Category: Business

Social Media Taxes Draconian, must be stopped immediately, prods  

Social Media Taxes Draconian, must be stopped immediately, prods  

PRESS STATEMENT Tuesday 14th August 2018 By Percy Chanda United Party for National Development (UPND) Chairperson for Mines and Freedom Fighter Taxes and more taxes for our already impoverished citizens as the morally and financially bankrupt PF leadership yesterday introduced social media taxes. We have said it before and we will say it again, that we have a PF leadership that drove us into an economic ditch through reckless borrowing and uneconomic irresponsible spending. Unfortunately they have no clue whatsoever on how to get us out of the economic mess they put us in. All they know is to keep squeezing...

UPPZ’s Able Ngwenya eyes Kasenengwa seat

UPPZ’s Able Ngwenya eyes Kasenengwa seat

By Derrick Sinjela UNITED Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) Kasenengwa parliamentary aspirant Able Ngwenya is determined to clinch the vacant portfolio come Thursday 6th September 2018 on account of being a popular candidate. An optimistic 36-year-old Ngwenya says once elected Member of Parliament (MP) he will endeavor to reduce distance to secondary schools and increasing access to clean water in Kasenengwa constituency, Chipata Eastern Province. Born 31st December 1981, Ngwenya is worried that pupils trek five kilometers to a nearest secondary school, with teachers lacking accommodation, though Kasenegwa Constituency has sufficient primary education facilities. “My chances of winning are very...

APO Group and Kwesé Sports announce strategic alliance to promote rugby across Africa and the globe

APO Group and Kwesé Sports announce strategic alliance to promote rugby across Africa and the globe

Partnership means increased exposure for African rugby as teams compete to join the world’s elite at the 2019 Rugby World Cup   LAUSANNE, Switzerland, August 14, 2018/ — APO Group (www.APO-opa.com), the leading media relations consultancy for Africa and the Middle East, today announced a strategic alliance with Kwesé TV’s sports content platform Kwesé Sports (www.Kwese.ESPN.com), arguably Africa’s most trusted source for sports programming, aimed at developing the reputation and image of African rugby on a global scale.   As part of the new deal Kwesé Sports, the exclusive rights-holder for both TV and all digital platforms of Rugby Africa’s...

NGOCC CONGRATULATES CHILESHE KAPWEPWE ON HER APPOINTMENT

NGOCC CONGRATULATES CHILESHE KAPWEPWE ON HER APPOINTMENT

By NGOCC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Engwase B. Mwale   The Non-governmental Gender Organisation’s Coordinating Council (NGOCC) congratulates Ms. Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe on her appointment and subsequent ratification as the new Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) during the Heads of State Summit in Lusaka. As the focal point of the women’s movement we are elated that Ms. Kapwepwe becomes the first ever Zambian and female Secretary General of the regional body. We have no doubt that Ms. Kapwepwe has the requisite skills and experience to propel the regional body to greater heights.   NGOCC commends...

Mayor Sampa Dedicates Council to God

By Brenda Katongola   LUSAKA, Tuesday – New Lusaka Mayor, Miles Sampa has dedicated his office and Lusaka City Council, in general, to God because of his firm belief in God.   Mayor Sampa said this when South African-based Zambian prophet, Isaiah Brian Sovi paid a courtesy call on him at his office on Tuesday morning.   The Mayor said the Council was facing a lot of challenges and that there was need to put God first in all they do.   The Mayor said his office welcomed all men and women of God and other religions because the Republican...

Hilton Garden Inn Arrives in Zambia

   Hilton Garden Inn Lusaka Society Business Park Opens as the First Hilton Branded Property in the Country    PRESS RELEASE   LUSAKA, ZAMBIA and MCLEAN, Va. – 7 August 2018 – Lusaka, the capital of Zambia, has officially welcomed Hilton Garden Inn, the award-winning midscale brand by Hilton (NYSE: HLT). The hotel is the second Hilton Garden Inn property to open in Sub-Saharan Africa this year, and joins 42 existing Hilton properties in Africa.   Hilton Garden Inn Lusaka Society Business Park is the latest addition in the recently refurbished mixed-use development Society Business Park (SBP), offering leisure and business traveller alike access to Hilton’s renowned hospitality...

The Proposed Refinancing Strategy of US $750 Million Eurobond Might Lead Zambia into a Sovereign Debt Crisis

The Proposed Refinancing Strategy of US $750 Million Eurobond Might Lead Zambia into a Sovereign Debt Crisis

Contact Mr. Andrew Simpasa for further clarifications on 0977765775 or simpasa@yaho..com The planned engagement of a private company to pay off Zambia’s US$ 750 million Eurobond is a disaster in-waiting. JCTR is apprehensive with regard to use of a private equity to refinance the country’s Eurobond as the cost of the external debt might become too exorbitant to bear in the medium to long-term. To this end, this might further exacerbate the country’s foreign debt which currently stands at a staggering US$9.3 billion. Recently, the Ministry of Finance, in the 2018 First Quarter Economic Performance Report, announced that, “management of...

PRESIDENT EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU MEETS OUTGOING FINNISH AMBASSADOR Timo Oikkonen

PRESIDENT EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU MEETS OUTGOING FINNISH AMBASSADOR Timo Oikkonen

His Excellency the President Edgar Chagwa Lungu receives a memento from the outgoing Finnish Ambassador Timo Oikkonen Pictures by Eddie Mwanaleza -Cecilia Lubumbashi Mulenga (Mrs) Chief Analyst-Press and Public Relations FOR/SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT (PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS) STATE HOUSE Pictures by Eddie Mwanaleza /STATE HOUSE 

Kabwe Town Braces for Youth Rugby Tourney

By Rugby@APO-opa.org Zambia Rugby Union (ZRU)  The tournament which has attracted 50 kids aged between 09 to 14 years old from each of the 5 locations will kick off at 08 am and is set to end at 1pm in the afternoon   LUSAKA, Zambia, August 9, 2018/ — The long-awaited and highly anticipated Bhubesi Pride Foundation / DieHardRugby Academy schools rugby tournament set for Friday 10th August, 2018 at Green Eagles Rugby Club in Kabwe, Zambia.   Tournament organiser and Get Into Rugby Zambia project manager Tom Chaloba named the participating teams as:   1. Robert Shitima School   2. Sables Nua Centre   3. Arteco Orphanage...

South Africa’s President Cyril Matemela Ramaphosa meets President Edgar Chagwa Lungu

South Africa’s President Cyril Matemela Ramaphosa meets President Edgar Chagwa Lungu

South Africa’s President Cyril Matemela Ramaphosa meets President Edgar Chagwa Lungu – Picture by Salim Henry STATE HOUSE. South Africa’s President Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa has arrived in Zambia for a one-day working visit. President Edgar Lungu received his counterpart at State House Thursday evening where the two leaders had a tête-à-tête. Thereafter, the two witnessed the signing of an agreement on the establishment of the Bi-National Commission. His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zambia is also hosting his counterpart to official dinner at State House. Contact: Cecilia Lubumbashi Mulenga (Mrs) Chief Analyst-Press and Public Relations FOR/SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT (PRESS...

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