Category: Gender & health

Do not politicize, 2023 Summit for Democracy, prods Mundia Paul Hakoola

    By DERRICK SINJELA CONTINENTAL Leadership Research Institute (CLRI) Executive Director Mundia Paul Hakoola is concerned that the opposition wants to use the Summit for Democracy (S4D) as a platform for politicking. In an apparent reference to a negative stance taken by Patriotic Front (PF) Vice President, Mr. Given Lubinda, Mr. Hakoola implored the Zambian diverse community to see and use it as an opportunity evaluating and showcasing improved global democracy. During a recent Press Conference at Lusaka’s Cresta Golfview Hotel in Lusaka, Lubinda argued that both the US and Zambia did not have a moral right to host...

Zambia joins WHO in a Seven year race to end Tuberculosis

Zambia joins WHO in a Seven year race to end Tuberculosis By DERRICK SINJELA and SIMON BANDA President Hakainde Hichilema reiterated a Zambian stance to end the burden of tuberculosis (TB) during commemorations hosted at the Mulungushi International Conference Center MICC Kenneth Kaunda New Wing KKNW in Lusaka on Friday, 24th March, 2023. President Hichilema expressed delight over global support toward ending tuberculosis by the year 2030. In a speech read by Health Minister, Ms. Sylvia Tembo-Masebo, Mr. Hichilema assured the international community that Zambia is resolved to ending TB by 2030. “We are determined as a country toward ending...

Local Zambian entrepreneurs cry foul over ‘unfair’ Chinese competition

Local Zambian entrepreneurs cry foul over ‘unfair’ Chinese competition By a Correspondent AS Chinese influence continues to sweep across most sectors of African economies, Zambian local entrepreneurs specialised in trading are crying foul of what they describe as “unfair trade” practices. Zambian Entrepreneural Hub, a consortium of small and medium scale businesses say the Chinese have taken over almost every trading component on the local market. Hub executive director Nchimunya Chizyuka says the Zambian government must develop a legal framework that would protect the local entrepreneurs from the unbalanced competition, mainly caused by the Chinese. Ms Chizyuka observed in an...

Local entrepreneurs cry foul over ‘unfair’ Chinese competition

  By a Correspondent AS Chinese influence continues to sweep across most sectors of African economies, Zambian local entrepreneurs specialised in trading are crying foul of what they describe as “unfair trade”. ZAMBIAN Entrepreneural Hub, a consortium of small and medium scale businesses say the Chinese have taken over almost every trading component on the local market. Hub executive director Nchimunya Chizyuka says the Zambian government must develop a legal framework that would protect the local entrepreneurs from the unbalanced competition, mainly caused by the Chinese. Ms. Chizyuka observed in an interview that Zambian traders have been pushed out of...

Sanctions failed to block Russian “Window to Europe”

Russia continues to develop its second capital near the eastern borders of the European Union, turning St. Petersburg into an international political, scientific, commercial, industrial and cultural center. Despite the fact that the city, founded three hundred years ago, was built as a gateway for Russians to the Western world, the West’s attempts to cut itself off from its huge neighbor have had no effect on life in the former Empire’s capital. St Petersburg is not only the second capital of Russia and the birthplace of Vladimir Putin, but also one of Europe’s largest metropolises. This city has a huge...

Zambia’s half-hearted corruption fight worries Milner Katolo

By Theresa Bwalya Kalenga Zambia Must Prosper (ZMP) interim Vice President, Milner Katolo says law enforcement officers are shielding embattled Luapula Province Minister, Derricky Chilundika from prosecution as alleged conspirators languish in police custody for illegally mining Sugilite stone in Muombe area of Sub-Chief Kundamfumu in Chembe District. On intra-party politics, Counsel Katolo wants Zambia’s Seventh Republican President Hakainde Hichilema to desist from making disparaging remarks on former Sixth (6th) Republican President, Dr. Edgar Chagwa Lungu. Equally concerning to Counsel Katolo is failure by Minister of Home Affairs and Internal Security Jack Mwiimbu to quicken the pace at which Zambia...

G20 ministers fail to condemn Russia

    THE summit of the G20 foreign ministers ended in the Indian capital, where the contradictions between the West and the new world leaders were once again made very clear. Despite the disappointment of Washington, Brussels and representatives of European governments, there was no condemnation of Russia in the final document of the G20 diplomatic summit, and Russian Minister Lavrov was warmly welcomed by the Indian leadership and his counterparts from many other countries. In 2023, India will simultaneously host all the major events of the G20 club and the rival Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Despite the fact that one...

Natotela, Mupalwe mukwai, Nicholas Woolley thanks Chingola residents for accepting Mimbula Mine

Natotela, Mupalwe mukwai, Nicholas Woolley thanks Chingola residents for accepting Mimbula Mine By DERRICK SINJELA, SIMON BANDA, HENRY CHUNZA and MALVIN NKHOMA “I joined President Hakainde Hichilema to open Mimbula mine in Chingola. A big investment by UK firm Moxico Resources that will produce 56,000 tonnes of copper annually and has already created 900 Zambian jobs. It is important that Zambians see benefit of this responsible investment” – Nicholas Woolley, UK High Commissioner to Zambia 🇬🇧🇿🇲#GreenGrowthCompact High Commissioner Woolley first visited Mimbula mine in October 2021, and is astonished to witness the progress made under 18 months, evident by President...

Get to know the real Mutale Mwanza with her hot new Zambezi Magic reality series, Mutale Mwanza: Unscripted

Get to know the real Mutale Mwanza with her hot new Zambezi Magic reality series, Mutale Mwanza: Unscripted By DERRICK SINJELA, SIMON BANDA, MALVIN NKHOMA and HENRY CHUNZA  If you think you know everything there is to know when it comes to Mutale Mwanza, think again. Zambezi Magic will show you the TV host, broadcaster, social media star and headline queen as you’ve never seen her before with the premiere of her new reality show, Mutale Mwanza: Unscripted, coming in April. In the 15-episode series in which she is also executive producer, viewers will get a treat as we enter...

Zambia-Russia Cross Cultural Beauty Exhibition colourfully held

*Zambia-Russia Cross Cultural Beauty Exhibition colourfully held* The Russian House in Lusaka has successfully held its fourth edition of the Zambia-Russia Cross Cultural Beauty Exhibition which mounted fashion designs from both countries aimed at enhancing cultural exchange and deepening bilateral ties through talent, reports *Francis Lungu* The colourful fashion exhibition event held in Lusaka on the evening of March 10, 2023, was anchored around two highly talented fashion designers from Zambia and Russia. The renowned Zambian top model Precious Ng’oma paired her fashion and artworks with those of Victoria Andreyanova, a seasoned Russian fashion designer and brand entrepreneur. The auditorium...

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