Category: Sustainable Development

Remarks by Amos Hochstein Senior Advisor to the President on Energy and Investment PGI Lobito Corridor Private Sector Investor Forum Lusaka, Zambia Remarks as prepared for delivery • Thank you all for joining the Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment Lobito Corridor Private Sector Investor Forum. • I am delighted to be back in Zambia and to be here with our government partners and key business leaders from around the world for this momentous event. • I would like to especially thank his Excellency, President Hichilema. • Without his leadership and vision for Zambia’s role as a land-linked nation to...

Kansanshi Rising ….Inside S3 with Anthony Mukutuma Sunday 4th February, 2024 In May 2022, First Quantum Minerals (FQM) reinforced its commitment to Zambia by investing $1.25 billion in an expansion project at Kansanshi, known as the ‘S3 project’. The project will extend the life of mine by 20 years, protect thousands of jobs, and ensure that the company’s widespread and varied support for the community can continue. S3 involves expanding Kansanshi’s mining pit, building a new processing plant, and enlarging the mine’s on-site smelter – all in the name of producing more copper. Following a conversation with the mine’s General...

SOCIO-ECONOMIC PLANNING Socio-economic Planning (SEP) is an area of specialization in the field of planning that focuses on regional population, housing, and economic trends and apply advanced modeling tools and analytical methods to real-world applications in a region with a variety of social, environmental, and economic challenges and opportunities. Socio-economic planning considers the interconnectedness of economics and social behaviors. It involves working together with community members to address social issues and build healthy communities. Integrated with other types of planning, social planning focuses on the people themselves in a community planning context. Socio-Economic Planning In Zambia Socio-economic planning in Zambia...

Xi stresses winning tough, protracted battle against corruption Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia 2024-01-08 22:32:45 General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping, also Chinese president and chairman of the Central Military Commission, addresses the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) on Jan. 8, 2024. (Xinhua/Ju Peng) BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday called for advancing the Party’s self-reform and winning the tough and protracted battle against corruption. Xi, also Chinese president and chairman of...

By Derrick Sinjela Media Institute for South Africa (MISA Zambia) Chapter Chairperson Lorraine Chisanga says the membership information session serves as a platform to update members on the latest development and activities. Gracing the Thursday 1st February 2024 online interaction, delightfully described President Hakainde Hichilema assent to th Access To Information Bill into law, as significant milestone underscoring Zambia’s commitment to transparency and accountability. After a two decade (20 year) wait, Ms. Chisanga reiterated MISA Zambia commendation to President Hichilema on what she termed a historic move towards fostering an open and informed Zambian society. “This bill is a crucial...

b2press News Reload Logistics Expands Portfolio with Sulphur Bulk Terminal Acquisition in Richards Bay News Reload Logistics Expands Portfolio with Sulphur Bulk Terminal Acquisition in Richards Bay 01 February 2024 Reload Logistics has acquired a 50,000 sqm Sulphur Bulk Terminal in Richards Bay RICHARDS BAY, South Africa – Reload Logistics, a leading provider of end-to-end supply chain solutions in Africa, has recently acquired a 50,000 sqm Sulphur Bulk Terminal in Richards Bay and now performs record-setting discharging at this strategic location. Reload’s latest acquisition has an indoor storage of 20,000 sqm, a loading area of 10,000 sqm, and has operations...