Monthly Archive: October 2017

JCTR Preaches Enhanced Police Public Order Act knowledge

JCTR Preaches Enhanced Police Public Order Act knowledge

By Tendai Posiana JESUIT Centre for Theological Reflections (JCTR) Executive Director Father Emmanuel Mumba is preaching a need to conduct training of police officers on human rights and in depth Public Order Act (POA) knowledge. Father Mumba believes engagement and enhanced awareness on POA provision will facilitate fairer enforcement. Father Mumba said building capacity among police officers will enhance democratic good governance in Zambia. Officially opening a Thursday 5th October 2017 JCTR Meeting with Political Parties in Lusaka, Father Mumba encouraged political parties to carefully study the Public Order Act for them to have a common understanding. Father Mumba implored...

Zambia’s electricity stable, brags ZESCO’s Henry Kapata

Zambia’s electricity stable, brags ZESCO’s Henry Kapata

By Derrick Sinjela – Rainbow Zambia ZESCO spokesperson Henry Kapata is assuring Zambian households and firms of stable and reliable electricity supply. Speaking at the conclusion of a client, customer, media and staff familiarization of Kafue Gorge hydro-power generation facility in Kafue District, Mr. Kapata explained that creating rapport with electricity consumers is viewed as priority by ZESCO management led by Managing Director, Victor Mulenga Mundende. Kapata says engagement with household and the business community will potentially create appreciation of challenges in electric power generation, transmission and distribution to domestic and commercial consumers. “We need to continue building relationships with domestic...

PROCUREMENT OF 42 FIRE TENDERS AND CONSTRUCTION OF LUSAKA- NDOLA DUAL CARRIAGE WAY

PROCUREMENT OF 42 FIRE TENDERS AND CONSTRUCTION OF LUSAKA- NDOLA DUAL CARRIAGE WAY

Pastor Dorothy Mwanza Acting Spokesperson The Commission has noted the concerns of the public in the media regarding the procurement of 42 fire tenders, and the construction of the Lusaka-Ndola dual carriage way. The concerns revolve around the costs involved as well awarding of the contracts. Media reports on this matter have led to calls for investigative wings to investigate these matters. The Anti-Corruption Commission wishes to make it known to the public that in 2016, the Commission was investigating a matter relating to the awarding of the tender involving the 42 fire tenders. The investigations centered on whether or not...

MISA Malawi’s new website promotes the right to information and free speech

MISA Malawi’s new website promotes the right to information and free speech

  MISA Malawi publishes alerts documenting media violations and victories directly to its website   LILONGWE, Malawi, September 29, 2017/ — MISA Malawi (www.Malawi.Misa.org) has launched a new website making it easier to keep up with freedom of expression and access to information developments in Malawi and across southern Africa.   The completely revamped website (www.Malawi.Misa.org) provides in-depth analysis and commentary, as well as the latest developments in the media and information sectors. Importantly, it holds an extensive collection of papers, publications and legislation in the website’s Resource Centre (http://APO.af/u6VDDg).   MISA Malawi publishes alerts documenting media violations and victories directly to its website....

Over half of schools remain closed in epicentre of Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria – UNICEF

Over half of schools remain closed in epicentre of Boko Haram crisis in Nigeria – UNICEF

Via UN News Centre About 57 per cent of all schools are closed in Nigeria’s Borno state, worst hit by the Boko Haram insurgency and the subsequent humanitarian crisis, leaving an estimated 3 million children in need of emergency education support, even as the new school year begins, the United Nations child agency said today. “Children in northeast Nigeria are living through so much horror,” said Justin Forsyth, Deputy Executive Director of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in a press release on his three-day visit to Maiduguri, the epicentre of the crisis. Since 2009, over 2,295 teachers have been killed and 19,000...

UN health agency recommends large-scale deworming to improve children’s health

UN health agency recommends large-scale deworming to improve children’s health

The suffering of those infected with parasitic intestinal can be drastically reduced with periodic deworming programmes with a single-tablet treatment, according to new guidelines approved by the United Nations health agency. “There is now global evidence-based consensus that periodic, large-scale deworming is the best way to reduce the suffering caused by intestinal worms,” said Dirk Engels, Director of the Neglected Tropical Diseases Department at the World Health Organization (WHO), which also noted that such programmes can also protect the 1.5 billion people currently estimated to be at risk. WHO aims to eliminate the harm caused by worm infections in children by 2020...

Rx Healthcare Fund Announces Anchor Investors

Rx Healthcare Fund Announces Anchor Investors

By May El Gammal  The Fund aims to address growing demand for high-quality healthcare services across North African and Sub-Saharan jurisdictions, through investments in high growth potential entities in three key sectors: specialized hospitals, medical diagnostics, and pharmaceuticals CAIRO, Egypt, October 2, 2017/ — Rx Healthcare Fund (“Rx” or the “Fund”) (www.RxHealthManagement.com), an Africa-focused healthcare private equity fund currently under establishment, today announced that GE Healthcare (www.GEhealthcare.com), a leading global provider of transformational medical technologies and services, is set to become an anchor limited partner in Rx. Following an earlier commitment to Rx by the African Development Bank, the proposed minority...

Zambia: Merck Foundation supports the training of Twenty Future Oncologists in Africa through one and two year Oncology Fellowship Program in 2016 & 2017

Zambia: Merck Foundation supports the training of Twenty Future Oncologists in Africa through one and two year Oncology Fellowship Program in 2016 & 2017

By Sandrah Mulluka In partnership with Ministries of Health across Africa, the Merck Africa Oncology Fellowship Program provides one-year and two-year oncology fellowship programs and a three year master degree in medical oncology at Tata Memorial Centre, India, University of Nairobi, Kenya and Alexandria University, Egypt, respectively DARMSTADT, Germany, October 2, 2017/ — Merck gives back to society through Merck Foundation’s programs to build cancer care capacity in Africa. Merck Foundation provides Africa with Twenty New Oncologists through Merck Africa Oncology Fellowship Program established in India, Kenya and Egypt. SDG 3 calls us to sustainably invest on building healthcare capacity to...

Africa: Ecobank launches mVisa across 33 African Countries

Africa: Ecobank launches mVisa across 33 African Countries

Ecobank launches mVisa across 33 African Countries Ecobank Scan+Pay with mVisa delivers instant, secure cashless payment for goods and services by allowing customers to scan a QR code on a smartphone or enter a unique merchant identifying code into either a feature phone or smartphone LOME, Togo, October 2, 2017/ Ecobank (https://Ecobank.com) has partnered with Visa to launch Ecobank Scan+Pay with mVisa solutions to their consumers. The strategic tie-up signals interoperability on a cross border level – and potentially huge gains – as it affords consumers with the ability to use their mobile phone to directly access the funds in...

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