Zambia launches blueprint to end child early marriages

STORY: Zambia launches blueprint to end child early marriages SHOOTING TIME: June 14, 2024 DATELINE: June 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:50 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony of the launch of the policy 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): GILBERT PHIRI, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) 3. various of the ceremony of the launch of the policy 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SETH BROEKMAN, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Representative 5. various of the ceremony of the launch of the policy STORYLINE: Zambia on Friday launched a policy aimed at ending child early marriages in the southern African nation. The launch of the ending child early marriage policy follows the enactment of a new law last year which makes it illegal for individuals under the age of 18 years to marry, including under customary law. The policy was aimed at raising awareness of the problem of child early marriages in the country and fostering collaboration among stakeholders toward its eradication, as we

Zimbabwe cracks down on illegal money traders to stabilize new currency ZiG

STORY: Zimbabwe cracks down on illegal money traders to stabilize new currency ZiG SHOOTING TIME: May 15, 2024 DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:08 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of streets, money traders, new ZiG currency 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ZVIKOMBORERO SIBANDA, Zimbabwean economist 3. various of people with ZiG currency and U.S. dollar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZVIKOMBORERO SIBANDA, Zimbabwean economist 5. various of shops 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Shona): BRIAN PHIRI, Harare resident 7. SOUNDBITE 4 (Shona): NOREEN CHIROMBO, Street vendor STORYLINE: Illegal currency traders have disappeared on the streets of Zimbabwe's capital Harare as authorities crack down on illegal money-trading in a bid to maintain the value of the new Zimbabwe Gold (ZiG) currency. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on April 5 introduced the new gold-backed ZiG, replacing the Zimbabwean dollar, which had been ravaged by inflation. The ZiG is part of a basket of currencies accepted as legal tender in

UN Chinese Language Day celebrated in Zambia

STORY: UN Chinese Language Day celebrated in Zambia SHOOTING TIME: April 19, 2024 DATELINE: April 21, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:52 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of students performing at the Confucious Institute 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MENG HAO, Minister Counselor at Chinese Embassy 3. various of a student perform Chinese martial arts 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BONIFACE NAMANGALA, Acting vice-chancellor, University of Zambia 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): KATE PHIRI, Student majoring in Chinese language at University of Zambia 6. various of students perform at the Confucious Institute STORYLINE: Zambia on Friday celebrated this year's United Nations Chinese Language Day, which falls on April 20, with a display of various Chinese cultural activities. Organized by the Chinese embassy in collaboration with the Confucius Institute, the event was held at the Confucius Institute at the University of Zambia under the theme "Chinese Language: Connecting Culture through the Bridge of Mutual Learni

Chinese firms use Zambia's agricultural, commercial show to attract job seekers

STORY: Chinese firms use Zambia's agricultural, commercial show to attract job seekers DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:29 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the job expo 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LI TIE, President of Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Zambia (CCCZ) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BRENDA TAMBATAMBA, Zambia's Minister of Labor and Social Security 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAMINA PHIRI, Job seeker 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): OBERT SHAMULELE, Job seeker STORYLINE: Chinese companies in Zambia on Friday held a job expo on the sidelines of the 95th Agricultural and Commercial Show aimed at attracting prospective job seekers. Organized by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Zambia (CCCZ), a total of 16 Chinese companies attended the event. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LI TIE, President of Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Zambia (CCCZ) "This platform provides unique opportunities to our esteemed local and multinational companies to scout for talent in an exclusive manner without discrimin

Zambian grannies play football to keep fit

STORY: Zambian grannies play football to keep fit DATELINE: July 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:19 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of grannies playing football 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ELIZABETH MTONGA, Manager of YASA Grannies team 3. various of training 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinyanja): MISOZI PHIRI, 51-year-old player 5. various of training 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinyanja): MELIYA MWALE, 65-year-old player STORYLINE: At a community playing ground in Zambia's capital Lusaka, a group of elderly women have gathered to play football. Unlike young women who take training in order to compete in tournaments, these grannies are doing it to keep healthy. Formed last year, the team is one of the teams under the Youth Armory Soccer Academy (YASA), a project managed by the Youth Armory Organization. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ELIZABETH MTONGA, Manager of YASA Grannies team "Many women who come here, they are grannies, are from 45, I think the oldest is 74 years old. Apart from keeping fit, others way back (when

China, Zambia seal MoU on soya bean meal, stevia export

STORY: China, Zambia seal MoU on soya bean meal, stevia export DATELINE: July 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: KAFUE, Zambia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAKAINDE HICHILEMA, Zambian President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DU XIAOHUI, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia STORYLINE: China and Zambia on Thursday signed two protocols of sanitary and phytosanitary on the export of soya bean meals and stevia leaves from Zambia to China. The protocols were signed by Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Du Xiaohui and Zambia's Minister of Agriculture Mtolo Phiri in the southern district of Chikankanta, witnessed by President Hakainde Hichilema. Hichilema said the signing of the protocols mark the true friendship between the two countries. He also thanked China for its support after touring the Kafue Lower Gorge Power Station, a China-funded hydropower plant. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAKAINDE HICHILEMA, Zambian President "This really demonstrates the mutuality in our re

Tobacco auction season brings cheer to Zimbabwe's smallholder farmers

STORY: Tobacco auction season brings cheer to Zimbabwe's smallholder farmers DATELINE: April 5, 2022 LENGTH: 00:05:59 LOCATION: Harare CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of tobacco farmers, tobacco floors workers putting selling codes on tobacco bales 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Shona): TANIA ZARANYIKA, Smallholder tobacco farmer 3. various of a smallholder tobacco farmer inspecting tobacco 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Shona): KUDAKWASHE CHINYOWA, Smallholder tobacco farmer 5. various of more tobacco floors 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (Shona): TANIA ZARANYIKA, Smallholder tobacco farmer 7. various of another tobacco farmer on the floors 8. SOUNDBITE 4 (Shona): PETER MAPUNGA, Smallholder tobacco farmer 9. various of a tobacco farmer 10. SOUNDBITE 5 (Shona): RWISAI PHIRI, Smallholder tobacco farmer 11. various of a minister inspecting tobacco 12. SOUNDBITE 6 (English): ANXIOUS MASUKA, Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Rural Development 13. SOUNDBITE 7 (Shona): RWISAI PHIRI, Smallholder tobacco farmer 14. SOUNDBITE 8 (Sho