By Staff Writer Government says it places great value on the importance of ensuring an enabling environment for women and girls. Northern Province Deputy Permanent Secretary Lewis Mwape said President Hakainde Hichilema has placed great value to empowering women and girls. Mr Mwape said the new dawn government has identified three critical dimensions of empowerment […]
AUTHORED BY : CGTN THINK TANK Introduction The Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), established in 2000, is one of the most important mechanisms for China-Africa cooperation. Since 2000, seven successful FOCAC events have been held, of which the third in 2006, sixth in 2015 and seventh in 2018 were upgraded to summits. Over the 22 […]
A French based International Association specialized in legal and certified timber trade has pledged to explore investment opportunities in the forestry sector in Zambia. The investment pledge was made after Green Economy and Environment Minister Collins Nzovu asked for support from the International Technical Association for Tropical Woods (ATIBT) to help Zambia derive maximum benefits […]
By Staff Writer A team of inspectors from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and Monze Town Council (MTC) have seized goods worth K7, 121.96 in a joint inspection. The inspection covered 12 business outlets at Monze’s Central Business District (CBD) and was conducted on December 2, 2022. CCPC Public Relations Officer Rainford Mutabi […]
By Staff Writer Minister of Labour and Social Security, Brenda Tambatamba has commended Zambia Industrial Commercial Bank (ZICB) for actively helping SMEs in Zambia through affordable loans and other products that grow the small businesses. Ms Tambatamba said she was happy that the bank is owned by Social Security Institutions who are holding a substantial […]
TopStar Communications has signed a Service Level Agreement (SLA) with the Ministry of Information and Media for the addition to the platform of Zambia News and Information Services (ZANIS) as the fifth Free To Air (FTA) channel on the platform. Speaking during the signing of the SLA in Lusaka today, Information and Media Permanent Secretary […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Six Police Offices from Luanshya have been injured after they were stoned by an agitated mob of over 500 people after a mysterious death of a resident. The riotous mob was agitated by the death of Enock Kaoma 19, who died on December 2, 2022 between 16:00hours and 18:00hours after vomiting blood. […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE A-42-year-old man of Mpongwe has set ablaze his girlfriend’s house after they had a dispute. Maureen Mwendela 45, the girlfriend to the suspect of Mwendela village reported that her house was set ablaze by her boyfriend whom she stays with after they had a dispute. Her property (house hold goods) which included […]
Inspector General of Police Lemmy Kajoba said GBV cases increased from 4,942 in the third quarter of 2021 to 8,790 cases in the same period in 2022. Mr Kajoba said this is a sad development for the country and advised police officers to step up anti Gender Based Violence (GBV) sensitization programmes. He said police […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Some Congolese Nationals at Mokambo border post on the Congolese side of the entry point protested this morning after the shooting of a suspected dangerous criminal. The protest comes two days after the shooting to death of a Congolese suspected criminal John Kayombo by the Zambia police Anti Robbery Squad after an […]
Alice Nachilembe
