Category: Education

  The Project aims to help improve access to quality secondary education in a safe and healthy school environment for 5,000 girls ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast, January 8, 2021/ — The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has approved a grant of $11.26 million to the Government of Chad to finance the Girls’ Education and Women’s Literacy Project– the first Bank grant exclusively targeting women and girls. The project will be financed from the Bank’s Transition Support Facility and will be implemented over a five-year period by the Chadian Ministry of National Education and Civic Promotion, in coordination...

    Telephone: 237914/16 P.O. Box 50486 Fax: 237828                                                                                          LUSAKA Your Ref.:                                                                                                 Our Ref.:     ACC/5/8/2 Wednesday 6th January 2021   Number of Pages: 2 To:  ALL NEWS EDITORS PRESS RELEASE CHIRUNDU TOWN COUNCIL REVENUE COLLECTOR CONVICTED FOR CORRUPTION The Siavonga Subordinate Court has convicted a Chirundu Town Council Revenue Collector for corrupt practices....

By Francis Mwiinga Maingaila and Derrick Sinjela WITH exactly 218 days before the Thursday 12th August 2012, Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Elections, academia is increasing its voice through formation of a platform called Political Science Association of Zambia (PSAZ). The Political Science Association of Zambia composed of academician, fellows and professional bodies specialized in research and science, was officially unveiled on Wednesday 6th January 2021 at Cresta Golfview Hotel in Lusaka. PSAZ president Biggie Joe Dambwa (BJD) told journalists during the official launch that their aim is to champion political science literacy on politics and public affairs in Zambia....

PRESS STATEMENT Lusaka, Wednesday 6th January, 2021.  By  Theresa Katongo Public Relations Officer DRUG ENFORCEMENT COMMISSION The Drug Enforcement Commission in Lusaka has arrested Seven (7) people who include three (3) University of Zambia (UNZA) third year students for trafficking in over 30 grams of cannabis contrary to Cap 96 of the Laws of Zambia. The three (3) UNZA students identified as Amadu Bah Mwansa, 22, Siddy Gadjo Mwansa, 22, and Kitonzui Mesala, 24, were found with 12.5 grams of special cannabis and one (1) suspected sachet of heroin. Others arrested include Neyma Camara, 19, Robinson Chibwe, aged 28, Cloud Kabwe, a...