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Pemba is one of the new districts in the Southern Province of Zambia. It was declared a district in line with Statutory Instrument No. 41 of 2012, by the fifth Republican president, the late Michael Chilufya Sata. Pemba district borders Choma, Sinazongwe, Gwembe and Monze districts.
The district’s total population is 67,187 (CSO, 2010) and it has a population density of 12 persons per km2 with most of the population located in the rural parts of the district. The district has two (2) chiefdoms: Moyo and Hamaundu. Moyo chiefdom has 104 villages, and Hamaundu chiefdom with 109 villages (Village Registers, 2021). The chiefs are assisted by their representatives and various head persons in the governance of their chiefdoms.
Most of the Pemba population is dependent on small-scale agriculture for its livelihood. The major economic activities that take place in the district in order of importance are farming and trading. These activities are mostly done on a small-scale level.
There has been an increase in the number of sector ministries, and various stakeholders since the declaration of Pemba as a district, the departments operating in the district include Water Affairs, Community Development, Social Welfare, Culture, Forestry, ZANIS, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Livestock and Fisheries, National Assembly, Ministry of Local Government, Ministry of Health, National registration, Labour, Ministry of Education, Zambia Police and Office of the President (SD). Stakeholders include ZAMTEL, Zambia Postal Services, and SWASCO, FRA, Small and medium enterprises, Infrastructure (preventive maintenance services). Further, the Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) operating in the district are World Vision, Caritas, Lead Zambia, DAPP, SNV, GIZ, Zambia Micro and Small Traders Foundation Cooperative Societies (ZAMAST), Zambia Open Community Schools (ZOCS).
However, the district is in dire need of services offered by other government departments that have not yet moved to the district such as such as Roads, Buildings, Immigration and Commerce. The district also continues to lack other essential facilities such as filling stations, banks, magistrate’s court, district hospital and community radio station. These are necessary for economic emancipation.