Category: Gender & health

By Nicky Shabolyo PRESS SECRETARY HIGH COMMISSION OF ZAMBIA IN SOUTH AFRICA PRETORIA – SATURDAY, 25TH MARCH, 2017 – The cities of Lusaka and Ekurhuleni of South Africa have agreed to share best practices in public service delivery and to work together in order to strengthen collaboration. This came to light on Thursday when Executive Mayors for Lusaka and Ekurhuleni, Mr. Wilson Kalumba and Mr. Mzwandile Masina, respectively, signed a memorandum of understanding to operationalise the agreement. Local Government Association of Zambia president, Mr. Christopher Kang’ombe, who is also Mayor of Kitwe, various officials from Lusaka City Council and the...

19-year-old Harrison Banda a Grade 10 Pupil at Chunga Secondary School Matero raising fees 0974350229

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Country Representative Janet Rogan after Youth Day Commemorations at Lusaka’s Freedom Statue –Picture by Derrick Sinjela

By Rev Dr Alfred Kalembo Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ)-President The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) heads of churches and leadership meeting in Lusaka on 23rd March, 2017 took time to reflect on a number of national issues as they unfolded since the elections in August, 2016. INTRODUCTION We note government’s efforts towards improving the living standards of people in the country by the many infrastructural developments in the various parts of the country especially the construction of roads, schools and health facilities. We have also noted the many pronouncements indicating plans for further actions in the continued...

By Chileshe Kandeta MoF www.mof.gov.zm The investor conference on development of the Batoka Gorge Hydro Electric Project recently co-hosted by Zambia and Zimbabwe on 30 March 2017 was over-subscribed in terms of attendance and interest, Finance Minister Felix Mutati has said. “The conference was organized to market the project to potential financiers and investors following the preliminary feasibility study by Ernst and Young,” he said and added that, “through the event, the two Governments managed to stimulate initial indications of interest from financers and investors who would like to finance the estimated US$4 billion project.” During the conference, the Governments...