By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom Minister of Tourism and Arts Charles Banda on Wednesday held bilateral talks with United Kingdom’s Natural History Museum Director Sir Michael Dixon and discussed collaboration between the Zambia Government and the Museum on establishing a Natural History Museum in Zambia. During the meeting, the Minister said the Zambian […]
By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom The Smith School at the University of Oxford,in collaboration with the Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town has selected Zambia as acase study for a project called RISE (Renewable Innovation Scale Energy) on renewable energy for rural electrification. The project will take 18 months to […]
By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom Nominations are now open for the 2019 Commonwealth Youth Awards for Excellence in Development Work. This year, the Youth Awards will launch during the same week as International Youth Day; an annual celebration of the role of young people as essential partners in change across the world. The […]
By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom Today the High Commissioner for Zambia in the UK will make history by announcing a new system for anonymously reporting online child sexual abuse images and videos in Zambia, in partnership with the international charity, the IWF (Internet Watch Foundation) and Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA). […]
By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom Tourism and Arts Minister Hon. Charles Banda has said the preservation, practice and promotion of indigenous knowledge systems has become critical in contemporary times, especially in view of rapid technological advancements and globalisation trends. And the Minister has said Zambia has taken a deliberate strategy to incorporate traditional […]
By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom Tourism and Arts Minister Charles Banda has implored Zambians in the diaspora to take keen interest in the tourism. Mr Banda said tourism sector provides opportunities for diasporic populations to invest in tourism facilities and open up new and untapped tourist destinations to wider audiences. The Minister is […]
By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom Minister of Community Development and Social Services, Honorable Emerine Kabanshi has expressed the need for Zambians to participate in voluntary work. The Minister was on a learning visit in Ireland from 16thto 21stJuly, 2018 where she had various meetings with stakeholders on Social Protection facilitated by the Embassy […]
By Cifford Lambe in Rome, Italy Zambia and other African countries have been selected by the The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to implement the the Forestry and Farm Facility, Phase ll (2018-2022). The Forest and Farm Facility (FFF) provides support to forest and farm producer organizations (smallholders, rural women’s groups, local communities and indigenous peoples’ institutions) […]
By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom Minister of Community Development and Social Services, Honourable Emerine Kabanshi has said the Zambian Government will continue to partner with the Irish Government in the effective and efficient implementation of Social Protection Services in Zambia. The Minister is on a learning visit in Ireland from 16thto 21stJuly, 2018 on […]
By Abigail Chaponda in London, United Kingdom Mines and Minerals Development Ministers Richard Musukwa says he is determined to form a profitable mining industry in the country that will contribute significantly to the economy as long as Zambian investors are ready to invest in the industry. And Arc Minerals a London stock exchange AIM listed […]
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