By John Chola ZAMBIA has finally launched the global Vision Zero campaign, a process aimed at building a culture of prevention of occupational accidents, that integrates safety, health and wellness. Minister of Labour and Social Security Joyce Nonde-Simukoko told hundreds of delegates from around the globe and within Zambia gathered in Livingstone for the official launch that the global Vision Zero campaign was premised on the belief that all occupational accidents and diseases are preventable. Ms. Nonde-Simukoko said the campaign resonates well with the policies of the Government of Zambia that seek to address occupational safety and health at work...

Media Contact: Obi Emekekwue (oemekekwue@afreximbank.com; Tel. +202-2456-4238)   Afreximbank President Prof. Benedict Oramah (2nd left), Segun Awolowo, Chief Executive Officer of NEPC (1st left), and Abubakar Bello, Managing Director of NEXIM (3rd left), joined by Dr. Okechukwu Enelamah, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment of Nigeria, during the exchange of documents following the signing of the NATIPP agreement in Cairo   Cairo, 13 Dec. 2018: – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) today in Cairo signed an agreement with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council and the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), launching a $1-billion Nigeria-Africa Trade and Investment Promotion Programme (NATIPP) aimed at promoting and expanding trade and investments...

Operation Young Vote (OYV) – For Good Leadership, Governance and Sustainable Development By Guess Nyirenda Executive Director Operation Young Vote (OYV) The trend exhibited by Government officials at the level of Permanent Secretary, of failing to provide appropriate answers as required by the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) on behalf of the Public is very disturbing and has also exposed glaring weakness in the Government system. The phenomenon does not only leave a lot to be desired and strange but is also disappointment to stakeholders and partners including citizens. Further it is an indictment of the caliber and/or competence of the...

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...