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January 7, 2020

CBU-TAZARA Mpika Campus is now in full swing

By Conrad K Simuchile and Paul Himoonga The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) and the Copperbelt University (CBU) of Zambia have signed an Academic Business Partnership Agreement, officially operationalizing the establishment of the CBU-TAZARA Mpika Campus at the TAZARA Training Centre, which has already begun offering skills development in railway related engineering and logistics academic programs at Diploma, Bachelor Degree, Master Degree and PhD levels. Apart from setting up a unique relationship that creates unheralded value and opportunities for both the University and the railway industry, the partnership is an undertaking to position both institutions towards contributing to the planned African Integrated High...

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January 7, 2020

President Edgar Chagwa Lungu goes on 2020 Annual Retreat

Fellow Citizens, I am on a familiazation tour of the Sunbird Bioenergy Zambia Offices in Kawambwa District, Luapula Province ahead of the launch of the Outgrower Scheme. Sunbird Zambia is expected to provide over 20,000 economic opportunities for our small – scale farmers. And the Sunbird Bio – Ethanol plant will require 600,000 tonnes of Cassava to produce 160 million litres of Ethanol per year. Join me as I work to bring development to our people. #PresidentialGrassrootTour#BuildingZambiaTogether Posted by Edgar Chagwa Lungu on Sunday, January 5, 2020 By Derrick Sinjela in Lusaka, Zambia PRESIDENT Edgar Chagwa Lungu has gone on...

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January 6, 2020

Kenneth Kaunda

Kenneth Kaunda Previous (Kenites) Next (Kenneth Minogue) Kenneth Kaunda 1st President of Zambia In office 24 October 1964 – 2 November, 1991 Succeeded by Frederick Chiluba 3rd Secretary General of Non-Aligned Movement In office 10 September 1970 – 9 September, 1973 Preceded by Gamal Abdel Nasser Succeeded by Houari Boumédienne Born April 28 1924 (age 95) Chinsali, Northern Rhodesia Political party United National Independence Party Spouse Betty Kaunda Profession Teacher Religion Presbyterian Kenneth David Kaunda, (born April 28, 1924) served as the first president of Zambia, from 1964 to 1991. He played a major role in Zambia’s independence movement which sought to free itself from Rhodesia and white minority rule. For his...

BBC ON THIS DAY | 25 | 1964: President Kaunda takes power

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January 6, 2020

BBC ON THIS DAY | 25 | 1964: President Kaunda takes power

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/25/newsid_2658000/2658325.stm Zambia : History History Archaeological findings at Kabwe indicate that Zambia was inhabited around 10,000 BCE. More complete records date from the arrival of the Luba and Lunda peoples during the 14th to 15th century, from what are now the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola. The Bemba are descendants of the Luba and the Lozi of the Lunda. The Ngoni peoples came north from South Africa to eastern Zambia. David Livingstone, the British missionary and explorer, travelled through Zambia in the mid-19th century. He was followed by British settlers in the 1880s and 1890s. Arab slave-trading flourished in...

Barack Obama Takes Shirtless Paddle Board Ride During Hawaii Vacation

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January 6, 2020

Barack Obama Takes Shirtless Paddle Board Ride During Hawaii Vacation

Maria Pasquini   PeopleJanuary 4, 2020 (Saturday) https://youtu.be/uVTQzV0O7wA The former president, 58, was spotted paddleboarding on Thursday as he continued his vacation in his home state. As he balanced on the water, Obama wore a pair of dark-colored swim trunks. Later on Thursday, Obama and his wife Michelle enjoyed a night out at local restaurant Ya-Ya’s Chophouse and Seafood. “Our chophouse just got a whole lot more presidential,” the restaurant wrote on Instagram Friday alongside a smiling group photo. “Last night, we were incredibly honored to welcome @barackobama and his family into our restaurant where he dined on Chef Bo’s famous dishes! Mr. President, you will...

A look at Zambia’s 7NDP 2017-2021

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January 5, 2020

A look at Zambia’s 7NDP 2017-2021

By Derrick Sinjela and Nakamba Mwinji Zambia recently launched Volume One of the 7th National Development Plan (7NDP) (2017-2021). The 7NDP is regarded as a building block that will spur progress to meet the goals contained in Vision 2030. The 7th National Development Plan (2017-2021) (7NDP) builds on the Revised Sixth National Development Plan(2013-2016). The new plan represents the Government’s first concerted effort to move away from sectoral-based planning towards an integrated and multi-sectoral approach, that embeds and encapsulates SDGs and their indicators. The broad theme of the plan is “accelerating development efforts towards Vision 2030 without leaving anyone behind”...

President Rupiah Bwezani Banda and H.E. Emmanuel Mwamba witness Ryan and Wongel wedding

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January 4, 2020

President Rupiah Bwezani Banda and H.E. Emmanuel Mwamba witness Ryan and Wongel wedding

We have travelled for the wedding of Ryan and Wongel to Lusaka. Zambia’s fourth President Rupiah Banda has witnessed the wedding of Ryan and Wongel. Last week, a similar ceremony was held in Ethiopia. This week, a similar ceremony is being held at the Events Gardens in Makeni, Lusaka. Ryan is a son to Bishop Joshua Banda of Northmead Assemblies of God while Wongel is an Ethiopian national, a daughter to Bishop Betta Mengistu of Beza International Church in Addis Ababa.

National Development Planning Alexander Chiteme

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January 4, 2020

National Development Planning Alexander Chiteme

PHOTOS 1-3: Minister of National Development Planning Alexander Chiteme being welcomed to Washington DC by Zambia’s Ambassador to the United States of America Dr Ngosa Simbyakula at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Tuesday 17 April 2018. Mr. Chiteme, who is also Zambia’s Alternate Governor to the World Board of Governors, is in Washington DC to participate in the 2018 International Monetary Fund/World Bank Spring Meetings. Spring Meetings bring together ministers of finance and development, central bankers, parliamentarians, private sector executives, representatives from civil society organisations and academics to discuss issues of global concern, including the world economic outlook, poverty...

‘A lot of wisdom can be gotten from Thomas Jefferson’, Nicole Richards wrote

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January 4, 2020

‘A lot of wisdom can be gotten from Thomas Jefferson’, Nicole Richards wrote

Nicole Richards November 17 2019 wrote at 6:41 AM Derrick Sinjela ‘A lot of wisdom can be gotten from Thomas Jefferson,the lawyer and statesman who was third of the U.S.  I haven’t yet read any of his books but have seen some of his art. If you can and if you have please lend one of his books. I would love to read it.      

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January 4, 2020

UPPZ’s Charles Chanda encourages Emeralds Mining Investment

  EMERALD INVESTMENT The mine is valued at $13 million and 50% is owned by myself. I have released 50% which is equivalent to $6.5 million or 6 500 000 if a share is equal to $1. So when you are asking about how much you can invest, look at the value. 1kg of first grade emarald( 5000 carats) has a value of $2 620 000 ($525 per carat) In the event that you harvest 100kg of first grade emarald during one financial year, you will make $262 500 000. If for instance $162 500 000 goes to operations and...

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