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EnergyNet’s 3rd ‘Powering Africa: Summit’ to host proactive energy sector leaders from Africa this March, in Washington DC

EnergyNet’s 3rd ‘Powering Africa: Summit’ to host proactive energy sector leaders from Africa this March, in Washington DC

Amidst the wait for US foreign policy decisions, proactive energy sector leaders from Africa get set to return to Washington DC for EnergyNet’s 3rd Powering Africa: Summit this March The Summit is supported again by Power Africa, the U.S. government interagency created to establish 60 million new household and business connections by 2030 LONDON, United Kingdom, January 17, 2017/ — The annual Powering Africa: Summit (www.PoweringAfrica-Summit.com) returns to Washington DC this March providing a platform for Africa’s energy sector stakeholders and developers to engage multilaterals, global investors and technology providers. The meeting will present backbone energy and infrastructure projects to...

STEPHEN KAMPYONGO MOURNS VINCENT MIJONI

STEPHEN KAMPYONGO MOURNS VINCENT MIJONI

STATEMENT BY HON. STEPHEN KAMPYONGO, MP, ACTING MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING SERVICES AND CHIEF GOVERNMENT SPOKESPERSON ON THE DEATH OF FORMER ZAMBIA DAILY MAIL MANAGING EDITOR VINCENT MIJONI Government is saddened by the death of former Zambia Daily Mail Managing Editor Vincent Mijoni who died at the Coptic Hospital in Lusaka yesterday. The demise of Mr. Mijoni is yet again a great loss to the media fraternity and the nation at large. This has been a terrible period for the media in Zambia that we have lost three luminaries in the profession beginning with Mr. Bill Saidi who passed...

Social Protection in the Zambian Media : 6th  to 13th January, 2017

Social Protection in the Zambian Media : 6th to 13th January, 2017

  Social Cash Transfer Programme 1.       Chibombo Vulnerable Families Appeal For Cash Transfer (Muvi TV, 7th January) Some vulnerable families in Chibombo district have called on government to include them on the social Cash transfer. Read Full Story   Social Protection and Agriculture 2.      Chief Ntambu calls for farm inputs (Daily Mail, 13th January) SENIOR Chief Ntambu of Mwinilunga says farmers in his area have not yet received farm inputs for the 2016/17 farming season. Read Full Story   3.      Govt assures farmers over E-Voucher cards (ZNBC, 11th January) Mansa Central Member of Parliament, Chitalu Chilufya says government will continue...

Ashley Graham Is Breaking Gender Barriers and Promoting Body Positivity in V Magazine

Ashley Graham Is Breaking Gender Barriers and Promoting Body Positivity in V Magazine

Global Hayley FitzPatrick Yahoo StyleJanuary 12, 2017 Plus-size model Ashley Graham is the star of a risqué and boundary-breaking photo shoot in V Magazine‘s January issue. Famed photographer Steven Klein photographed the 28-year-old model in a series of provocative poses at the Standard Hotel’s Meatpacking location in New York City. One shot features Graham lifting a suit-clad gentleman while wearing a barely there Balmain dress with Christian Louboutin pumps. Ashley Graham is featured in V Magazine‘s January issue. (Photo: Steven Klein/V Magazine) In the issue, Graham, who is best known for her work with plus-size retailer Lane Bryant and being the first plus-size model to grace...

Press Statement by MMD President, Nevers Sekwila Mumba *

Press Statement by MMD President, Nevers Sekwila Mumba *

By Communications Director in the Office of the MMD President, Irene Chiwala Musonda * Following the ruling of the Supreme Court on August 3rd 2016, I would like to make the following statement: We salute the esteemed  Lordships and Her Ladyship judges of the Supreme Court bench for upholding the rule of law by insisting that justice must be dispensed equitably at all times. The setting aside of Judge Sikazwe’s questionable ruling, stabilizes the MMD and reverts to the status quo which existed before Judge Sikazwe became part of this process. The MMD remains squarely in the hands of the...

President Obama Surprises Joe Biden With Medal of Freedom

President Obama Surprises Joe Biden With Medal of Freedom

1/12/2017 5:43PM In a special sendoff, President Barack Obama surprised his vice president, Joe Biden, by awarding him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor in the U.S. Photo: AP Transcript – This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate. … as I have worried deliver my farewell address will try to be relatively brief … I just wanted that … some folks together to pay tribute to somebody was not … only been by my side … for the ration of this … amazing journey … but somebody who is devoted his...

Publishers Aren’t Seeing Revenue From Instagram’s New Ads

Publishers Aren’t Seeing Revenue From Instagram’s New Ads

Business Media & Marketing CMO Most media executives are patient as they see big potential in the social media platform’s Stories product Photo: ZUMA PRESS By Mike Shields Updated Jan. 11, 2017 6:23 p.m. ET 1 COMMENTS For publishers Instagram Stories are, for now, the anti-Discover. Unlike Snapchat’s ultra -exclusive Discover platform, which is limited to a few dozen partners who commit to creating unique content on a daily basis, any media company can set up an Instagram Stories account. And while Snapchat’s partners get a piece of the ad revenue generated on their Discover channels, publishers as of now...

Derrick Sinjela Curriculum Vitae

Derrick Sinjela Curriculum Vitae

By rainbownewspaper2007 Derrick Sinjela Curriculum Vitae I was born on the 23rd of May 1964 and I am currently Executive President of the Rainbow Newspaper Limited, which was incorporated on 13th November 2008 under the auspices of the Patents and Companies Registration Office (PACRO) in Lusaka, Zambia. My parents were Mr. John Mbuye Sinjela and Mrs. Fides Nambeya-Sinjela The family includes Gilbert Simwelu, Melody Nanjela, Davison Sinjela, Mildred, Grace Nanjela, Jane Nanjela, Collins Sinjela and I, Derrick Sinjela. Initially, the Rainbow Newspaper was registered under the auspices of National Archives on 25th June, 2007, after our Consultant Salome Nakazwe did...

REFLECTIONS ON 2016 ZWMA INSPECTIONS….TOWARDS ENHANCED CONSUMER PROTECTION AND FAIR TRADE

REFLECTIONS ON 2016 ZWMA INSPECTIONS….TOWARDS ENHANCED CONSUMER PROTECTION AND FAIR TRADE

Friday 13th January, 2017 With its overarching mandate being to provide regulatory oversight in the field of Legal Metrology in Zambia, in the year 2016 the Zambia Weights and Measures Agency (ZWMA) conducted inspections of various measuring instruments in the petroleum, manufacturing, milling and retail sectors. Backed by the Weights and Measures Act Cap 403 of the Laws of Zambia, a total number of 20292 instruments were verified in routine inspections and verification of measuring and weighing instruments. Petroleum Industry The Agency carried out biannual inspections of tanker trucks at TAZAMA Fuel Depots. The inspections were in collaboration with the...

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