Category: Education

By Derrick Sinjela PANOS Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) Executive Director Lilian Saka Kiefer says sexual harassment is one of the biggest hindrances to women’s advancement into positions of power and influence in Southern Africa. In a recent review of political party systems and structures, PSAf noted that women who aspire to positions of influence are often subjected to unwanted sexual advances and also expected to perform sexual favours to men in influential positions such as lectures, supervisors and employers. In a Monday 28 March 2018 Media Statement circulated by PSAf  Knowledge Management and Communications Mr. Manager Vusumuzi Sifile, Ms. Saka-Kiefer...

  By Derrick Sinjela PRESIDENT Edgar Chagwa Lungu, has commissioned Lusaka’s Kingphar Zambia Limited on Wednesday, 21st March 2018 witnessed by Health Minister, Dr. Chitalu Chilufya, Commerce Trade and Industry Minister, Christopher Bwalya Yaluma, Lusaka Province Minister, Bowman Lusambo, Chinese Ambassador to Zambia, Yang Youming,;Royal Highness Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo II,  and Chairman of Kingphar Zambia Limited. President Lungu described the commissioning of the Kingphar Zambia Limited Pharmaceutical Manufacturing as a milestone similar to NRB Pharmacy Manufacturing Company within Lusaka’s South Multi Facility Economic Zone. “The Patriotic Front (PF) Government is determined to promote local manufacturing of medicines, as a manifestation...

By Derrick Sinjela Zambia is one of the poorest countries in the world, with 64% of the population living on less than $1.25 per day. Some 15% of the adult population has AIDS; an estimated 1.1 million children are orphans. Girls experience high rates of exclusion from education because of extreme poverty, most prevalent in the rural areas of the Western, Luapula, Muchinga and Northern provinces. These provinces fare much worse than others in government assessments of income levels, education and health. Zambia is ranked 13th out of 15 countries for literacy and numeracy by the Southern African Consortium for Measuring...