Monthly Archive: December 2018

Zambia constructs largest dam for irrigation purposes

Zambia constructs largest dam for irrigation purposes

By Mike Sichula The Speech Analyst Zambia’s largest Dam for agriculture irrigation purposes has officially been handed over to the Government of Zambia by a Chinese Contractor, Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Company, nine months before schedule, construction works started in February, 2017. The Dam is situated in Miswa ward, Chisamba, Central province that has a population of 14,517 people. The World Bank provided a loan of 28.3 million dollars towards the construction of the dam, which has a capacity of 61 million cubic meters water storage and reservoir for farming activities. Close to 6,000 households are expected to benefit from the dam....

Media Statement by the National Biosafety Authority Chief Executive Officer/ Registrar Mr. Lackson Tonga Thursday 6th December 2018 at Best Western Hotel, Lusaka-Zambia Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOS) Media Briefing

Media Statement by the National Biosafety Authority Chief Executive Officer/ Registrar Mr. Lackson Tonga Thursday 6th December 2018 at Best Western Hotel, Lusaka-Zambia Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOS) Media Briefing

Sandra Lombe-Mulowa Communications Officer Email: nbacommunications1@yahoo.com or lombe2@gmail.com +260 211 278316 /0977854716/ 0961439503   Statement by the National Biosafety Authority Chief Executive Officer/ Registrar Mr. Lackson Tonga Thursday 6th December 2018 at Best Western Hotel, Lusaka-Zambia Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOS) Media Briefing Date: Thursday December 06, 2018 Venue: Best Western Hotel, Lusaka-Zambia Time: 10:00 hours Good morning all, We welcome to this Press Briefing. We called you so we could update you on some latest developments. We have granted three distributors new permits to import products that may contain Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOS). This decision was arrived at after a risk assessment was...

Pay ageing retires, Africa Consumer Union courts Margaret Mwanakatwe

Pay ageing retires, Africa Consumer Union courts Margaret Mwanakatwe

By Derrick Sinjela in Lusaka, Zambia AFRICA Consumer Union (ACU) 1st Vice President Muyunda Ililonga is prodding Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe to show empathy by paying retirees their pension countrywide. Following a protracted campaign to access their pension, Mr. Illilonga implored the Zambian Government led by President Edgar Chagwa Lungu and Vice President Ms. Inonge Mutukwa-Wina to realise that a society concern for the poor is judged by the manner ageing community is treated. Ililonga implored President Lungu, Veep Mutukwa-Wina through Ms. Mwanakatwe to earnestly honour a pledge to pay pensioners their long-awaited dues (money). In a Thursday, 6th December...

More tree plantations are coming – Kapata ….as government races to combat climate change effects

More tree plantations are coming – Kapata ….as government races to combat climate change effects

Krakow, Thursday December 6, 2018 BY FIRST SECRETARY (PRESS) KELLYS KAUNDA,  ZAMBIA EMBASSY, BERLIN, GERMANY Plans are underway to increase the number of provinces from four to seven with tree plantations, says the Honorable Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Ms. Jean Kapata. Ms. Kapata, who is also Mandevu Member of Parliament, says the program shall be undertaken by ZAFFICO as part of Zambia’s response to the adverse effects of climate change. She made the remarks shortly after concluding her engagement at the ongoing Conference of the Parties, COP24, an annual meeting organized by the United Nations to discuss climate...

President Lungu condoles with U.S.A over George H.W Bush’s demise

President Lungu condoles with U.S.A over George H.W Bush’s demise

By AMOS CHANDA SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT (PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS) STATE HOUSE Lusaka (Wednesday, 5th December, 2018) His Excellency Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu President of the Republic of Zambia has conveyed his heartfelt condolences to the United States of America (U.S.A) President Mr Donald Trump and the Bush family on the passing away of Former U.S President George H.W. Bush who died on 30th November, 2018. “ It is with a deep sense of sorrow that l learnt of the death of President George H.W. Bush, the former President of your country, who passed away on 30th November, 2018....

Republic of Zambia remarks by His Excellency Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu   President of the Republic of Zambia during the Swearing in Ceremony of  Dr. Chisela Chileshe, Commissioner General of the Zambia Correctional Services  Wednesday, 5th December, 2018

Republic of Zambia remarks by His Excellency Mr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu  President of the Republic of Zambia during the Swearing in Ceremony of Dr. Chisela Chileshe, Commissioner General of the Zambia Correctional Services Wednesday, 5th December, 2018

Dr. Chisela Chileshe; Commissioner General; Zambia Correctional Services: May I congratulate you on your appointment as Commissioner General of the Zambia Correctional Services.   You have served diligently in various positions for close to 10 years having joined the then Zambia Prisons Service in 2009 as Senior Assistant Commissioner in Charge of Health Services and rose to the rank of Deputy Commissioner General-in-charge of Administration and Finance. As you take-up your new appointment, i am aware that the correctional services is taking centre stage in focusing on agri-business and agro-processing and that you will ensure that this is achieved. With...

Constituency Offices, key to building a better Zambia, prods AVAP’s Richwell Muwani

Constituency Offices, key to building a better Zambia, prods AVAP’s Richwell Muwani

By Derrick Sinjela in Lusaka, Zambia SINCE 2004, Anti Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) Executive Director Richwell Mulwani has advocated for the establishment of Constituency Offices to facilitate access to representatives. Mr. Mulwani restated the importance of Constituency Offices as avenues through which constituents effectively facilitate people to have easier access to elected leaders. Perhaps speaking on behalf of many players, Mulwani acknowledged Zambia’s parliamentary reforms where Constituency’ Offices were put in place with the hope to increase citizen appreciation to the facility. “To our surprise these offices were perceived to be political structures such that in some constituencies, people were...

Millennium Challenge Corporation Improves Electricity Access in Malawi with GE Power’s Energy Management System (EMS)

Millennium Challenge Corporation Improves Electricity Access in Malawi with GE Power’s Energy Management System (EMS)

By Derrick Sinjela in Lusaka, Zambia This project covering 26 substations will reduce technical losses in the transmission system in the medium-term, while fostering economic growth in the long-term LILONGWE, Malawi, December 4, 2018/ — GE’s (www.GE.com) EMS will provide real-time and remotely managed information on Malawi’s electrical grid and power outages; Project will pave the way for development of Africa’s regional interconnections; This project covering 26 substations will reduce technical losses in the transmission system in the medium-term, while fostering economic growth in the long-term Aligning with MCA-M’s Infrastructure Development Project, GE Power’s Grid Solutions business (http://www.GEGridSolutions.com/) today announced...

Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority Communique issued on the occasion of the 112th Meeting of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) Board of Directors on Monday 3rd December 2018, Lusaka

Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority Communique issued on the occasion of the 112th Meeting of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) Board of Directors on Monday 3rd December 2018, Lusaka

By Conrad K. Simuchile || Business Communicator ||   Head of Public Relations, Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority Head Office, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Mobile: Tz +255767803074; +255783803074 || Zm +260966803074 Email: cksmooch@gmail.com; hpr@tazarasite.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/conrad.simuchile LinkedIn: Conrad K. Simuchile Skype: Conrad.Simuchile   Communicate we must ! 1 TANZANIA-ZAMBIA RAILWAY AUTHORITY COMMUNIQUE ISSUED ON THE OCCASION OF THE 112TH MEETING OF THE TANZANIA-ZAMBIA RAILWAY AUTHORITY (TAZARA) BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON 3RD DECEMBER 2018, LUSAKA We, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) Board of Directors, comprising the Permanent Secretaries responsible for Transport in Tanzania and Zambia, as Chairperson and Co- Chairperson, respectively, together with four other Board members from...

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