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March 9, 2023

2022 ICT Sector Recorded Positive Growth cheers ZICTA’s Hanford Chaaba

By Derrick Sinjela, Henry Chunza, Simon Banda and Muleya Idaho Chongo  ZAMBIA Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) Manager Corporate Communications Hanford Chaaba anticipates improvements in uptake and usage of ICT services on the backdrop of increased investments by operators in the capacity and coverage of their networks, competitive pricing outcomes on the market as well as general improvement in demand for ICT services. Mr. Chaaba’s optimism arises from the 2022 Annual Market Performance Report for the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Sector, which  shows increased utilisation of ICT services in the Zambia over the period January to December of...

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March 8, 2023

Knowledge better than instant wealth, prods Esther Chongo – Zulu

  By DERRICK SINJELA AS the global community commemorated the International Women’s Day (IWD) tagged: “digitALL innovation and technology for gender equality”, Hope For Life Church International behind Lusaka’s Nyumba Yanga Market off Alex Chola Road hosted a Wednesday, 8th March, 2023 Women’s Empowerment Conference themed :“Empowerment For Extraordinary Growth” convened by Mrs. Esther Chongo Zulu with Pastor Joyce Mwanza, Reverend Emelia Nkonde and Mrs. Beatrice Mulenga as Speakers. Speaking in an interview during the day-long fellowship, Mrs. Zulu says imparting information in citizens and women in particular is more sustainable than offering cash to recipients of any empowerment activity....

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March 3, 2023

Witner Kapembwa Mutale-Nalumango launches Inonge Mutukwa Wina’s “When Duty Calls” book

Zambia’s former First Female Republican Vice President Inonge Mutukwa Wina (Left) and Second Female Republican Vice President Witner Kapembwa Mutale-Nalumango (Right) launching “When Duty Calls” on Friday, 3rd March, 2023 at the Taj Pamodzi Hotel, Church Road, Lusaka, Zambia www.kwilanzinewszambia.com

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February 27, 2023

MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme set to boost prosperity of African SMMEs

    MultiChoice shortlists 11 start-ups to pitch for international funding and take their small businesses to the next level. Monday, 27th February, 2023 Media Release, Lusaka Zambia, February 2023 At a time when unemployment challenges and economic instability are high, small and medium-sized businesses (SMMEs) are proving to be the engines of economic growth and job creation throughout the African continent. In recognition of the critical role SMMEs play, MultiChoice launched the MultiChoice Africa Accelerator programme which trained 29 businesses across 9 African countries in key entrepreneurial skills. As the second leg of the programme, a panel of experts...

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February 26, 2023

New World Outlines: BRICS and SCO Became a Real Alternative to Euro-Atlanticism

  The events of 2022 have clearly demonstrated the extreme imperfection, instability and fragility of the system of interstate and inter-bloc relationships developed in previous decades. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and its alliance of socialist countries, the Euro-Atlantic community, led by the US, gained almost unlimited power and the opportunity to impose their ideas regarding political, economic and social values all over the world. Washington reveled in its power for three decades, dictating its will to states and peoples of all continents, not shying away from political, economic and military aggression against those who resisted this will....

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February 24, 2023

Multimillion-dollar boost for small business as Zambian SME’s Join the MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme 

By Derrick Sinjela , Saeed Simon Banda and Henry Chunza FOLLOWING the success of the MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme, which secured $16 million (USD) of funding for six (6) emerging businesses last year, the programme has been expanded to eight more countries across Africa. Many more small businesses in Africa’s technology sector now have the chance to benefit from the 2023 programme, which provides the skills and opportunities needed to attract transformative business funding. At the beginning of the program five Zambian SME’s, who were selected for the program, presented their ideas to a panel of judges and three, Lupiya,...

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February 19, 2023

Enforce by-laws to curb ‘Cholera Outbreak’, Zambian Government directs local authorities

  By DERRICK SINJELA and SAEED SIMON BANDA THE Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) has directed all Local Authorities countrywide to enforce all the necessary laws and By-Laws to ban the sale of ready-to-eat foodstuff on the streets to curb the outbreak of Cholera. MLGRD Permanent Secretary (Administration) Mr. Maambo Haamaundu stated that Local Authorities should further heighten inspection of foodstuff sold in all restaurants, markets and in open areas to ensure compliance to public health guidelines in an effort to curb further spread of Cholera. This is in view of some Districts that include Vubwi in...

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February 19, 2023

‘TRALARD Project: a game changer for vulnerable communities’

  …As Chinsali DC appeals to the World Bank to consider other districts By Rainbow Newspaper Zambia Limited (RNZL) Correspondent in Chinsali District, Muchinga Province THE Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development (TRALARD) Project in Muchinga Province is a game-changer for vulnerable rural communities as it is improving their livelihoods, Chinsali District Commissioner (DC), Samson Muchemwa has said. Mr. Muchemwa has however appealed to the Zambian Government and the World Bank to consider extending the TRALARD to Chinsali, Shiwangandu and Nakonde districts. The northern region of Zambia is well endowed with forests, water bodies and wildlife. Thus subsistence agriculture, fishing,...

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February 19, 2023

MUCHINGA DRAMA GROUP TRAINEES SALUTE TRALARD

…As they pledge to sensitize local community on climate change  By Rainbow Newspaper Zambia Limited (RNZL) Correspondent  in Isoka District, Muchinga Province THE Muchinga Province drama group trainees have praised the Zambian Government for providing them with information on climate change and sustainable natural resource management through the Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development (TRALARD) Project. The trainees have pledged to use the knowledge they have gained to educate local communities on the causes and effects of climate change, as well as to encourage them to adopt positive practices in relation to climate change adaptation and sustainable natural resource management....

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February 18, 2023

IWMI SUPPORTING ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT WITH POST-FLOOD RECOVERY STRATEGY ASSISTANCE

Friday, 17th February, 2023: Pretoria, South Africa IWMI SUPPORTING ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT WITH POST-FLOOD RECOVERY STRATEGY ASSISTANCE PRESS RELEASE The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is working with the Zambian government for improved knowledge generation and effective advisory services following the floods that affected more than 20,000 people in Zambia in 2023. Zambia’s Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) has reportedly described the ongoing floods in the Southern and Central Provinces of the  country as “catastrophic”. A rising number of communities are at risk of contaminated flood waters, submerged sanitation, collapsed infrastructure, damaged homes, and imminent waterborne diseases that stem from...

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