Category: Sustainable Development

Get to know ‘Typical PMC-Zambia’ up-close-and-personal

Get to know ‘Typical PMC-Zambia’ up-close-and-personal


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By Thomas Mwale PHILEMON Chisanga Mwansa musically branded as ‘Typical PMC-Zambia’ is an Artiste, Television and Radio Personality as well as a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ‘Team No Sleep’ largely referred to in Zambia and elsewhere as a workaholic. Born on Wednesday 15th February 1995, ‘Typical PMC-Zambia’ is the second last born in a family of four. The youngster hails from a family of three (3) boys and a (1) girl. Philemon , a Vicenarian, as someone in his or her twenties is referred to by medical practitioners, was raised in a Christian Home by his father Mr. Gideon...

TAZARA Board Appoints Prof. Razack Bakari Lokina, Mrs Rukia Diwani Shamte & Mr Stanslous John Sichalwe

TAZARA Board Appoints Prof. Razack Bakari Lokina, Mrs Rukia Diwani Shamte & Mr Stanslous John Sichalwe


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Press Statement, Monday 26 March 2018   Prof. Razack Bakari Lokina, Mrs Rukia Diwani Shamte and Mr Stanslous John Sichalwe have been appointed as new members of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) Board of Directors, replacing three other Directors whose terms of office expired.   The Ministers responsible for Transport in Tanzania and Zambia, Hon. Prof. Makame Mbarawa and Hon. Brian Mushimba made the respective appointments in accordance with the TAZARA Act, following the expiry of tenures for three former Directors.   Hon. Mushimba also renewed the membership for Mr Peter Kazhila, whose first term as a Director expired in...

President Lungu commissions Kingphar Pharmaceutical Zambia

President Lungu commissions Kingphar Pharmaceutical Zambia


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  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...

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA, MR. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU

GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA, MR. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU


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  THE PROGRESS MADE IN THE APPLICATION OF NATIONAL VALUES AND PRINCIPLES   DELIVERED TO THE SECOND MEETING OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE TWELFTH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 16TH MARCH 2018   INTRODUCTION MR. SPEAKER, 1. I AM DELIGHTED TO JOIN YOU AND THE HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT IN THIS AUGUST HOUSE TODAY.   2. OUR CONSTITUTION UNDER ARTICLE 9(2) DEMANDS THAT, ONCE EACH YEAR, THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA PRESENTS TO THIS AUGUST HOUSE A REPORT ON THE PROGRESS MADE IN THE APPLICATION OF OUR NATIONAL VALUES AND PRINCIPLES. BY EXTENSION, THIS CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION ENTAILS THAT THIS HOUSE...

 Increase ‘Girl-Boy-Child’ access to university, pleads Senior Chief Nkula

 Increase ‘Girl-Boy-Child’ access to university, pleads Senior Chief Nkula


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  By Derrick Sinjela, Chitani Zulu and Ashton Kelly Bunda SENIOR Chief Nkula of the Bemba Speaking People of Chinsali District of Muchinga Province is prodding the Zambian Government through Higher Education Minister Nkandu Luo to emulate neighboring Malawi by increasing girl and boy child access to university education, through a decentralized district selection approach. While acknowledging support rendered to intelligent girls in his chiefdom, Senior Chief Nkula, Kafula Musungu II implored President Edgar Chagwa Lungu and Vice President Inonge Mutukwa-Wina, through Professor Luo to select a minimum of 20 intelligent female and male students per district. Making reference to...

Campaign for Girls Education in Zambia (Camfed Zambia)

Campaign for Girls Education in Zambia (Camfed Zambia)


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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...

Ambassador Maxwell Simbuwa off to Vienna, Austria

Ambassador Maxwell Simbuwa off to Vienna, Austria


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By Rainbow Zambia   ZAMBIAN Children Yong People and Women in Development (ZCYPWD) Ambassador Maxwell Simbuwa is representing Zambia at the 2018 Youth Forum by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in the Context of the Commission on Narcotics Drugs as the Zambian Youth Representative in Vienna, Austria.   “Go on Maxwell Simbuwa, do have the exposure as granted the the Almighty God, through the Lord Jesus Christ. We applaud the The UN System and The Drug Enforcement Commission in Zambia for picking on our budding Child and Media Right Activist, who equally belongs to Henry Kabwe’s Media...

Removal of vendors is in good faith-Kelvin Mutale Sampa

Removal of vendors is in good faith-Kelvin Mutale Sampa


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By Derrick Sinjela THE Zambian Government  is interested in better trading spaces, for citizens, says  Patriotic Front (PF) Kasama Member of Parliament (MP) Kelvin Mutale Sampa told Comet Radio 93.7FM ‘The Podium’ anchored Timothy Chilala Mukwima, on Wednesday 7th March 2018. Responding to the anchors question on whether or not removal of vendors had made the PF and President Edgar Chagwa Lungu unpopular, Mr. Sampa says even at family level, a parent is equally supposed to create a conducive and sane environment. Kasama located approximately, 850 kilometres in the Northern |Province, from Lusaka, Sampa explained that ‘Cooperatives Initiative’ a brainchild...

NBA WELCOMES THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THE NAGOYA-KUALA LUMPUR SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL

NBA WELCOMES THE COMING INTO FORCE OF THE NAGOYA-KUALA LUMPUR SUPPLEMENTARY PROTOCOL


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LUSAKA, ZAMBIA- The National Biosafety Authority (NBA) has welcomed the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress which came into effect on Monday, March 5, 2018 in Japan. NBA Chief Executive Officer Mr. Lackson Tonga said the protocol was key in contextualization of the Biosafety Act. “Zambia is a part to the Cartagena Protocol and the coming into effect of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, is very welcome and timely,” he said. “The Cartagena Protocol is important because it addresses the handling and transiting of GMOs so that they...

CCZ commends Chiefs’ rejection of Land Policy

CCZ commends Chiefs’ rejection of Land Policy


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By Council of Churches in Zambia   THE Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has commended the move by traditional leaders to reject the land policy which they feel disregards their role as traditional leaders. CCZ General Secretary Fr Emmanuel Chikoya says the proposal by Government to side-line Chiefs in the administration of land will result in more Zambians being displaced from their pieces of land in their own country. In a Media Statement issued by CCZ COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Michael Mazakaza (Mr), Fr Chikoya says so far a lot of Zambians have been displaced from their pieces of land which...

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