By Derrick Sinjela Local Government Association of Zambia President Mayor Christopher Kang’ombe has urged councils to be innovative in their revenue collection interventions. Mayor Kang’ombe made this appeal during the Executive Committee meeting of the Association held at Kansanshi Hotel in Solwezi, North-Western Province, this morning -Friday 14th December 2018 . Mayor Kang’ombe said that while government was doing its part in funding local government through the Local Government Equalisation Fund, as provided for in the Republican Constitution, there was need for councils to be innovative towards enhancing their own revenue base. “As councils we need to maximize our collection...

For Immediate Release: December 11, 2018 Contacts: Julia Olson, 415-786-4825, julia@ourchildrenstrust.org Philip Gregory, 650-278-2957, pgregory@gregorylawgroup.com To set up interviews with youth plaintiffs, contact: Meg Ward, 503-341-8590, meg@ourchildrenstrust.org Juliana v. United States Plaintiffs’ Express Urgency and Efficiency in Requesting the Ninth Circuit Allowing Climate Case to Go to Trial San Francisco, CA – On December 10, attorneys for the 21 young plaintiffs in the landmark constitutional climate lawsuit, Juliana v. United States, filed their answer in opposition to the fifth petition of the Trump administration to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In their Fifth Petition, Defendants seek permission for an...

To:Derrick Sinjela Dec 13 at 7:02 PM Hi Derrick ! We all know that climate change is one of the most important issues facing us today.  From rising sea levels and mad weather events to the extinction of certain species – it’s also one of the most depressing. That’s why it’s so important to recognise and shareinspiring actions when they happen! When we campaign we can often come across angry and negative (we are trying to change the world after all!) but positive campaigning – framing your action around the hopeful vision you’re trying to achieve – can often be more successful...

By Choolwe Lawrence Mweemba, Public Relations Officer, Texila American University, Lusaka, Zambia. Office: +260 97 1269506, Mobile: +260 96 5135213 Skype: pro@tau.edu.zm   A Lusaka based nurse has expressed with great dismay the recent media reports that more than five thousand (5000) girls in Chipata, Eastern Province, under the age of 20 fell pregnant in a space of 3 months. Irene Miti-Singogo says the nation should be concerned with this fact regarding teenagers engaging or being coerced into having unprotected sex. She said that apart from pregnancy and pregnancy related complications because of their age, these young people are putting...