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Deborah Chuma, the mastermind behind a Zambian fashion label known as DebbieChu. Is a Christ centered young lady, describing herself as a simple, quirky vintage lover, who is an art enthusiast.
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Zambia has long been committed to promoting environmental sustainability and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. According to Dr. Mwanda Phiri, the country has been implementing green policies since independence in 1964, but the urgency of the issue has become more prominent in recent years due to climate change.
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K324 Million has been released as the first quarter operational fund for public schools aimed at facilitating the implementation of free education for all learners at early childhood, primary, and secondary education levels, in addition the Treasury has released a further K960 Million is for outstanding payments to farmers under the 2020/2021 farming season bringing the total figure to K1.284 Billion.
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Lake Kashiba, is the most known of several small, but immensely deep lakes in Mpongwe District of the Copperbelt Province, Zambia called; ‘The Sunken Lakes’. The measly distributed lakes were created as a result of a reaction between water and rock. Having the water dissolve the rock to form caves, which eventually collapsed and left deep holes filled with water.
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CC. ZAMBIA TOURISM. Ntumbachushi Falls (also spelled Ntumbacusi and Ntumbacushi ) are situated on the Ngona River in Luapula Province Zambia, where it runs over the edge of the northern Zambian plateau into the valley of the Luapula.
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I FORGOT HOW TO PLAY April 12, 2018 By Muchemwa Sinkala The memories come in fleeting glimpses. Flashes of a past I was once a present participant of. I don’t remember the songs we used to sing or the names of all the games we would play, all I remember is the feeling. The feeling of all-consuming joy and energy. It was a feeling of love and community. Surely; this is the very root of what we as adults now call ‘ubuntu’.
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T o imagine and to realize. To dream and to build. The ever embarked upon journey from conception to inception, is one many go through, but few see through. Though anyone can have an idea, not everyone, can implement it in its entirety. But to actualize one as good as a female revolution, within a couple of months, is almost unheard of. Yet, under the name: Young Women With A Vision, one was formed. The creation of a courageous Zambian young woman; Maureen Kumwenda.
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