tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-290068102011-12-27T13:12:36.771+02:00A Broadcast Journalist. Passionate about community well-being especially youth, women and farmers. Zambia is the land of my birth, and I have to do my part in developing it.Matongo Maumbihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11298340818081287428noreply@blogger.comBlogger431100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29006810.post-88176199164532616452011-11-20T14:52:00.000+02:002011-11-20T14:53:04.703+02:00

Dear Colleagues, You may be directly interested or know someone who would really benefit from these great agricultural packs from across the continent by dedicated journalists who are working as a network to champion good agricultural practices which will lead to better livelihoods, and of course better food for us all. Use the information or Spread the word to them.

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Anna: strong and hardworkingAnna: 'Even now I am still strong. I do all the work on my own.'Anna became pregnant when still at school. Her family was tough with her, saying she must pay the price of her “negligent body”. She says that she is grateful as she learned to be strong and hardworking. She later married but her husband is ill and they can’t afford the drugs he needs.Anna believes it is

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Dominic: valuing tradition | Panos London: Dominic: 'There is poverty that comes because you have tried and failed' By Matongo Maumbi - Dominic describes a harsh childhood. His mother became lame in 1964 and his father left when the children were very young. “Most of the time we went without food,” he says. Dominic had to leave school early and married young in order to help his mother “since

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By Matongo Maumbi,  Youths have always played a significant role in the socio-economic development of society.  Chikuni Coops as a youth football club in Chikuni Mission of Monze District is no exception. Its membership is full of highly active youths that are determined to bring socio-economic change to the community.  In 2008 Chikuni Coops FC joined the Football Association of Zambia. The

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The Zambian new president has made a lot of directives since assuming office and not to mention the many that have been fired to install a new operating system. Just a like a computer upgrade, when there is a new operating system, all the old programmes good or bad are removed. No are directives made by His Excellence the President, subject to debate or objection if the people feel they are not

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ZamArt Blog: Exhibition Peter Gustavus at Choma Museum: The Art Gallery of the Choma Museum and Crafts Centre presents as of 24 June 2011 an exhibition of paintings by German artist Peter Gustavus...

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AWARD announces winners of 2011 fellowships  70 top African women agricultural scientists from 11 countries chosen   NAIROBI, KENYA (AUGUST 18, 2011)—As discussions of drought and famine in the Horn of Africa continue to dominate global headlines, it is clear that ensuring the continent's food security will require mobilizing the best minds from every discipline, including women agricultural

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After a hard day's work in a village near Chikuni, such a meal re-energises any man.

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Look out for the article on Zambia's fast food music.

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What a shame.

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SKY.fm Roots Reggae - Free Roots Reggae Internet Radio

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For a farmer to be more successful on a small piece of land, s/he needs to have soil that is fertile enough to avoid the use of chemicals that will make her/him dependent on such. It is a sad situation in out country where a number of organisations, GOVERNMENT inclusive, are promoting the use of chemical fertilisers year in and year out. Government introduced the fertiliser support programme

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Having long hair has always been a hobby of mine. What better way to keep hair long than to lock it? Yes, locking the hair into great DREADlocks!!School days were fun. Always wanting to be at loggerheads with the authorities. Unfortunately this never happened the way I wanted it to – to be punished for having extra long hair just

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DSCF0590 Originally uploaded by Matongo Maumbi.

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SANEHERE IS A STORY ABOUT FOUR PEOPLE NAMED SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, NOBODY AND EVERYBODYTHERE WAS AN IMPORTANT JOB TO BE DONE AND EVERYBODY WAS SURE THAT SOMEBODY WOULD DO ITANYBODY COULD HAVE DONE IT, BUT NOBODY DID ITSOMEBODY GOT ANGRY ABOUT THAT IT WAS EVERYBODY'S JOBEVERYBODY THOUGHT ANYBODY COULD HAVE DONE IT, BUT NOBODY REALISED THAT EVERYBODY WOULDN'T DO ITIT ENDED UP THAT EVERYBODY BLAMED

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This Poem was reproduced by Arthur Garande SJ for the 1998 Canisius Secondary School Grade 12 VolleyballersPARTINGIt is the art for those who partNever to start with the last partI was with you for years so fewyet in my heart you have a big partyes we are partingbut not in our lovingwe are in fact getting more intactwe met to partso says my heartbut we part to meetafter the great featdon't let me

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Love and TimeOnce upon a time,there was an island where all the feelings lived:Happiness,Sadness,Knowledge,and all of the others, including Love.One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink,so all constructed boats and left.Except for Love.Love was the only one who stayed.Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.When the island had almost sunk,Love decided to

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Having long hair has always been a hobby of mine. What better way to keep hair long than to lock it? Yes, locking the hair into great DREADlocks!!School days were fun. Always wanting to be at loggerheads with the authorities. Unfortunately this never happened the way I wanted it to – to be punished for having extra long hair just like those that hard extra bald head.I was known as Matrix from the

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By Katwishi Bwalya in MonzeFriday September 26, 2008 [02:00] (from www.postzambia.com) AN All Tonga Music Festival last weekend attracted 105 bands drawn from across Southern Province.Hosted by Chikuni Radio Station of Monze, the ninth edition of the annual event started on Friday with entertainment performances ending late on Saturday.The evergreen Amayenge Ensemble pitched up as special guests

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Monday, 11 August 2008THE Radio Chikuni-organised Tonga Music Festival set for next month in Chikuni, Monze has attracted over 100 acts with the promotions manager saying preparations are on course for the annual festival, now in its ninth year.Matongo Maumbi told Times Entertainment in Lusaka during the week that the response from musicians has been overwhelming resulting in them registering 104

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The Implications of Zambia’s Revised Visa Fees in the Tourism SectorTourism Council of ZambiaMarch, 2008 from The Livingstone Weekly 1. BackgroundBusiness success, whether at the industry level, or the level of the individual entity, depends on the quality and competitiveness of a combination of: product, location, service delivery and price. A survey of international tour agents

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I get this rumour about my social welfare, IMAGINE. take this as a serious reprimand to whosoever is spreading this malicious message. I THOUGHT AS FRIENDS YOU SHOULD READ THIS BEFORE I GO TO THE PRESS & DISTRIBUTE THIS RUMOUR. Somebody is trying to cause alarm and despondency by spreading a very dangerous rumour about ME.I have it on very good authority that someone is telling people that I

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2007 - number 8By Roni Amelan (UNESCO) - Publication Date: 24-09-2007Over the coming two years, UNESCO is committed to continue working for freedom of expression and press freedom and to promoting the use of the information and communication technologies to foster inclusive knowledge societies that empower individuals and communities."Contributing to the construction of inclusive knowledge

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By Matongo Maumbi,Tobacco kills almost five million people each year. If current trends continue, it is projected to kill 10 million people a year by 2020, with 70% of those deaths occurring in developing countries. Tobacco also takes an enormous toll in health care costs, lost productivity, and of course the intangible costs of the pain and suffering inflicted upon smokers, passive smokers and

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African Journalists need to embrace the new revolution of Web 2.0 tools if they are to catch up in this globalised World. Below find an interview on Web 2.0 with Matongo Maumbi a journalist from Zambia whose blog matongo.blogspot.comMaumbi recently attended an online training focusing on Web2.0 tools organized by PenPlusBytes, the International Institute for Information and Communication

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Education is one of the fundamental human rights and it is also contained in the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) targets for 2015. We have already marked the half way point for these goals to be achieved.And it seems the Zambian Government is too excited to achieve this goal at all costs. Is it achievale?This is achievable, and we shall achieve it. The question is: What quality of Education

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Matongo Jan 07 293 Originally uploaded by Matongo Maumbi.

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This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

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Journey To Solwezi This entry is about: Zambia In June 2006, I went to Solwezi on a mission to see the business opportunities there. I was actually doing a favour to my friend. All was well for the journey. Got permission to be away from work for three days. I left work in good time so that I manage

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BAN SMOKING or RECLASSIFY IT AS AN ILLEGAL DRUG By Hope Chitambo Smoking is a health hazard for smokers, non-smokers, children and unborn babies and should be banned or reclassified as an illegal drug. Surprisingly, smokers claim that it helps them to release stress and relax, despite knowing that they would be in worse stressed illnesses caused by tobacco. The solution would be to declare

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The month of October 2006 can best be described as a Black month for theatre artists in Zambia as three prominent artists Kingsley Sinkala, Sonny Ngwenya and Cosmas Gabriel Mpundu died during the month. The untimely, horrendous and brutal demise of one of Zambia’s theatrical heroes has really saddened the artistic fraternity. In Kingsley Sinkala we have lost an ambassador, a

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This entry is about: ZambiaBy KELVIN KACHINGWETHIS is no way to end an illustrious career.That a receipient of the Presidents Insignia of Honour, who was so honoured for the essential role that he played during the freedom struggle, should spend his final years as a pauper is highly embarrassing.For a man who moved the entire nation, and indeed dignitaries in particular, with his emotional

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By Matongo Maumbi from Chikuni No single government in the world can operate without the press because the press is the forth most important estate after the executive, judiciary and legislature in any democratic state. And for the press to be really appreciated as the forth estate, they must be accorded the freedom to access information.Former US President Thomas Jefferson, wrote in 1802; “

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On 7 October 2005 I received a call from Germany's Endemol inviting me to go there to give my girlfriend a surprise visit. Well, it was a serious joke for me when they called.An email followed and more calls came thru. Then I said, "Oh, these people ain't joking with me, I really have a chance to go and see my girlfriend after 13months." The visa and airtickets were arranged for me and I was on

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