By ALICE NACHILEMBE World Youth and Leadership Foundation says it is expecting an increment of at least 35 percent in the budget allocations towards Youth empowerment. WYLF Director General Nalishebo Nyambe said this will encourage youths participation in employment creation and economic development. Mr Nyambe said the UPND Government should take this as an opportunity […]
By ALICE NACHILEMBE Council of NGOs in Zambia has expressed concerned by the practices of past and present administrations through Cabinet Office to exclude, inviting, the NGOs sector at state functions. Council of NGOs Chairperson McDonald Chipenzi said despite the Council of NGOs in Zambia being a recognized by statutory body under the Ministry of […]
Dear President The OP will share with you the information you would want to hear but us on the ground, will tell you exactly how it is. In August 2019, based on the interactions I had with people, I sent you a message on Facebook in which I indicated that people were talking of you […]
By JOHN SAKALA Zamtel has been named the Best Internet Service Provider in Zambia for its Velocity internet service at the just ended Customer Service Excellence Awards Gala Dinner. Zamtel picked up the Customer Choice Award at the event held in Livingstone on Friday night based on a survey conducted by the Chartered Institute for […]
Ministry of Commerce Trade and Industry has assures Zambians Congolese importers and exporters of a conducive trade environment between the two Countries. And the Vice Governor of Haut Katanga Province Jean-Claude Kamfwa Kimimba pledges to work with the Zambian Government to remove trade barriers between Zambia and DR Congo Ministry of Commerce, Trade and Industry […]
Liverpool humiliated Manchester United and their under-pressure manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as they handed out a thrashing in front of a stunned Old Trafford. On a day of acute embarrassment for United and Solskjaer, 10 years and one day since they lost 6-1 at home to Manchester City, Liverpool emphasised the vast gulf between the […]
Millions of Afghans will face starvation this winter unless urgent action is taken, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) has warned. More than half the population – about 22.8 million people – face acute food insecurity, while 3.2 million children under five could suffer acute malnutrition, the WFP said. “Afghanistan is now among the world’s […]
Members of Sudan’s transitional government and other civilian leaders have been arrested amid reports of a military coup. Prime Minister Abdallah Hamdok is among those reported to have been put under house arrest by unidentified soldiers. The army has not commented, but pro-democracy groups urged street protests. Military and civilian leaders have been at odds […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) says Zambia has continued to be beset with several challenges in relation to governance and the management of public resources, which have made it very difficult to attain real economic emancipation. TI-Z Executive Director Maurice Nyambe said that this is despite the country’s best efforts over the last […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Southern Province Minister, Cornelius Mweetwa, says government will formalize the mining activities at Chilobe Tungsten Mine, in Zimba district. Mr Mweetwa said though it is the desire of the government to ensure that the citizenry benefit from the mineral resources, mining activities need to be done in compliance with the law. Mr […]
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Maimbo Mweemba
