Sun, 02 Jul 2017 10:49:58 +0000 By ANNIE ZULU GOVERNMENT is committed to empowering women through land acquisition as many of them did not have access and control over land, Lands Minister Jean Kapata has said. Ms. Kapata said government was aware of fact that the majority of women in the country, especially in rural areas did not have access to land but that might soon be a thing of the past as government would give priority of land acquisition to women. “The affirmative programmes to support women’s access to land administration services were underway because land was a form of security and collateral for women. It also builds women’s resilience, food security while promoting their social status as well as dignity in society,” she said. She said the Patriotic Front (PF) government under President Edgar Lungu’s administration was devoted to its promise of ensuring that 40% of women had access to land. “Access to […]
