Category: Education

Today Saturday8th march, 2025, the United Kingdom proudly joins Zambia in celebrating International Women’s Day under the theme “Accelerate Action” – a theme which emphasizes the need for swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality, calling for increased momentum in addressing barriers and biases that women face, in both their personal and professional lives. International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate the remarkable contributions of women in sectors including education, healthcare, business and politics. Women in Zambia have made great strides in breaking barriers and achieving excellence in their respective fields. This year, the British High Commission was...

By MOSES WALUBITA, LUSAKA, ZAMBIA LYING about 100 kilometres South of Lusaka, Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre (KGRTC) is a Centre of Excellence in energy training in the region, in Africa and beyond. The Centre was established in 1989 by a resolution of Southern African Development Community (SADC) Ministers responsible for Energy as a project for capacity building in hydropower electrical energy and supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) and ZESCO Ltd. Governed by a Board of Trustees (BOT) in line with a Memorandum of Understanding between ZESCO Ltd and...

By Lazarous Sichula Development Activist, Canisius Banda, and opposition Zambia Wake-Up Party – ZAWAPA- leader, Howard Kunda, have both underplayed the significance of the United Party for National Development (UPND) Alliance New Dawn Administration employing 4,140 health workers in the year 2025. Both Dr. Banda and Mr. Kunda, argue that there is nothing to celebrate about that the UPND Administration has employed 4,140 health workers. Dr. Banda, in particular, is arguing that it is routine for the Government to employ public service workers every year as a consequence of natural attrition and new infrastructure developments that might have been occasioned...