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Zambia’s Nshima Politics ….Friday, 9th December, 2022

Zambia’s Nshima Politics By DERRICK SINJELA Friday, 9th December, 2022 Zambia, or Hakainde Sammy Hichilema (HSH7) faces three major huddles to prosperity; high income Inequality; high poverty and high unemployment! For HSH7 to win the Thursday, 13th August, 2026 election, the UPND Alliance New Dawn Administration must deliver money in people’s pockets, ameliorate ease poverty and attain these targets through job creation. Failing to improve economic plight of citizens, inability to eradicate poverty and letting unemployment blossom will act as reason for people to replace Hakainde Hichilema with Socialist Party Zambia President Dr Fred Namakando M’membe. As stated time without...

Fertilizer supply value chain in stiff focus!

    By Kelvin Chisanga (African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP) Conference Participant and Presenter) AS we end-up day two today of AFAP Regional Public-Private Dialogue, here are some few things that I presented to the forum of experts and industry captains gathered at Radisson Blu Hotel in Lusaka, a participation which was drawn from seven African nations and the meeting has run from 7-8th December, 2022 under the tutelage support of COMESA-ACTESA. Zambia’s total fertilizer capacity required per annum is around the region of about 850,000 metric tons and its total value is around USD 400 million which also...

CiSCA Statement on Renewed Calls for the Restoration of the Barotseland Agreement of 1964

CiSCA Statement on Renewed Calls for the Restoration of the Barotseland Agreement of 1964 By Judith Mulenga, CiSCA Chairperson Lusaka, Tuesday, 6th December 2022 The Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CiSCA) strongly appeals to the representatives of the Barotse Royal Establishment, who attended the National Convention on the Constitution of 2013 at Mulungushi Conference Centre, hosted by the Technical Committee on Drafting the Zambian Constitution to disclose what was discussed between them and State House concerning the Barotseland Agreement. As CiSCA we recall that the Barotseland Agreement together with the abolition of the death penalty and the upper age limit for...

A look at 16 – Nation – Southern African Development Community (SADC)

SADC Secretariat The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Secretariat is the principal executive institution of SADC, responsible for strategic planning, co-ordination and management of SADC programmes. It is also responsible for the implementation of decisions of SADC policy and institutions such as the Summit, the Troikas and Council of Ministers. It is headed by an Executive Secretary and has its headquarters in Gaborone, Botswana. The Secretariat is guided by Institutional Vision and Mission. H.E. Mr Elias M. Magosi Executive Secretary H.E. Elias M. Magosi is a national of the Republic of Botswana who was sworn in on 18th August, 2021...

Statement delivered by His Excellency Mr. Jacek Jankowski, Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Zambia and COMESA at the occasion of the Launch of the Mwami- Mchinji One Stop Border Post on Wednesday, 7th December 2022

  Statement delivered by His Excellency Mr. Jacek Jankowski, Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Zambia and COMESA at the occasion of the Launch of the Mwami- Mchinji One Stop Border Post on Wednesday, 7th December 2022 • Your Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of the Republic of Malawi; • Your Excellency Hakainde Hichilema, President of the Republic of Zambia; • Honourable Mr Mark Katsonga Phiri, Minister of Trade and Industry of Malawi • Honourable Mr Chipoka Mulenga, Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry of Zambia; • Honourable Ministers Present • Ms Chileshe Mpundu Kapwepwe, Secretary...

THINGS TO TEACH YOUR SON

THINGS TO TEACH YOUR SON

By Teddy Kalunga Kasanga Malikopo (TKKM) – Chilanga District, LUSAKA Province, Thursday, 8th December, 2022 1. Never shake a man’s hand sitting down. 2. Don’t enter a pool by the stairs. 3. The man at the BBQ Grill is the closest thing to a king. 4. In a negotiation, never make the first offer. 5. Request the late check-out. 6. When entrusted with a secret, keep it. 7. Hold your heroes to a higher standard. 8. Return a borrowed car with a full tank of gas. 9. Play with passion or don’t play at all… 10. When shaking hands, grip...

*Child rights’ defenders call stakeholders to do more*

  *Child rights’ defenders call stakeholders to do more* Although the introduction of free education policy has increased school attendance, lack of classroom space and inadequate desks still remain a challenge, reports *Francis Lungu* These challenges are described as a violation of children’s rights to accessing quality education. During a recent symposium interface on the rights of children organised by the Zambia Civic Education Asoociation (ZCEA), it was agreed that government together with other concerned stakeholders should urgently address this malaise. ZCEA executive director Nzila Sabalima said government’s move to introduce free education has seen overwhelming numbers of children going...

The future of “green“ financing for support of the global energy transition was discussed at ATOMEXPO-2022

    AS uncertainty over sources energy for industrialisation on the international market continues, especially in developing world, safer energy like nuclear remains a solution for the future, reports Francis Lungu from Sochi, Russia. The AtomExpo 2022 Nuclear Spring opened today here with a call for enhanced shift towards nuclear energy which is environmentally friendly, sustainable and cost effective. For countries like Zambia and other developing regions of the world, nuclear energy production would be an important component to the energy mix. This is so especially that hydro as the main source of energy is heavily being affected by the...

RUSSIA-ZAMBIA 2022 STEM-E FORUM HELD UNDER THE THEME “STEM SYSTEM AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER”

    PRESS RELEASE Lusaka…November 28, 2022 The Federal Government of Russia jointly with the Zambian Government have been holding the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) events aimed at encouraging young students, both girls and boys to take up science inclined courses. For the first time during the STEM-E FORUM, representatives from Russian innovative companies will participate and exhibit modern technologies they would like to bring to Zambia’s mining and agriculture sectors. The Russian House in Lusaka together with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science and Technology, will be holding the Russia-Zambia STEM-E forum on November...

ZAMBIA RECORDS SECOND GOLD AT AUSC REGION 5 YOUTH GAMES

  By Henry Chunza and SAEED SIMON BANDA SWIMMING has earned a second gold for Team Zambia after swimmer Mia Phiri secured and shared a gold medal with a South African swimmer in the 50m freestyle race. This makes Team Zambia’s medal table increase from nine (9) to eleven (11) as the competition came to a close. The disqualification from yesterday’s 100m backstroke was overturned and a silver medal was awarded back to Mia Phiri which now brings the total number of Team Zambia’s medals to eleven. In her heat Mia Phiri clocked 27.68 tying for gold with Jacobs Khwezi...

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