By Michael Mazakaza (Mr)  CCZ COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER COUNCIL of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) General Secretary Father Emmanuel Yona Chikoya says it is concerned about the increasing number of Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases among couples in the country that result into partners losing their lives. Father Chikoya has since called for maximum restraint among couples by applying the principle of love and forgiveness. Father Chikoya, a Canon in the Zambia Anglican Council (ZAC) says there are always better ways in which couples can manage conflicts as opposed to fighting and killing each other in the process. Canon Chikoya says couples...

By http://www.parliament.gov.zm/ Speaker of the National Assembly Rt. Honourable Justice Dr Patrick Matibini, SC, MP on Tuesday, 3rd October, 2017 signed up the Heforshe Campaign at Parliament Buildings. The Heforshe campaign is a global solidarity movement which was started by the United Nations Women (UN Women) and launched by the United Nations Secretary General in September 2014 in order to get different stakeholders, particularly men, involved in the fight for gender equality. The Campaign further seeks to engage boys, girls, men and women alike as agents of change for the achievement of gender equality. Speaking at the same event, Hon...

Launch of the Women’s Empowerment Fund (WEF) & Presentation of a donation by Cooperating Partners on Friday 13th – Saturday 14th October 2017. Hon. Brian Mushimba Kankoyo Member of Parliament – Minister of Transport & Communications Minister arrives at Luansobe Community School at 14:00 hours on October 13, 2017 to receive donation from cooperating partners on behalf of selected schools in Kankoyo onstituency. Newly constituted Empowerment Committee Members from Butondo meets Hon. Brian Mushimba at 09:00 hours on Saturday October 14, 2017 Entertaiment Minister officialy launch the Women Empowerment Fund (WEF) at Butondo market at 09:20 hours. Minister arrives at...

By APO Group – Africa Newsroom Financial Times editor Lionel Barber asked Nigerian business leader Aliko Dangote in a live interview at the FT Africa Summit on Monday about his relationship with Tanzanian president John Magufuli LONDON, United Kingdom, October 10, 2017/ — Financial Times correspondent John Aglionby’s reporting in the fast FT online column that Nigerian businessman Aliko Dangote “accuses ‘Bulldozer’ Tanzanian president of scaring away investors” appears to have caused an overblown row. When Financial Times editor Lionel Barber asked Nigerian business leader Aliko Dangote in a live interview at the FT Africa Summit (http://APO.af/qv2dZF) on Monday about his...