The erratic water supply in Lusaka Province where the nation’s capital is located is a result of climate change effects, says Zambian Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Minister Lloyd Kaziya. The minister said water resource in the province had declined by over the years, posing challenges for the water utility…
The International Red Locust Control for Central and Southern Africa (IRLCo-CSA) has suspended operations to curb the spread of red locusts in the Kafue plains, Central province. IRLCo-CSA director Moses Okhaba says the opening of the Itezhi-Tezhi dam spillway gates caused flooding and the risk that further spraying will contaminate…
Floods hit Kazungula district in Southern Province, damaging crops and bridges as heavy rain continue to wreak havoc. In the Nyawa chiefdom more than 50 000 people, mostly farmers, were cut off from the rest of the district after the bridge connecting them to the main town was damaged. “We…
An entire stock of fish fingerlings, valued at more than K90 000 were washed away by heavy rain in North Western Province. The development ground to a halt a major fish farming initiative by government, meant to empower local people and accelerate agriculture diversification. “As we speak, we don’t have…
The Zambian Meteorological Department(ZMD) has issued a warning for heavy rainfall and flash floods expected over several parts of Zambia over the weekend. Farmers in the Western, Southern, Lusaka, Central and Eastern Province should prepare for heavy rainfall events, the ZMD said in its latest crop weather bulletin. Since the…
