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Bankers attend global mining indaba in South Africa LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – A high-powered delegation of bankers from Stanbic Bank Zambia was in South Africa this week to highlight the importance of mining to the Zambian economy and promote investment in the sector. The delegation was joining its parent group Standard Bank, which is sponsoring the 2017 Investing in African Mining Indaba being held in Cape Town. Stanbic has invested more than US$3 billion in the Zambian mining sector over the past ten years, believing the industry is a key growth sector of the national economy despite the challenges the sector is...

Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Emmanuel Mwamba starting the day at the Mining Indaba in Capetown. Head of delegation Mines Minister, Hon. Christopher Yaluma, Copperbelt Province Minister Hon. Bowman Chilosha Lusambo, Deputy Secretary to Cabinet, Christopher Mvunga. Dambisa Moyo, economist, renowned author, celebrated writer of the book “Dead Aid” which is one of the bestseller on the market. Zambia’s High Commissioner to South Africa, Emmanuel Mwamba started the Monday 6th February 2017 at the Mining Indaba in Capetown meeting Dambisa Moyo, economist, renowned author,  and asked her: “You are one of the most sought after speakers at world economic...

Published Monday, February 6 at 17:46 “Radio reaches many – even those who can not read and write” (9:09 min) 1 of 3 Agents of Change transmits radio two hours each week in Lusaka, Zambia. Photo: Agneta Nordin In Zambia, in southern Africa raises a young environmental movement’s attention by sending radio. Change Agents or Agents of Change, the movement units are part of a larger movement that resonates throughout Africa. Freelance journalist Agneta Nordin has visited the Zambian capital of Lusaka and the youth that transmits radio. More about … Foreign Foreign Reports Share FACEBOOK(53) TWITTER E-MAIL MORE More...

By Samuel C.C Mwanakatwe, Documentation officer, NGOCC ,                                                                                                   P.O Box 37879 Lusaka, Mobile Phone No. +260 977 170 772 THE  Non-Governmental Organisations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) is dismayed and disappointed with President Edgar Lungu’s recent pronouncement in Ethiopia that the Patriotic Front (PF) Government is not in a hurry to facilitate a National Referendum to adopt...

By Nicky Shabolyo, PRESS SECRETARY HIGH COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA IN SOUTH AFRICA Mobile: 00 27 810027548 Email: press@zambiapretoria.net; nshabolyo@gmail.com PRETORIA- THURSDAY 2ND FEBRUARY, 2017 – GOVERNMENT has suspended extension of conditional work permits for expatriates until the system was reorganised to eliminate abuse.   Home Affairs Minister, Mr. Stephen Kampyongo has said that he has given directives that all extensions for the conditional two- year period work permits given to expatriates, who were brought in by investors to train Zambians, be halted.   Mr. Kampyongo has said that the process had been abused with Zambians colluding with investors and allowing expatriates to continue...