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By Linda Mupemo The  Rural Electrification Authority    (REA) has completed the Lwela-Milambo grid extension project in the western part of Milenge district.  REA Corporate Affairs Manager Justine Mukosa said the primary beneficiaries such as Lwela Rural Health Center and Lwela Secondary School are scheduled to be electrified by the end of July, 2020. Speaking in an interview with ZANIS, Mr. Mukosa said the technical commissioning will be done in phases adding that beneficiaries should ensure they do internal wiring of their buildings.  He disclosed that over seven million kwacha has been spent on the project which has been implemented by Yengatech Enterprises Limited.  He added that the grid extension project commenced in May 2018 and is projected to benefit over eleven thousand people.  Milenge District Commissioner Mwenya Bupe has commended REA for its continued efforts in developing rural areas by increasing access to electr...

By Linda Mupemo Godfrey Chikonde After spending many years in school, most young graduates envision themselves working or doing business and settling down somewhere in an urban area. But as fate would have it, some end up in the remotest parts of the country. This is the reality Godfrey  Chikonde  was slapped with in 1999.  He was then a  fresh graduate from Mansa College of Education, having obtained his certificate in Primary Education.  Mr.  Chikonde  was also thriving in his football career and at the time, he played for Mansa Wanderers as a defender, on number four. "I was born and bred in Mansa district. I had never imagined myself working, let alone settling in a remote area," he states.  "My football team members were not ready to lose me. They actually attempted to push for a transfer for me before I even reported for work," he chuckles.  Mr.  Chikonde  did not know ...

And the award goes to.........Linda Mupemo!!!!!! When I got employed in the civil service, I was super excited. However, my excitement was watered down the moment I discovered the place I was going to was not connected to the national power grid. I complained and questioned God's move. Like God, I need this job but do you really have to post me to a place where is no electricity? Where do I even start from? Nearly two years later,  the then lack of electricity in  Milenge  district has created an avenue for me to win the  2018  Rural Electrification Authority (REA)    media award for the first ever Best Web-Based Publication. This is a tale I will live to tell; there is something beautiful on the other side of your dark season. I take zero credit for this. May God take all the glory.  Thank you to REA management and my employer, the   Ministry of Information and Broadcasting services     for this opportunity...