Category: Gender & health

BoZ Governor Christopher Mphanza Mvunga sets MPR at 8.50 per cent


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  By Derrick Sinjela and Francis Maingaila Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Governor Christopher Mphanza Mvunga has adjusted the Monetary Policy Rate upwards by 50 basis points to 8.50 %. In a Wednesday 17th February 2021 Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) Statement, Mr. Mvunga explained that the decision to adjust the Monetary Policy Rate upwards by 50 basis points to 8.50% was arrived at during a February 15 – 16, 2021 Monetary Policy Committee Meeting in Lusaka. Franked by BoZ Deputy Governor – Operations Dr. Francis Chipimo and Deputy Governor -Adminstration Ms. Rekha Chifuwe-Mhango, Mvunga reiterated that the adjustment had been necessitated...

FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit has been a platform bringing together a unique collection of female leaders and trail-blazers from across Africa and the world


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PRESS RELEASE 6th FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit to explore the power of the collective in resetting Africa FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit has been a platform bringing together a unique collection of female leaders and trail-blazers from across Africa and the world JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 3, 2021/ — Since its inception in 2016, hosted as a prestigious gala event, the FORBES WOMAN AFRICA Leading Women Summit (LeadingWomenSummit.co.za) has been a platform bringing together a unique collection of female leaders and trail-blazers from across Africa and the world. Held a year after the first reported COVID-19 case...

New deadline for “Atoms Empowering Africa” Online Video Competition announced


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New deadline for “Atoms Empowering Africa” Online Video Competition announced By popular demand, Rosatom moved the deadline for the 6th annual competition of online videos to February 15. The participants from the age of 18 to 35 residing in African countries are encouraged to post their videos on Facebook, following the formal guidelines set out below and submit their applications to the email atomsforafrica@rosatom.com or by the link to online submission form https://tinyurl.com/RosatomAfrica. The top three winning videos will be selected by an independent expert panel observing various criteria including original content and creativity, overall quality of the video and...

BUSA hosts Tuesday 2nd February 2021 Barbara Banda Foundation launch


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By Ashton Kelly Bunda and Derrick Sinjela ZAMBIA National Female Team – Shepolopolo Captain Barbara Banda happily paraphrased both John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Junior insisting that it is better to share blessings and make others prosper as she launched the Barbara Banda Foundation (BBF) in Lusaka densely populated Bauleni Township. Speaking at an event at Bauleni United Sports Academy (BUSA) preceded by some rain as a sign of good tidings, Barbara Banda Foundation proprietor in quoting Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. noted that life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’ Currently...

NCP’s Peter Chanda opposes Hakainde Hichilema’s dialogue talk


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By Francis Maingaila and Derrick Sinjela New Congress Party (NCP) leader Pastor Peter Chanda is opposing a call by United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema urging citizens to back a church led dialogue to resolve teething political and electoral challenges confronting Zambia. During a Sunday 31st January 2021 Morning Media Briefing, Pastor Chanda equally opposed effort to review the Public Order Act (POA) stressing that it is politically wrong to blame success governments for the controversial piece of legislation. Discussing a call for dialogue as proposed in a letter Hichilema wrote to three Church Mother bodies; the...

Zambia in dire need of a Mineral Asset Valuation Code to prevent Overpricing or Under-pricing of Mining Assets


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By Derrick Sinjela CENTRE for Trade and Policy Development (CTPD) Senior Researcher (Extractives) Webby Banda says mining valuation defined as the placement of a currency value on a mining asset. Continues being the answer to the million kwacha question of “what is the value of the mine” or “what is the mine worth?” Consequently, in a Sunday 31st January 2021 Press Statement circulated by Information and Communications Specialist Ms. Mwaka Nyimbili, Mr. Banda explained that mine valuation has to encapsulate the value of surface and sub-surface infrastructure. In the recent past, Banda recollected that several jurisdictions had developed professional codes...

2016 low female leaders worries ZARD’S Redges Mubiana  …adoption structures seek sexual favours


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By Ashton Kelly Bunda, Francis Mwiinga Maingaila and Derrick Sinjela ZAMBIA Association of Research and Development (ZARD) Board Secretary Redges Mubiana has regretted the low participation of women in the 2016 presidential, parliamentary and local government elections. Ms. Mubiana told journalists at a consultative meeting at Abundant Life Church on Roan Road, in Lusaka’s plush Kabulonga suburb attributed the low participation of media houses to insufficient information made available to newspapers, online publications, and radio and television channels. Franked by ZARD Treasurer Joseph Daka and Programmes Manager, Febby Maambo,  Ms. Mubiana cited lack of a legal frame work supporting women as...

Isaac Chipampe should not be apologetic, If President Edgar Chagwa Lungu is doing good, as he has been, We can allow him to go beyond 2026, the Constitution is made for our good not for itself*


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  *CHIPAMPE SHOULD NOT BE APOLOGETIC, IF PRESIDENT LUNGU IS DOING GOOD, AS HE HAS BEEN, WE CAN ALLOW HIM TO GO BEYOND 2026, THE CONSTITUTION IS MADE FOR OUR GOOD NOT FOR ITSELF* ===================== I don’t understand this notion of term limit for the sake of #Change, because not all change is good. If someone is doing well why do you want to insist on changing him just because the Constitution says so, why not change the constitution and allow a good guy to continue doing good things. *As long as we are having elections it is okay. Actually...

Chomba Nakazwe gearing to serve young people


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By Ashton Kelly Bunda and Teddy Jilapi UNITED Party for National Development (UPND) Independence Ward Aspiring Councilor Chomba Nakazwe is a people interested budding politician as she easily mixes with all citizens regardless of one’s social, religious and political affiliation on the ground. Despite Ms. Nakazwe, being credited as an entrepreneur, coach, mother, Journalist, Public Relations practitioner, president of the TGOOG Foundation and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of C’C Trenditionz, she relates with both elite, middle class and people from densely populated communities. Ms. Nakazwe is a former Public Relations Manager at Sun Share Investments Limited, worked as a ZANIS...

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