Commonwealth finance ministers call for systemic reform of global financial architecture Saturday, 15th April 2023 For immediate release Finance ministers from various Commonwealth countries have called for a systemic reform of the global financial architecture to enhance access to development financing for vulnerable countries Their collective call for reform came at the Commonwealth Finance Ministers High-Level Working Group Meeting in Washington D.C. on 14 April 2023. At the inaugural Commonwealth Finance Ministers High-Level Working Group Meeting held on the margins of the 2023 World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Spring Meetings, finance ministers discussed national fiscal policies, measures...

NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WITH PICTURES APRIL 12, 2023   PROFLIGHT OVERTAKES SOUTH AFRICA ON LUSAKA-JOBURG FLIGHTS   LUSAKA, ZAMBIA – Proflight Zambia has boosted capacity on its Lusaka-Johannesburg service, resulting in the route between the two cities having more Zambian operated flights than South African ones. Proflight has increased the frequency of its flights to three times a day and is introducing a 126-seat 737-500 aircraft to its fleet to meet demand. The airline will commence the three daily flights seven days a week from April and the addition of the leased 737-500 aircraft from African Charter Airline of...

Emirates shares an ‘eggstravaganza’ of Easter treats this April Dubai, UAE, 5 April 2023: Honouring Easter festivities this April, Emirates is celebrating with traditional lamb dishes in the lounges, baskets of warm hot cross buns served onboard, sweet surprises for kids, and an array of new family-friendly movies on ice. From 7-10 April, Emirates passengers flying in every travel class to select routes including Australia, USA, Canada, Europe, UK, Brazil, Philippines, South Africa, Mauritius, and Ghana, will enjoy a sumptuous selection of Easter treats onboard. Economy Class passengers will be offered a warm hot cross bun with their meal, or a delicious...

Lusaka, April 13th 2023 ZANIS—Government says it is optimistic that the implementation of the Girls Education and Women’s Empowerment and Livelihood (GEWEL) Project will assist in addressing challenges faced by women and girls. Gender Division Permanent Secretary, Mainga Kabika says women and girls have continued to be marginalized in the economic, political, cultural and social development process of national development. Ms Kabika notes that the GEWEL project aims to increase access to livelihood support for women and access to secondary education for disadvantaged adolescent’s girls in extremely poor households in selected districts. ZANIS reports that the PS said this today when she paid a...