PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has appealed to the international community, private sector, the church, and civil society organisations to provide financial and material support to help mitigate the devastating drought effects. The Head of State says to effectively implement immediate life-saving and life-sustaining humanitarian and recovery needs, a total of K23.5 billion, translating to US$940.6 million is urgently required. He says out of this amount, K1.3 billion, equivalent to US$51.2 million is available, leaving a financing gap of K22.2 billion, equivalent to US$889.4 million. In a brief national address televised yesterday, the President indicated that K12.6 billion was required for immediate food assistance, out of which K28.3 million was available, leaving a gap of about K12.54 billion. He stated that 9.8...