Category: Sustainable Development

By Deborah Chileshe The decision by the Patriotic Front (PF) Government through Energy Regulation Board (ERB) to remove subsidies on fuel has affected the nation, business houses lament. Businesspersons in Lusaka’s Libala Waterworks area have expressed concern over business. Generally, business in waterworks Libala was good, but after the removal of subsidies on fuel, it is slow and a lot of competition has come about. Furthermore, traders’ have has increased mealie meal, oil and sugar prices due to the removal of agricultural subsidies. However, Mrs. Shula Mulenga businessperson in Libala Waterworks within Kabwata Constituency, under the parliamentary jurisdiction of Justice...

The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and the Eastern and Southern African Trade and Development Bank (PTA Bank) sign a MoU to facilitate financing and investment project The MoU envisages bilateral cooperation between ICD and PTA Bank in order to promote and facilitate the execution of their respective mandates through financing and investments in their common member countries JEDDAH, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, December 12, 2016/ — A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between, the Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) (www.ICD-PS.org), the private sector arm of Islamic Development Bank...

By Saviour Chishimba By the end of this week, the seven day ultimatum that UPP gave the MMD-run PF Government to regularise the scandalous maize deal will expire. We wish to update the nation that we are a step ahead of all the corrupt officials who are using the name of government to plunder public resources. If President Edgar Lungu does not act on this matter, UPP will take the following actions next week: 1. Petition the Chief Justice to set up a tribunal to investigate the Minister of Commerce and Trade and her Agriculture counterpart for failing to provide...

Made up of 32,680 photovoltaic panels, the new 10 megawatt facility is the country’s first grid-connected solar plant and will generate clean, low-carbon, sustainable electricity to 40,000 homes, schools and businesses in the area SOROTI, Uganda, December 12, 2016/ — Honorable D’Ujanga Simon, Minister of State for Energy, together with representatives of Access Power (www.Access-Power.com), EREN RE (www.EREN-Groupe.com) and donors celebrated today the inauguration of the solar power plant in Soroti. Made up of 32,680 photovoltaic panels, the new 10 megawatt facility is the country’s first grid-connected solar plant and will generate clean, low-carbon, sustainable electricity to 40,000 homes, schools...