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First Lady Esther Lungu arrives in New York, optimistic to use UN conference to lobby for resources to support women and girls’ empowerment in Zambia

First Lady Esther Lungu arrives in New York, optimistic to use UN conference to lobby for resources to support women and girls’ empowerment in Zambia

Media Statement For Immediate Release ZM/NY/J/101/4/1 No. …/2017 NEW YORK, Saturday, 11 March, 2017 – The First Lady of the Republic of Zambia Mrs Esther Lungu arrived in New York on Saturday, and expressed optimism that her high-profile engagements at the Sixty-First session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61) will help Zambia mobilise resources for women and girls’ empowerment. Mrs. Lungu – who is a strong advocate for women empowerment, safe motherhood, protection of the girl child, promotion of rights for persons with disabilities and fight against Gender Based Violence (GBV) – was speaking to Zambian journalists...

Unemployment worries Macdonald Chipenzi

Unemployment worries Macdonald Chipenzi

By Fulman James Mukobeko and Jessie Zimba ELECTORAL Expert Macdonald Chipenzi says it is difficult to celebrate youth day in Zambia because the majority of young people are languishing in poverty due to high unemployment levels. Speaking in an interview with Pan African Radio, Chipenzi said as Zambia celebrate youth day, it is important that Zambians reflect on why over 50 years after independence unemployment levels, remains a huge challenge in Zambia. Chipenzi said in the past when a child completes school it was automatically that employment was certain for a child, affirming that nowadays it is regrettable that things...

ZESCO markets Zambia’s 150 waterfalls via 19th APUA Livingstone Congress

ZESCO markets Zambia’s 150 waterfalls via 19th APUA Livingstone Congress

By Hermit Hachilonde and Derrick Sinjela Zambia is likely to boost her mark as a global hospitality brand out Zesco limited hosting the 19th Congress of the Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA) themed: “Promoting Emerging Economies in Africa through Sustained Industrial and Energy Development”, from Wednesday 12th July to Friday 14th July, 2017 in Livingstone, Southern Province. hopes delegates led by outgoing Association President Engineer Antonio Fernandes Rodriques Belsa Costa will have the opportunity to visit one over 150 waterfalls located throughout Zambia’s ten provinces, reports Pan African Radio Journalist, Hermit Hachilonde. Engineer Mundende will run APUA, founded...

National Democratic Party President Tentani Mwanzah with Caesar Sindele

National Democratic Party President Tentani Mwanzah with Caesar Sindele

National Democratic Party (NDP) President Tentani Mwanzah with Caesar Sindele Sunday 11th December 2016 on Pan African Radio 105.1FM News Feedback programme from 18:00 hours to 20:00 hours every Sunday produced by Fulman James Mukobeko and Engineered by Gyft M’membe pix by Derrick Sinjela

Zambia-Senegal fans images by Zambian photo-journalist Salim Dawood

Zambia-Senegal fans images by Zambian photo-journalist Salim Dawood

Some of my favourite fans images In the past, I have seen these soccer fans through my lens. I am heading to the stadium right now – where will you be seated? Maybe today, I could see you too through my lens #inshaallah Or where will you be watching from, I could just pass through #inshaallah. All pictures by Salim Dawood

ZANIS PRESS DIARY MONDAY 6TH MARCH, 2017

ZANIS PRESS DIARY MONDAY 6TH MARCH, 2017

08:00HRS- MINISTRY OF GENDER MEDIA BREAKFAST AT HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL. 08:00HRS- CHURCH OF CHRIST DONATES 35,000 FOOD STUFFS TO 35,000 PEOPLE AT OYDC, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MINISTER TO OFFICIATE. 10:00HRS- NATIONAL YOUTH DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL IN PARTNERSHIP WITH PHIL OPTICIANS HOLDS AN EXHIBITION AND FREE EYE SCREENING AT ARCADES SHOPPING MALL.

OYDC Director Clement Chileshe congratulates newly elected ZBF president

  By OYDC-Communications Officer Noah Silomba Olympic Youth Development Centre (OYDC) Director Clement Chileshe, says the Centre is looking forward to helping the newly elected Zambia Boxing Federation (ZBF) President Kennedy Mubita and his team in revamping boxing in the country. Chileshe, congratulated the new ZBF President Mubita and his Vice President Lt. Col Jack Mbewe, saying he is hopeful that the new executive will work strategically to uplift the boxing standards adding that the Centre looked forward to seeing more young talented boxers qualifying and hopefully bring the country’s second Olympic boxing medal after the 1984 Keith Mwila bronze....

2017 AMI DECLARATION DECLARATION OF THE 8TH ALTERNATIVE MINING INDABA

2017 AMI DECLARATION DECLARATION OF THE 8TH ALTERNATIVE MINING INDABA

By Malcolm Damon, AMI Secretariat 1 2017 AMI DECLARATION DECLARATION OF THE 8TH ALTERNATIVE MINING INDABA “MAKING NATURAL RESOURCES WORK FOR THE PEOPLE: DOMESTICATION OF THE AFRICA MINING VISION: FROM VISION TO REALITY’’ We, representatives of over 450 members of faith-based organisations, civil society organisations, community-based organisations, Pan-African networks and organisations, labour movements, women movements, human rights activists, media, students from African countries and our international partners met on February 6 – 8, 2017 in Cape Town to share experience, lessons and deliberate on the role and the impacts of extractives on communities, national economies, the environment and society at large....

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