Category: Sustainable Development

Zambia on course with COP-27 preparations – Collins NZOVU

*…as Minister Nzovu gives updates on COP-27 preparations* *KINSHASA, Wednesday, October 5th, 2022* – THE 27TH Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC COP-27) will be held from 6th to 18th November, 2022, in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt. And Zambia, as the Chair of the African Group of Negotiators (AGN), has continued with preparations for COP-27 and ensuring that the African Group is ready for the Conference. Minister of Green Economy and Environment Honourable Collins Nzovu announced the development when he held a bilateral meeting with COP-27 President His Excellency Sameh Shoukry on the margins...

HOW 13 ABDUCTIONS IN SIX MONTHS IS ONE ABDUCTION IN TWO WEEKS

HOW 13 ABDUCTIONS IN SIX MONTHS IS ONE ABDUCTION IN TWO WEEKS (Wednesday, 13 April 2022 to Monday, 3 October 2022) (173 days) (24 weeks and 6 days) (5 months, 20 days) By Kasebamashila Kaseba  Zambia Police yesterday, on day 173 of the abduction for ransom of Pamela Chisupa, at a house in Chilala, Lusaka found and released 12 other abductees and reportedly arrested two abduction suspects. Otherwise, there are still more questions than answers. For the example, what was and is still unanswered is the revealed number of abductees and the number of abductors as well as their motivation....

PRESS RELEASE PR GIRL MEDIA SUCCESSFULLY HOSTS THE 6TH ANNUAL BEERVILLE-OKTOBERFEST Alongside Popular Brands Castle Lite, Big Tree Beverages, Ulendo and Pacific Cigarettes

PRESS RELEASE PR GIRL MEDIA SUCCESSFULLY HOSTS THE 6TH ANNUAL BEERVILLE-OKTOBERFEST Alongside Popular Brands Castle Lite, Big Tree Beverages, Ulendo and Pacific Cigarettes ZAMBIA’S trendy Lifestyle PR Agency, PR Girl Media hosted the Beerville-Oktoberfest on Saturday, 1 October 2022 at the Chita Lodge Gardens in Lusaka for the 6th consecutive year since 2017. The event was supported by Castle Lite under Zambian Breweries and Fruiticana, Vatra, Brothers of Big Tree Beverages Ltd among other brands. PR Girl Media has confirmed that the 2022 edition of the event was a success with over 3,000 people in attendance to experience the event...

GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES THE 2022 NGOMA AWARDS By Hon. Elvis Nkandu

GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES THE 2022 NGOMA AWARDS By Hon. Elvis Nkandu, MP – Minister of Youth, Sport, and Arts Today, we officially launched the Ngoma Awards which have been absent for the past few years. The 2022 Ngoma Awards will this year be the first of their kind as we make sure that deserving artists be it Musicians, Actors, Visual artists, and others are well rewarded. In our address at a media launch held at our office, among other fundamentals, we affirmed the New Dawn Government’s commitment to fully support the growth of the art industry and seeing to it that...

All eyes on agroecology | Zambia 24 – Zambia’s leading Online News website

https://zambia24.com/all-eyes-on-agroecology/ All eyes on agroecology | Zambia 24 – Zambia’s leading Online News website … As Caritas Zambia advises the government to incorporate agroecological policies and strategies into the nation’s food system saying this will help to conserve the country’s biodiversity and attain food security By Francis Maingaila Lusaka (15-08-22 – Zambia24) – Participatory Ecological Land Use Management (PELUM) Association, a network of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Non-Governmental […] zambia24.com As Caritas Zambia advises the government to incorporate agroecological policies and strategies into the nation’s food system saying this will help to conserve the country’s biodiversity and attain food...

The fundraising market in Africa is growing, but it’s hard out there for startups, says DAI Magister

Analysis of the current African market by boutique investment bank DAI Magister, reveals that investors have so far bucked macrotrends by exhibiting confidence in investing into African businesses, particularly in first and second round raising. However, nascent start-ups are facing difficulty, with just half the number of accelerator deals taking place in Q2 2022 compared with Q2 2021. DAI Magister has analysed the African market over the past four to six weeks in anticipation of the upcoming fundraising season, to assess the challenges and requirements for key finance functions through the lens of fundraising. The global investment market overall has...

Ministry of Finance and National Planning K167.3 billion  2023 Budget Symposium Monday, 3rd October, 2022

Salim Kaunda, USAID/Zambia Economic Governance Specialist Ministry of Finance and National Planning Budget Symposium Monday, 3rd October, 2022 (remarks as prepared) Mulungushi International Conference Center (MICC) Kenneth Kaunda New Wing (KKNW) Good morning. I bring you greetings on behalf of the United States Ambassador to Zambia, Mr. Michael Gonzales, and the USAID/Zambia Mission Director, Mr. Wiebler. My names are Salim Kaunda and I oversee the USAID Revenue for Growth Project, co-sponsor of this budget symposium. I am deeply honored to deliver these brief remarks on behalf of the United States Embassy and USAID. Since the project began, USAID Revenue for Growth...

QUEEN ELIZABETH II DEATH CERTIFICATE PUBLICATION IN COMMONWEALTH ZAMBIA WHERE SCOTT BOOK PUBLICATION OF SATA LONDON DEATH CERTIFICATE WAS AN OFFENSE

QUEEN ELIZABETH II DEATH CERTIFICATE PUBLICATION IN COMMONWEALTH ZAMBIA WHERE SCOTT BOOK PUBLICATION OF SATA LONDON DEATH CERTIFICATE WAS AN OFFENSE     By Kasebamashila Kaseba Monday, 3rd October, 2022 BBC radio (98.1fm) is reporting the publication of Queen Elizabeth II death certificate when in a democratic Commonwealth country where former VP Guy Scott 2019 book publication of President Michael Sata’s London-issued death certificate (among other presidents) attracted police investigations and in 2022 the UPND New Dawn President HH who campaigned and won through messages of transparency, anti-corruption and lifestyle audits is the one to conceal his declaration of assets...

Gershom Musonda :Focusing on the Northern Circuit as I finally leave public broadcaster after a decade!

Gershom Musonda :Focusing on the Northern Circuit as I finally leave public broadcaster after a decade! Sunday, 2nd October, 2022 The media civic activism ends here after years of struggle to be justified. Grateful that this was a graceful departure assured by late Republican president Michael Sata when he summoned me to help, though in a small way…. Late President FTJ Chiluba’s regime pushed me into the rains, but restituted my family later after knowing I was an asset to development contrary to misinformation put b4 him…. Thanks to friends who were always there for me…God bless u always…. https://www.facebook.com/100000721144115/posts/pfbid0xtAQENVs1rYQxPZYA7S3ZH6eCoEtQXx47t3ZPG1i3RdYabZdYLNyanJv4qP2t9bEl/

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