By Martin Samaan View Larger Image SDG branded football serves as a reminder of the cooperative action needed to achieve the SDGs On the 16th of February, high-level dignitaries brought together the messages of the Olympic spirit, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the importance of providing quality education for all to a classroom in Gangwon Province, South Korea, showing the intersection of these important ideals through a recognizable and beloved object: the football. In a ceremony led by the United Nations SDG Advocacy Group’s Co-Chair, H.E. Mrs. Erna Solberg, Prime Minister of Norway, and fellow SDG Advocate Ambassador Dho Young-Shim,...

By Derrick Sinjela The Commonwealth Enterprise and Business Council has invited Zambia’s MINISTER OF FINANCE MARGARET MWANAKATWE as a VIP SPEAKER at the Commonwealth Business Forum on the sidelines of the April 2018 Commonwealth Heads of State and Government Summit in London, United Kingdom (UK). Delivering a congratulatory message, at the Ministry of Finance (MoF) in Lusaka, envoy to Chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council (CWEIC) LORD MARLAND OF ODSTOCK, ALISTAIR JOHNSON, said the Commonwealth Business Forum is on platform on which to showcase the soundness of Zambia’s economic reforms. In a Media Statement by Ministry of Finance...

By Derrick Sinjela THE Elizabeth Nkumbula led Workers Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB) has signed a three year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zambia National Commercial Bank (ZANACO) facilitating payments to beneficiaries through the bank’s system. WCFCB Head of Communications and Customer Services Maybin Nkholomba told local media that the Board’s beneficiaries will access their individual funds through Xapit ATM (automated teller machine) cards, proven to be a fast and easy payment solution. As Zambia digitalises her commercial activity, recipients of the WCFCB will benefit from the comparably countrywide ZANACO, which is in all the  ten Zambian provinces, namely; Central,...