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April 3, 2020

IPA, WHO and UNICEF launch Read the World on International Children’s Book Day to support children and young people in isolation


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Geronimo Stilton author to kickstart exclusive children’s book reading initiative amid COVID-19 pandemic   NEW YORK/GENEVA, 2 April 2020 – Much-loved children’s authors are joining an initiative to read extracts of their books to millions of children and young people currently living in isolation amid the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read the World is a collaboration between the International Publishers Association (IPA), the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. It kicks off today, on International Children’s Book Day, at 15.00 GMT/17.00 CET with Italian author Elisabetta Dami, creator of the popular character Geronimo Stilton.   “These are uncharted waters for us all, and the...

Business / Latest News / Sustainable Development

April 3, 2020

Climate Smart Agriculture Strategies for Zambia – Analysis of Policies and Programmes


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Dear Friends & Colleagues Statistics from the Living Conditions Monitoring Survey of 2015 show that over 50% of the population live below the poverty line. This vulnerable population does not have sufficient capacity to cope with, or adapt to the impacts of extreme weather events. One of major contributors to extreme weather patterns has been deforestation. The country’s forest cover has been lost due to massive deforestations with losses in excess of 79,000 hectares of forest cover per annum (Integrated Land Use Assessment Report, 2016).   To effectively cope with climate change, there is need to develop adaptation and mitigative...

Gender & health / Latest News

April 2, 2020

Economics Association of Zambia and Diaspora Collaboration on the fight against COVID 19


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THE ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA For Immediate Release – 2nd April 2020 ECONOMICS ASSOCIATION OF ZAMBIA AND DIASPORA COLLABORATION ON THE WAR AGAINST COVID 19 The African Diaspora Development Institute (ADDI) under the leadership of Ambassador Arikana Chihombori-Quao has embarked on diaspora mobilisation for the purchase of masks, gloves, ventilators and other necessities required to fight and prevent the spread of COVID 19 in Africa. Through an ongoing collaboration with the Economic Association of Zambia (EAZ), Zambia has been chosen as receiving and distribution point for Southern Africa. The EAZ will coordinate this effort with the Diaspora through its New...

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April 1, 2020

Bill 10 is good for Zambia, prods Raphael Mangani Nakachinda


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By Derrick Sinjela, Kafue Estates, Lusaka Province, Bill 10 is here to cure Zambia’s constitutional contradictions, insists Nominated Movement for Multi-Party Democracy (MMD) Member of Parliament (MP) Raphael Nakachinda (RMN), as citizens continue to await it Second Reading, which Speaker of the National Assembly, State Counsel Patrick Matibini will chair. Briefing the electorate in Kafue at a meeting which observed  Coronavirus (COVID 19) one metre Social Distancing Practice, by participants sitting on classroom desks, following a resident driven petition against United Party for National Development (UPND) Kafue Member of Parliament (MP), Mirriam Chonya, Mr. Nakachinda explained that the ongoing Bill...

Business / Latest News

March 31, 2020

OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF ABSA BANK ZAMBIA PLC SPEECH BY FRANCIS CHIPIMO (PhD) DEPUTY GOVERNOR – OPERATIONS, BANK OF ZAMBIA MONDAY, 10TH FEBRUARY 2020 SAROVAR NEELKANTH HOTEL, LUSAKA


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By Dr. Francis Chipimo Good morning to you all Ladies and Gentlemen. Let me begin by recognising:  The Absa Bank Zambia PLC Managing Director, Mrs Mizinga Melu;  His honour, the former chief Justice, Mr Sakala, the former Cabinet Minister Mr Shamenda, the former advisor to our first republican President Mr Mapoma and other senior citizens;  Senior Government Officials present;  Senior Staff at the Bank of Zambia;  Senior Staff at Absa Bank Zambia PLC;  Distinguished guests; and  Members of the press. We gather this morning to witness the official name change of Barclays Bank...

Gender & health / Latest News

March 31, 2020

MQHZ HAPPY WITH NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST COVID-19


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MQHZ PRESS STATEMENT – MONDAY 30TH MARCH, 2020. MQHZ HAPPY WITH NATIONAL PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST COVID-19 Medical for Quality Healthcare in Zambia (MQHZ) is satisfied with preventive measures put in place by the government, the church and other entities in efforts to stop the spread of the dreaded COVID 19. The organization is particularly happy that the Republican President addressed the nation to announce wide ranging measures to help combat the virus. We hope that all the bars, gyms, night clubs and the three international Airports will strictly comply with the presidential decrees. MQHZ would also want to salute the...

Business / Gender & health / Latest News

March 31, 2020

Absa Bank Zambia MD Mizinga Melu unveils a new branch in Monze Town, Southern Province


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By Derrick Sinjela and Ted Jilapi Absa Bank Zambia PLC has today Wednesday March 4, 2020 unveiled its newly launched branch in Monze Town. With an investment of K2 million. The Bank is set to serve its customers in the ultra-modern branch that is characterized by the vibrancy that the Bank has become known for since its name change launch on 10 February 2020. Speaking during the branch launch event, Absa Bank Zambia PLC Managing Director Mizinga Melu reiterated the Bank’s commitment in providing customers with best in class service that meets their needs. “As Absa Bank Zambia PLC, we...

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March 29, 2020

STATEMENT BY THE CHURCH MOTHER BODIES ON THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) Saturday 28th March 2020


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STATEMENT BY THE CHURCH MOTHER BODIES ON THE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) 28th March 2020 Preamble We, the leaders of the Church Mother bodies namely the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ), the Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ), the Independent Churches of Zambia (ICOZ) and the Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB), greet you, as we pray together for one another, for our loved ones, and indeed for all God’s people in these trying times of the Coronavirus disease (COVID19) pandemic. We acknowledge the measures government has put in place and the call to the nation made by President Edgar C....

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