Category: Education

Professor Jeffrey Sachs five big solutions to ending poverty

Professor Jeffrey Sachs five big solutions to ending poverty

By Ashton Kelly Bunda In his book, ‘The End of Poverty: How we can make it happen in our lifetime: The Big Five Solutions to ending Poverty; Jeffrey Sachs preaches overcoming hunger, disease and poverty. Professor Sachs pegs investment in ‘Agriculture Inputs’ as an effective means to raise yields and crop value addition. Secondly, Professor Sachs says ‘investment in basic Health’ will ultimately save lives as top paraphrase a popular adage by Zambian Developmental Media Alliance (ZADEMA) Philanthropist Derrick Sinjela; ‘a healthy community is a foundation for a wealthy society’. Thirdly, Investment in Education will build knowledge and skills, argues...

Ghana MP’s meet Clerk of National Assembly

Ghana MP’s meet Clerk of National Assembly

By Derrick Sinjela IN A PAN AFRINANIST SPIRIT, staff of the Ghanaian Parliament bearing a message from Speaker, paid a courtesy call on the Clerk of the National Assembly of Zambia, Mrs Cecilia Mbewe on Monday, 13th November 2017, at Parliament Buildings, and delivered fraternal greetings to Dr. Patrick Matibini, Zambia’s Speaker of the National Assembly. .Mrs Mbewe welcomed the Staff from Ghana who are on a study Visit to Zambia. The Clerk further gave the members of staff general information on the role and objectives of Parliament, the structure of the offices of the Chief Whip, Leader of Opposition,...

UPPZ’s Charles Chanda empowering Zambian women

UPPZ’s Charles Chanda empowering Zambian women

By Derrick Sinjela UNITED Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia (UPPZ) President Charlres Chanda is pushing an empowerment agenda for a cross  section of the Zambian people in Central, Copperbelt, Eastern, Luapula, Lusaka, Muchinga, Northern, North-Western , Southern and Southern Provinces. For instance, in Lusaka, a young person Limbile Dunamis Manjolo is elated that Mr. Chanda is empowering young people, women and vulnerable men in a spirit of teaching one to fish and survive through income generation activities. Ms. Manjolo observed that the UPPZ Youth Empowerment programme in Linda compound is on course building survival instincts among children, young people, women and...

President Lungu calls for support to needy children

President Lungu calls for support to needy children

Republic of Zambia SPEECH BY HIS EXCELLENCY MR. EDGAR CHAGWA LUNGU PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ZAMBIA, DURING THE CHESHIRE HOMES KABULONGA CONCERT AT THE ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL OF THE HOLY CROSS FRIDAY, 1ST DECEMBER, 2017 BOARD CHAIRPERSON OF CHESHIRE HOMES KABULONGA; CHESHIRE HOMES KABULONGA BOARD; FRASCISCAN MISSIONARY SISTERS OF ASISI; CABINET MINISTERS PRESENT; MEMBERS OF THE PRESS; PARTICIPANTS; DISTINGUISHED GUESTS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: GOODEVENING! I AM DELIGHTED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING AT THE INVITATION OF THE FRANSCISCAN MISSIONARY SISTERS OF ASISI WHO ARE MANAGING CHESHIRE HOMES KABULONGA EXCEPTIONALLY WELL. IT IS GRATIFYING TO BE PART OF THIS FUNDRAISING CONCERT...

[Zambia and WSF discussion] 18-21/dec – OnLineAct440 INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM GENEVA

[Zambia and WSF discussion] 18-21/dec – OnLineAct440 INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM GENEVA

On line accompaniment  INTERNET GOVERNANCE FORUM GENEVA DYNEX1WSF act440 Geneva 18-21 december WHO ?  AEPF-chad   l’association Action pour l’Éducation et la Promotion de la Femme au Tchad with the placement of this “online accompanying activity” in  WSFextension dynamics Dynex1FSM , AEPF-chad asserts itself as   a ” a participating instance ” in the ” world social forum process”, as those notions are described in the  WSF charter AEPF chad is also interested in the building of  “internet social forum ”  – ISF http://openfsm.net/projects/tchad-et-fsm/tchadetfsm-act440-accompagnement-en-ligne-forum-gouvernance-internet-geneve/#EN WHEN  18-21  december Geneva   https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/switzerland/geneva WHAT ?  Thanks to AEPF Chad receive links to the live videos available in...

AU Trade Commissioner Albert Muchanga to Headline Second Edition of Afreximbank Trade and Development Seminar

AU Trade Commissioner Albert Muchanga to Headline Second Edition of Afreximbank Trade and Development Seminar

Media Contact: Obi Emekekwue (oemekekwue@afreximbank.com; Tel. +202-2456-4238) Cairo, 30 November 2017: – The second edition of the African Export-Import Bank’s (Afreximbank) Trade and Development Seminar Series will take place in Cairo on 5 December with a keynote lecture delivered by Albert Muchanga, the African Union’s Commissioner for Trade and Industry. Mr. Muchanga will speak on the theme: “The Continental Free Trade Area in an Era of Pessimism over Multilateralism: Critical Success Factors and Prognosis”. He is expected to use the platform to discuss the latest developments in the march towards the Continental Free Trade Area in Africa, including the challenges and progress...

ZAMBIAN BREWERIES AWARDS MEDIA FOR SUPPORT ON RESPONSIBLE DRINKING CAMPAIGN

ZAMBIAN BREWERIES AWARDS MEDIA FOR SUPPORT ON RESPONSIBLE DRINKING CAMPAIGN

….Media plays vital role in company’s drive to tackle alcohol abuse By Gillian Langmead at Langmead & Baker Ltd +260 979 060705 info@langmead.com LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Zambian Breweries has hailed journalists who are helping promote its responsible drinking message at an awards ceremony held this week. The event recognised reporters who have taken an interest in educating society on the dangers of alcohol abuse and who have helped spread the word about responsible drinking. The media plays a key role in educating the nation through the content it publishes. Many strides have been made on responsible drinking through the circulation of media messages...

FINANCE MINISTER UPBEAT ON ZAMPALM PROGRESS

FINANCE MINISTER UPBEAT ON ZAMPALM PROGRESS

…..Jobs brought to remote area as well as providing major boost for econom By Chileshe Kandeta and Gillian Langmead at Langmead & Baker Ltd (0979) 060705 info@langmead.com LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Finance Minister Hon. Felix Mutati has praised the economic, social and environment impact of the Zampalm plantation in Muchinga during a visit to the project on Sunday (December 10). The model public-private partnership between the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Zambeef Products. The local production and processing of crude palm oil is expected to drastically reduce Zambia’s dependence on the commodity as well as edible oil imports, heard Mr Mutati, who was accompanied...

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