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| The '''Zambia National Service''', abbreviated '''ZNS''', is part of the [[Zambian Defence Force]] whose primary objective is to train Zambian citizens in agriculture and craft skills<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zambia National Service|url=https://www.mod.gov.zm/?page_id=5228|url-status=live|access-date=October 10, 2021|website=mod.gov.zm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Evolution of ZNS: Mass movement to productive force – Zambia Daily Mail|url=http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/evolution-of-zns-mass-movement-to-productive-force/|access-date=2021-10-27|website=www.daily-mail.co.zm}}</ref>it was formed in 1963 as a [[Army|'''Land Army''']]'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=NDHLOVU|first=JOHN|date=October 23, 2019|title=Transformation of ZNS|url=http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/transformation-of-zns/|url-status=live|access-date=October 27, 2019|website=Zambia Daily Mail}}</ref>''' before it was renamed to Zambia National Service. ZNS is also a major sponsor of [[Green Eagles F.C.|Green Eagles]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Green Eagles should look beyond ZNS support – Zambia Daily Mail|url=http://www.daily-mail.co.zm/green-eagles-should-look-beyond-zns-support/|access-date=2021-10-28|website=www.daily-mail.co.zm}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-14|title=ZNS APOLOGIZES OVER GREEN EAGLES MOVE ~|url=https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/zns-apologizes-over-green-eagles-move/|access-date=2021-10-28|language=en-GB}}</ref> | | The '''Zambia National Service''', abbreviated '''ZNS''', is part of the [[Zambian Defence Force]] whose primary objective is to train Zambian citizens in agriculture and craft skills it was formed in 1963 as a [[Army|'''Land Army''']]'''''' before it was renamed to Zambia National Service. ZNS is also a major sponsor of [[Green Eagles F.C.|Green Eagles]]. |
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| == History == | | == History == |
