SPICE FM 91.1 Kabwe

25/07/2025

SPEAKER ORDERS TASILA LUNGU TO APPEAR BEFORE PARLIAMENT WITHIN 14 DAYS OF ECL’S BURIAL

Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has directed Chawama Member of Parliament Tasila Lungu to present herself before her office within 14 days after the burial of her father, the late former President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, or before the commencement of the Fifth Session of the 13th National Assembly whichever comes first.

The directive comes in response to a point of order raised by Zambezi East MP Brian Kambita, who questioned Tasila Lungu’s continued absence from Parliament. Kambita’s concern stemmed from court submissions made by former First Lady Esther Lungu to a South African court, in which she allegedly stated that the family had no intentions of returning to Zambia.

Speaker Mutti said the matter raised was of significant public interest and required formal clarification from the Chawama lawmaker. She emphasized the importance of accountability among elected representatives, particularly in matters involving prolonged absenteeism from the House.

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25/07/2025

WEATHER UPDATE: 🌩️🌧️⛈️

*ZAMBIA LUNCHTIME WEATHER REPORT: FRIDAY (25/07/2025)*
*FORECAST FOR THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING: FRIDAY (25/07/2025)*

*Eastern, Muchinga and Northern provinces including the eastern parts of Central Province:*
Partly cloudy, slightly windy and warm. Maximum temperature will range between 25°C and 27°C. The evening will be mainly clear and mild to cool.

*Northwestern, Western, Southern, Lusaka, Copperbelt and Luapula Provinces including the western parts of Central Province:*
Mainly sunny, slightly windy and warm to hot. Maximum temperature will range between 25°C and 29°C. The evening will be mainly clear and mild to cool.

*LOWEST TEMPERATURE RECORDED TODAY FRIDAY (25/07/2025)*
Zambezi 03°C, Choma 05°C, Sesheke and Kasempa 06°C, Livingstone 07°C, Senanga and Kenneth Kaunda International Airport 08°C, Mt Makulu 09°C, Solwezi, Isoka and Mpika 10°C.

*_Produced by the Zambia Meteorological Department,_*
*_Ministry of Green Economy and Environment._*

25/07/2025

PRESIDENT HH URGES SHIFT TO VALUE ADDED AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS

President Hakainde Hichilema has called for a fundamental shift in Zambia’s agricultural strategy, directing stakeholders to prioritize the export of value-added products such as mealie meal and stock feed instead of raw grain.

Speaking at State House during a grain financing meeting with members of the Grain Traders Association of Zambia (GTAZ), financial institutions, and government agencies, President Hichilema emphasized the need for structured grain marketing and transformation of the sector in the aftermath of the recent severe drought.

“Our country must stop exporting raw grain. We must focus on value addition to boost our economy and create jobs,” President Hichilema stated. “Countries like Botswana are importing stock feed from Australia, when Zambia has the capacity to supply such markets.”

The meeting, attended by GTAZ Chairman Mr. Tembwe Mutungu, focused on strategies to enhance grain trading, data accuracy, and food security. The President stressed that Zambia’s land-linked position and abundant natural resources provide a strategic advantage that must be fully harnessed.

He highlighted the urgent need to embrace irrigation, water harvesting technologies, and renewable energy solutions such as solar power to shield the agriculture sector from climate shocks and position Zambia as the regional food hub.

“The recent drought is a wake-up call but also an opportunity for transformation. With the right technologies and policies, Zambia can become the breadbasket of SADC, and indeed Africa,” he said.

President Hichilema also noted that early indications suggest maize production this season may have surpassed the projected 3.6 million tonnes, thanks to positive farmer response to last year’s call for increased food production.

The Head of State reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to structured agricultural trade, accurate data management, and sustainable food systems that prioritize both domestic needs and regional export opportunities.

SPICE FM 91.1 Kabwe NEWS

25/07/2025

25/07/2025

CDF UTILIZATION HITS 63% MID-YEAR, COPPERBELT LEADS IN IMPLEMENTATION

The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development has revealed that as of June 30, 2025, the national utilisation rate of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) stands at 63 percent, based on the funds disbursed so far this year.

Ministry Permanent Secretary for Technical Services, Nicholas Phiri, disclosed during a press briefing that the Ministry of Finance and National Planning had released 40 percent of the total 2025 CDF allocation amounting to K2.27 billion to all local authorities across the country. Of this amount, K1.19 billion has been spent.

Mr. Phiri described the 2025 CDF performance thus far as “impressive,” noting the progress made in project implementation and fund management during the first half of the year.

“Copperbelt Province recorded the highest utilisation rate at 76 percent, followed by Eastern Province at 73 percent. However, Lusaka Province recorded the lowest at 34 percent,” he said.

The press briefing marked the official release of the CDF utilisation report for the January–June 2025 period, aimed at promoting transparency and accountability in the ex*****on of local development initiatives.

The government has increasingly relied on the CDF to deliver community-level development, empowering constituencies to fund projects in education, health, infrastructure, and entrepreneurship.

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25/07/2025

*FRIDAY, JULY 25TH 2025.*

*SIXTEENTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME YEAR C.*

*FEAST OF SAINT JAMES, Apostle.*

*FIRST READING*
We carry always in the body the death of Jesus.

*A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians (2ND CORINTHIANS 4: 7 - 15)*

Brethren: We have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you. Since we have the same spirit of faith as he had who wrote, “I believed, and so I spoke,” we too believe, and so we speak, knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus and bring us with you into his presence. For it is all for your sake, so that as grace extends to more and more people it may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God.

*The Word of the Lord.*

*RESPONSORIAL PSALM*
Taken from Psalm 126: 1 - 2ab, 2cd - 3, 4 - 5, 6 (R.) 5

*R/. Those who are sowing in tears will sing when they reap.*

When the Lord brought back the exiles of Sion,
we thought we were dreaming.
Then was our mouth filled with laughter;
on our tongues, songs of joy. *R/.*

Then the nations themselves said,
What great deeds the Lord worked for them!
What great deeds the Lord worked for us!
Indeed, we were glad. *R/.*

Bring back our exiles,
O Lord, as streams in the south.
Those who are sowing in tears
will sing when they reap. *R/.*

They go out, they go out, full of tears,
bearing seed for the sowing;
they come back, they come back with a song,
bearing their sheaves. *R/.*

*GOSPEL ACCLAMATION*
John 15: 16

*Alleluia.*
I chose you from the world that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, says the Lord.
*Alleluia.*

*GOSPEL*
You will drink my chalice.

*A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (MATTHEW 20: 20 - 28)*

At that time: The mother of the sons of Zebedee came up to Jesus, with her sons, and kneeling before him she asked him for something. And he said to her, “What do you want?” She said to him, “Command that these two sons of mine may sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your kingdom.” But Jesus answered, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the chalice that I am to drink?” They said to him, “We are able.” He said to them, “You will drink my chalice, but to sit at my right hand and at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared by my Father.” And when the ten heard it, they were indignant at the two brothers. But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. It shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be your slave; even as the Son of man Name not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.

*The Gospel of the Lord.*