Category: Sustainable Development

First Lady Esther Lungu arrives in Mongu for Save The Children’s programmes  First Lady Esther Lungu being welcomed by Western Province Permanent Secretary Sibanze Simuchoba as Minister of General Education David Mabumba looks on in Mongu on Tuesday, September 25,2018, where is expected to commission 20 early childhood centres that have been constructed by Save the Children Foundation -Pictures by THOMAS NSAMA REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA  State House Presidential Photographer P.O.BOX 30135 LUSAKA Phone (260)211 266216 Be the first to like. Like Unlike

JICA IMPRESSED WITH ZAMBIA’S POLITICAL STABILITY, AS PRESIDENT LUNGU MEETS ITS LEADER – Kind regards, Cecilia Lubumbashi Mulenga (Mrs) Chief Analyst-Press and Public Relations FOR/SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT (PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS) STATE HOUSE Be the first to like. Like Unlike

By Zambian Children Young People and Women in Development (ZCYPWD) Luapula, Zambia – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Food for Peace Office (FFP), in partnership with the World Food Programme (WFP), has committed over $600,000 to support refugee food needs in Zambia’s Luapula Province. With funding provided by the American people, WFP Zambia will procure 800 metric tons of food, enough to feed roughly 15,000 refugees for three months. Most of the donation will consist of locally-purchased cereals, beans, and peas. The procurement will come from smallholder farmers and local aggregators to help benefit local wholesalers and stimulate...

By Favourite Jenala Kalando in Lusaka CHIEF Nsamba of Lunga District in Luapula Province has urged political leaders to be open to genuine criticism, by acknowledging mistakes as any noted indifference will frustrate nation building, a consequence of collective responsibility. Chief Nsamba says accepting or acknowledging criticism wil created a united community as subjects with dissenting viewpoints will feel part and parcel of all decisions made by political and traditional authorities in Zambia. Chief Nsamba is equally prodding politicians to embrace people with divergent viewpoints as an effective means of all citizens acting collectively in defending the democratic dispensation. The...

By Bernadette Deka – Executive Director Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) Dear Friends & Colleagues   The 3rd edition of the Forum for Africa – China Cooperation (FOCAC) came to an end on 4th September 2018. We now reflect on what has been deliberated and more so what Zambia has benefited. The FOCAC summit is a meeting between China and Africa and is largely premised on ways to increase diplomatic, economic and bilateral ties. This year’s edition theme was “China and Africa: Towards an Even Stronger Community with a Shared Future through Win-Win Cooperation.” Established 18 years ago, FOCAC...