Category: Gender & health

African Economic Outlook 2020: Africa’s economy forecast to grow despite external shocks

African Economic Outlook 2020: Africa’s economy forecast to grow despite external shocks

By Emeka Anuforo, Communication and External Relations Department, African Development Bank Email: a.anuforo@afdb.org   The slower than expected growth is partly due to the moderate expansion of the continent’s “big five” — Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa   ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, January 30, 2020/ — For the first time in a decade, investment expenditure rather than consumption accounts for more than half of GDP growth; report calls for urgent investment in education and infrastructure for good returns in long-term GDP; “Youth unemployment must be given top priority. With 12 million graduates entering the labor market each year and...

Mutotwe Kafwaya canes Zambia’s antagonistic former Ministers

Mutotwe Kafwaya canes Zambia’s antagonistic former Ministers

  By Caesar Edward Sindele TRANSPORT and Communications Minister Mutotwe Kafwaya says it is strange for former ministers who served in the PF government to attack the ruling party today when they did nothing sensible during their time in office. And Mr. Kafwaya, a PF Lunte Member of Parliament (MP) in the Northern Province is confident that the people of Zambia will vote for the Patriotic Front (PF) on Thursday 12th August 2021 because the party has transformed the Zambia in terms of road infrastructure. Meanwhile, Kafwaya, says he will support all progressive articles in Bill 10, including the delimitation...

MTN Zambia CEO Bart Hofka launches K299 smart phone

MTN Zambia CEO Bart Hofka launches K299 smart phone

MTN launches K299 smartphoneMTN Zambia has launched a smart phone worth K299.Company chief executive officer Bart… Posted by Kalemba on Monday, January 27, 2020 Hello Zambia!!! So today, we launched TWO SMARTPHONES!!! The 3G Rio for ONLY K299 and 4G Dandy for ONLY K599!! We… Posted by MTN Zambia on Monday, January 27, 2020

Construct teachers houses countrywide, PROTUZ General Secretary Kangwa Musenga prods Zambia’s Housing and Infrastructure Minister Vincent Mwale

Construct teachers houses countrywide, PROTUZ General Secretary Kangwa Musenga prods Zambia’s Housing and Infrastructure Minister Vincent Mwale

By Chali Mulenga +260 955 390 898/0967 +260 979 777136 Freelance Journalist Livingstone, Zambia facebook/ chali mulenga twitter/mulimul PROFESSIONAL Teachers Union Zambia (PROTUZ) General Secretary Kangwa Musenga has called on Housing and Infrastructure Minister Vincent Mwale to consider spearheading construction of decent houses for teachers deployed countrywide as they are mainly women, who deserve equally attention as other civil servants. PROTUZ General Secretary (GS) Kangwa Musenga said there is need to consider the plight of teachers spread countrywide, as such a deliberate move will motivate and encourage them to serve in rustic areas. Mr. Musenga said most of the teachers...

A look at British-born Zambian Economic and Social Development Specialist Dr. Charlotte Harland Scott

A look at British-born Zambian Economic and Social Development Specialist Dr. Charlotte Harland Scott

Charlotte Harland Scott was born on Wednesday 13 November 1963 Blackheath, London and is a British-born Zambian economic and social development specialist who served as the First Lady of Zambia from October 2014 to January 2015 during the tenure of her husband, interim President Guy Scott. She had previously served as the Chief of Social Policy and Economic Analysis, Planning Monitoring and Evaluation for UNICEF Zambia from 2007 until 2012.[1] In 2016, Scott contested the Lusaka Central seat in the National Assembly during the general election.[2] Early life and education Scott, the second of three daughters, was born Charlotte Harland...

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