Children on the continent, have sounded a clarion call for leaders on the continent to prioritise climate action and recognize that climate change is a child rights emergency. In a solidarity message urging leaders to ensure the crisis was mitigated without…
By Mary Kasoka Mwiikisa Finance and National Planning Minister, Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane has presented a K253.1 billion proposed National Budget for 2026, an increase of K36 billion from the 2025 allocation of K217.1 billion. Delivering the budget in the National Assembly, Dr. Musokotwane said…
By Mary Mwiikisa The World Bank has approved a $138 million grant for Zambia’s Green Growth and Climate Resilience Project . In a statement, Green Economy and Environment Minister Mike Mposha said the funds will go towards the implementation of Phase Two of…
By Jeff Kapembwa Children on the African continent, as key stakeholders, want all-embracing, user-friendly policies to decelerate the climate change impact on the planet and humanity. The children of the continent, in a 10-point declaration during the Addis Ababa-hosted continent’s second conference-want leaders to…
By Jeff Kapembwa Anxiety has gripped Zambia over the possible content of the national budget for the fiscal year 2026 by finance minister Situmbeko Musokotwane on Friday, dubbed: ‘launch pad for economic recovery spurred by prudent fiscal and monetary management. Reeling from a nagging…
