Category: Gender & health

Macpherson Mutale at ‘2018 UNILUS The Tell Your Own Story Authors Awards’

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January 3, 2020

Macpherson Mutale at ‘2018 UNILUS The Tell Your Own Story Authors Awards’

Said Macpherson Mutale: “Tonight, Saturday 21st April 2018,  we honoured some of the local writers and authors who have done us proud. In our own small way we will contribute to this nation. Legacy continues as my man Gift Cosmic Phiri the main architect of this event would always say. Am proud of you my man and great work done. The Tell Your Own Story Authors Awards. Congratulations to all the winners. Let me also take this opportunity to thank the management of University of Lusaka (UNILUS) for according us a chance to host the awards at their Pioneer Campus. Let me...

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January 3, 2020

Violent elections worry GOP’s Jackson Silavwe

By Derrick Sinjela and Gregory Kakoma Kasoka GOLDEN Progressive Party (GOP) President Jackson Silavwe has vehemently condemned the violence being perpetrated by both the ruling and the opposition political parties participating in ongoing local by-elections. Currently serving as Zambia Centre for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) Spokesperson and Chairperson for political parties ‘OUTSIDE PARLIAMENT’ under ZCID, Mr. Silavwe  described acts of violence by ruling and opposition party cadres as disruptive on  the peace and democratic gains that Zambia enjoyed as a multiparty dispensation As Zambian political parties vie for the Tuesday 5th June 2018, Chilanga Parliamentary seat, which fell vacant as a...

Daniel Mwamba outlines private sector road safety outcomes in Zambia

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January 3, 2020

Daniel Mwamba outlines private sector road safety outcomes in Zambia

By Daniel Mwamba-Zambia Road Safety Trust (ZRST) Chairperson This article offers a perspective on opportunities for the private sector to improve road safety outcomes in Zambia. Road safety has been recognised as an increasing public health burden that disproportionately affects low- and middle-income countries, including Zambia. Ninety-one percent of the global road fatalities occur in low- and middle-income countries although these countries have approximately half of the world’s vehicles. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 50 million people are injured and 1.25 million are killed in traffic-related crashes. Back home, the Zambia Police reported that 2206 people were killed...

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January 3, 2020

Hakainde Hichilema mourns Mrs. Maria-Theresa Maimpampe Malila

By Derrick Sinjela As the electorate prepare to vote in the June 5th 2018 Chilanga by -election, two more polls are expected within 90 days following the death demise of United Party for National Development (UPND) Chilanga District Council Chairperson Mrs. Maria-Theresa Maimpampe Malila and Patriotic Front (PF) Mpulungu Vice Council Chairman Teddy Sichula, who died in a road traffic accident . UPND leader, Hakainde Hichilema expressed sadness over the late Mrs. Malila demise while Patriotic Front (PF) leader Edgar Chagwa Lungu had not yet made a comment by Press Time. Mr. Hichilema described Ms. Malila as a highly dependable representative...

Namakau Siyanga mourns Victoria Kalima-Phiri

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January 3, 2020

Namakau Siyanga mourns Victoria Kalima-Phiri

By Fullman Mukobeko and Derrick Sinjela NALELI Women’s Initiative (NWI), an organization that spearheads entrepreneurial mentorship a group of over 1000 vulnerable women in business in Livingstone has mourned Gender Minister Victoria Kalima-Phiri (4 October 1972 – 11 June 2018), put to rest at the Lusaka’s Leopards Memorial Park on Saturday 16th June 2018. NALELI Women’s Initiative Executive Director, Namakau Siyanga described the death of Ms. Kalima-Phiri’s at Maina Soko Military Hospital, on Monday June 11th 2018, as a blow to the nation as Zambia lost a dedicated champion of human rights. Ms. Siyanga who is Livingstone Chamber of Commerce...

Council of Ministers resolves to finance the re-capitalisation of TAZARA

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January 3, 2020

Council of Ministers resolves to finance the re-capitalisation of TAZARA

We, the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) Council of Ministers, comprising the Ministers responsible for Transport, Finance and Industry in Tanzania and Zambia, meeting in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, this 13th Day of October 2019, do hereby declare the following. Operational Performance We noted that the performance of the Authority remained below breakeven point and therefore requiring immediate action to improve the situation. Review of the TAZARA Act We noted that the review of the TAZARA Act is nearing final conclusion and the Bilateral Agreement to pave way for the revision of the Act will be signed by the end of...

DCG, TAZARA seal agreement for development of a new Dry Port

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January 3, 2020

DCG, TAZARA seal agreement for development of a new Dry Port

By Conrad K. Simuchile || Business Communicator || Head of Public Relations, Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority Head Office, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania   The Dar es Salaam Corridor Group (DCG) and the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) have entered into a partnership agreement for the development of a Dry Port at the terminal end of TAZARA in New Kapiri Mposhi, Zambia.   DCG emerged winner from an open competitive bidding process and is soon expected to begin constructing the Dry Port on a Build-Lease-Transfer (BLT) Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model.   Included in the terms are that DCG will take hold of the four (4) hectare piece...

Senior citizens deserve better, pleads Olipa Phiri-Mwansa

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January 3, 2020

Senior citizens deserve better, pleads Olipa Phiri-Mwansa

By Ashton Kelly Bunda Community Development and Social Services Minister Olipa Phiri-Mwansa says elderly people in society should be recognized for the contribution in building a strong and peaceful Zambia with developing families. Barely a fortnight after replacing Patriotic Front Luapula Member of Parliament Emerine Kabanshi, Ms. Phiri-Mwansa says her ministry has embarked on focusing effort to improve elderly people’s welfare, in collaboration with Health Minister, Dr. Chitalu Chilufya. Officiating at the ‘2018 Global Elderly People Day’, annually commemorated on 1st  October under the auspices of the United Nations (UN), at the Civic Center in Lusaka, Ms. Phiri-Mwansa restated Government...

Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Daniel Lewis Foote World AIDS Day Villa Grounds, Livingstone, Zambia Saturday December 1st, 2018

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January 3, 2020

Remarks by U.S. Ambassador Daniel Lewis Foote World AIDS Day Villa Grounds, Livingstone, Zambia Saturday December 1st, 2018

By Sean J. McIntosh Director of Public Affairs (Spokesman) U.S. Embassy Lusaka (as prepared for delivery) Your Excellency Edgar Chagwa Lungu, President of the Republic of Zambia Dr. Chitalu Chilufya, Honorable Minister of Health Dr. Edify Hamukale, Honorable Minister of Southern Province Your Worship Eugene Mapuwo, Mayor of the City of Livingstone Dr. Medhin Tsehaiu, United Nations Resident Coordinator, ad interim Fellow Diplomatic Colleagues Foreign Dignitaries and Distinguished Invited Guests Ladies and Gentlemen All other protocols observed On behalf of the U.S. government, I am honored to be here to reflect on our impressive achievements in the battle against HIV/AIDS.  Today, we...

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January 3, 2020

Statement by His Excellency Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu President of the Republic of Zambia During the Swearing in Ceremony On Friday, 3rd January, 2020 State House Lusaka

Statement by His Excellency Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu President of the Republic of Zambia During the Swearing in Ceremony On Friday, 3rd January, 2020 State House Lusaka I wish to congratulate you the three learned counsels on your respective appointments to serve as members of the Judicial Complaints Commission. I also wish to extend my congratulations to you Mr Sastone Silomba on your promotion as Permanent Secretary. Let me start by addressing members of the Judicial Complaints Commission: Mr. William Nyirenda, SC, Chairperson of the Judicial Complaints Commission; Mrs. Irene Mwezi Kunda- Commissioner; and Mr. Andrew Dean Mwansa Mumba- Commissioner:...

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