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By Ashton Kelly Bunda in Lusaka, Zambia  +260 0977 50 80 65 YOUTH, Sport, and Arts Minister Elvis Chishala Nkandu launched the National Youth Scheme (NYS) in Mongu District of the Western Province on Saturday, 19 th February targeted at empowering 2, 500 young people. A day later on Sunday, 2oth February, 2022, Nkandu's team moved to Solwezi District in North Western Province launch the Provincial Youth Scheme. Unveiling the enterprise, an optimistic Nkandu explained that the National Youth Scheme (NYS) is the United Party for National Development Alliance   Dawn Administration’s   initiative aimed at providing grants to the most vulnerable youths to enable them to build their capital base for bigger micro-credit facilities and income-generating projects (IGP’s) to ensure economic empowerment at individual and household levels. Currently serving as UPND Alliance Kaputa Member of Parliament (MP) in the Northern Province, Nkandu told expectant youths in the Wester...

By Ashton Kelly Bunda CHOMA District Commissioner Sikaleya Gamela says   excellence in long distance races   is not only a   preserve for Ethiopian and Kenyan runners as Zambia’s Southern Province is hilly and mountainous, as the geographical landscape in Eastern African. A veteran athlete in his own right, Gamela optimizes on Zambia producing a late Yotam Muleya, re-incarnation arises from the Southern Province environment helping local sportspersons develop endurance to compete at international level. Gamela came to the limelight as a long distance coach before becoming District Commissioner said some areas in Zambia can   work with what they have and succeed as athletes and Southern   province   which is mainly hilly has natural long distance runners facilities already in place. An active long distance coach since 2013, Gamela told ‘TheBundas Incorporated Sports’ crew that the most important tool to empower youths in sports is a robust policy accom...

By Ashton Kelly Bunda Zambia’s Renowned former U-17 Women's national team head coach Kaluba Kangwa has appealed to the Zambian football fraternity and stakeholders    to vigorously invest in strong youth soccer developmental programs if the Copper Bullets have a burning ambition to set foot to world cup finals that will take place in Qatar in the tear 2022.   Tunisia, Mauritania and Equatorial Guinea and Zambia are in Group B in the race for the Qatar 22 FIFA World Cup Group Stage qualifiers from October 2020 to October 2021 and only the top team will qualify to the final round which will comprise 10 teams. The group winners will advance to the final two-legged, home and away knock out round in November when Africa's five representatives in Qatar will be decided. Responding to the question as to why previous national teams have been facing challenges in the final group stages of world cup qualifiers, including the current 9 October 2019 – June 2021 quest , Kaluba ...

By Ashton Kelly Bunda Zambia’s renowned Actor  Hicks Yamba has appealed to the government and  their local partners  to consider building theater clubs and youth centers  in every constituency  so the next generations  narrate the untold stories and achievements within the nation since Zambia has  a rich culture. Yamba said there is talent in every constituency and story writers who want to express themselves and the way they live  through movies  , poetry and well-choreographed indigenous  dancing . He said ‘Lusaka play house’ in Lusaka constituency is not enough  as there are  a lot of untapped talent  in other constituencies  within  Lusaka and in the rest of the ten provinces in Zambia . Yamba said viewers in Zambia ,Africa  and the  world at large want to see a variety of interesting stories  and characte...

By Ashton Kelly Bunda Hicks yamba popularly known as Frank Sitali who   portrays as   a rebellious son to the retired accountant of the Nguzu   plantation in one of Africa’s famous   soap opera film ‘Mpali’   bemoans the altitudes exhibited by some Zambians who take the acting industry lightly as it has the potential of being exported and strengthen   the Zambian currency . Yamba says film production in Zambia is considered to be a hobby or substitute career which one can be performed as a   pleasure recreation   instead of an important   channel to   tell Zambian rich stories to the rest of the world . He said some of his colleagues who are involved in the projects they are working- on , they   sneak out of the film set making an excuse that   they have to report to   work   or risk being fired and yet acting is supposed to be a trade or formal employment that one would     earn leaving from   . ...

By Ashton Kelly Bunda Oriental Quarries Boxing Promotions (OQBP) Operations Manager Christopher Malunga has confirmed that the international fight between Catherine Phiri and her Zimbabwean opponent Kudakwashe   Chiwendire and supporting bouts will be sponsored by the New Dawn Government under the Ministry of Youth, Sport and Arts on Saturday,   26 th February, 2022 at Lusaka’s Government Complex whose deficit is K225,000.00 During a Friday 18 th February 2022 Press Briefing at the Ridgeway Southern Sun Hotel,   Malunga said following a meeting with Youth, Sports and Arts Minister Elvis Chishala Nkandu   and Permanent Secretary Chileshe Kangwa , the Zambian Government threw   its weight on the OQBP camp campaign to host the Eight (8) international bouts budget at K 689,000, a   purse money at K 130,000 with sanction costs pegged at $4,250 and referees   budget   at K105,000. One the best boxing promoters in Africa,   roping in talente...

  By Derrick Sinjela Ashton Kelly Bunda enjoys playing the instrument harmonica at home sometimes accompanied by his nephew David Chinyanta , a 12 –years-old, equally good at the mouth instrument. The Zambian journalist and nephew are passionate in composing and recording adlib jazz, enjoyable within a homestead as the duo awaits to launch beyond the community. As both are busy-bees workwise and academically, denarian Chinyanta and their premises in some Friday night evenings. Born, Friday, 31 st January, 1975 , Bak2Kak, the 47-year-old quadragenarian’s Birthday is tomorrow Monday, 31 st January, 2022 .   An ardent fanatic, Ackson Chulu is eager to have musical sports Jingle “ Stepping Stone ‘ done by producer   Elijah Marko Tembo and the newspaper ‘ Back Page’ musical jingle recorded five (5) years ago by   DJ Genesis   aka Kumwenda released for sampling.

By Derrick Sinjela The newspaper ‘ Back Page’ musical jingle recorded five (5) years ago by   DJ Genesis   aka Kumwenda   is still awaited, and initiator Ashton Kelly Bunda n is not privy as to the status of the much anticipated compilation. Later, the journalist blogger, launched a blog called ‘The Bundas   Incorporated’   in an effort   to represent   divergent   news   views , information,   educate , inform and entertain   all   people   represented   by   the Bundas in Australia,   where his great grandfather General   Ashton   Bunda ,   named after Bunda   cliffs tourist attraction in Australia and Bunda road in Sydney ,served in both World War One and Two   in Africa , Zambia , Zimbabwe ,England and the United States of America (USA). The journalist –cum musician uses middle name Kelly it is not nick name but on the National Registration Card or ‘ Green Card’ explaini...

By Derrick Sinjela He is almost self-taught and disciplined in the same breath since he studied     journalism through distance education from Central African correspondence College (CACC) that hails from Zimbabwe and   he was introduced   to the music instrument   harmonica   at the age 11years . Bunda   who kicked off his journalism career as   foot soldier   in   the year 1998 at the National Mirror Newspaper in Lusaka   clocks a   year older and wiser on Monday, 31st January, 2022 is high   achiever as   ‘An Early   Bird Catch   A Worm’   by campaigning   for the National Sports Day (NSD) and   Zambia Sports Day (ZSD) in the year 2006, and is hopeful of this initiative winning Sport, Youth and Art Minister , Mr. Elvis Chishala Nkandu . This Ashton Kelly Bunda Legacy Trail , also known as Bak2Bak by peers and sports administrators,   continued in the year 2010 on the Co...

  By Derrick Sinjela   He got inspired   by   the radio environment   filled with music and sports at Pan African Radio 96.1FM and was prompted to   write   musical sports Jingle “ Stepping Stone ‘ alas   the producer   Elijah Marko Tembo   did not realize the music offering   done   in   2014, radio lovers   and music enthusiasts   appealing to   the producer realize the ‘Stepping Stone’ project   to   inspire the future   and radio stations   around the world. Ashton Kelly Bunda’s birthday falls on Monday, 31 st January, 2022 , with a two Lusaka lads, 14-year-old denarian Arnold Nyirenda and 13-year-old denarian Dean Mabote Nasilele wish him the best as a mentor, a relentless and inspiring journalist worth emulating. Born Friday, 31 st January, 1975 , the 47-year-old quadragenarian is on a mission to change the poor picture in Zambia, as most citizens leave in dehumaniz...