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Ghana’s Black Stars Head for 2017 Afcon Final Eight
Photo: Chris Ricco/BackpagePix Frank Acheampong of Ghana comes up behind Bakary Sako of Mali in a fight for the ball at the 2017 Afcon clash.
GBV cases irk NGOCC Board Publicity Secretary Beatrice Mulevu
Wednesday, 18 th January 2017 For Immediate Release The Non-Governmental Organization’s Coordinating Council (NGOCC) is deeply concerned at the alarming levels of Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the Country. As a focal point organization of the women’s movement in Zambia, we are saddened by recent media reports indicating that Ms Nagaad Saad, the Kafue woman who was brutally battered by her boyfriend Mr Chishimba Chibemba, aka DJ Chichi, is now vcalling for his release due to loss of economic support owing to his incarceration. Ms Saad was caught up in a dehumanizing incident of violation which circulated on social media....
Hakainde Hichilema questions Bwalya Chikwanda K51.4 billion 2016 national Budget
By Derrick Sinjela 15th October 2015 United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has described the K51.4 billion 2016 National Budget presented by Finance Minister Alexander Bwalya Chikwanda as being elitist. Mr. Hichilema says the 2016 budget is not pro-poor as the Government has taken away from social sectors an amount of 7.1 billion approximately 13 percent of the K51.4 billion figure. Hichilema argued that as a matter of fact, citizens will starve as a result of little investment in the social sectors namely, education, health and agricultural in the Zambian economy.
ICFJ Knight International Journalism Fellowships
Knight International Journalism Fellowships Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening storytelling & audience engagement through data journalism & civic innovation Knight International Journalism Fellowships Sub-Saharan Africa: Strengthening storytelling & audience engagement through data journalism & civic innovation Share This Page: Code for Africa, founded in 2012 by ICFJ Knight Fellow Justin Arenstein, is the continent’s open data and civic technology pioneer, designed to spark the use of open data and “digital democracy” tools by media and NGOs to better engage citizens. It is a people-driven movement focused on empowering active citizenry and strengthening civic watchdogs to improve government accountability and public services....
TELEMUNDO RINGS IN THE NEW YEAR WITH A BRAND NEW TELENOVELA THE SON I NEVER KNEW
A new show is launching on Telemundo on Monday 23 January, 2017 The new year brings more love, more mystery and more betrayal with the launch of a brand new telenovela The Son I Never Knew. The telenovela follows a mother’s quest for the truth as a successful news anchor, Clara Zavaleta, played by Gabriela de la Garza, learns during a live broadcast that her son Ignacio (Daniel Barona) has been killed in a car accident. The gripping telenovela will premiere on 23 January at 17:10 CAT , exclusively on Telemundo (DStv Channel 118 and GOtv channel 20). After a...
STEPHEN KAMPYONGO MOURNS DEATH OF VETERAN JOURNALIST FAXON MISHECK NKANDU
STATEMENT BY THE ACTING MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING SERVICES AND CHIEF GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON ON THE DEATH OF VETERAN JOURNALIST FAXON MISHECK NKANDU Government is saddened by the demise of veteran journalist, Mr Faxon Misheck Nkandu who passed away on Sunday morning in Lusaka. Mr Nkandu is among Zambians who pioneered the journalism profession during the transition from colonial rule to independent Zambia and went on to become a media practitioner with the Times of Zambia before settling to teach at the Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and Commerce. The media fraternity has greatly be nefitted from Mr Nkandu’s...
Zambia needs to focus on economic development, not 2021 general elections (ZUFIAW)
By ZUFIAW President (Monday 16th January 2017) The Zambia Union of Financial Institutions and Allied Workers- ZUFIAW President, Mr. Ackim Mweemba has stressed that the country needs to focus on economic development and poverty alleviation and not the 2021 general elections. “It is very worrying to see the country debating on the eligibility of presidential candidates in 2021 general elections instead of addressing immediate pressing needs of the general populace. Our country is faced with various challenges of food security, economic stability and the diversification of our asset and resource base. Many people in the country are in danger of facing...
Investing in Resources and Mining in Africa The Indaba Club, Forest Road, Inanda, Johannesburg 4-5 October 2017
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Ebuka Obi-Uchendu is the host for Big Brother Naija!
January 2017 MultiChoice Nigeria is pleased to announce media personality, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu, as host for Big Brother Naija reality TV show. The former housemate in the Big Brother Nigeria show back in 2006 will make a re-appearance at the reality show’s revival but this time as the host. The lawyer turned media personality with his infectious laugh and charismatic persona will usher the housemates into the Big Brother Naija house and will take up the task of announcing the evictees week after week. “We are particularly excited to have Ebuka as host of Big Brother Naija. This was the platform...
