[Nation] Kenneth Lusaka, the Speaker of the Senate, resigned as a Permanent Secretary in 2012 to get into elective politics. He contested for the Bungoma gubernatorial seat during the 2013 General Election and won.
Posts published in August 2020
[ISS] South Africa's Finance Minister Tito Mboweni sparked a diplomatic incident by his vehement defence of the principle of central bank independence last weekend. Mboweni, himself a former governor of the South African Reserve Bank, fired off a volle...
[PR Newswire] Lusaka, Zambia -- China National Building Material Group Co., Ltd. (CNBM) held its first online open day event focusing on appropriate use of resources at the Zambia Industrial Park in Lusaka, capital of Zambia on Aug 26.
[New Zimbabwe] Despite the example of neighbouring Zimbabwe's economic collapse over the last 25 years, Zambian President Edgar Lungu is apparently intent on his country relearning this maths lesson.
[Daily Maverick] Despite the example of neighbouring Zimbabwe's economic collapse over the last 25 years, Zambian President Edgar Lungu is apparently intent on his country relearning this maths lesson.
[Daily Maverick] Despite the example of neighbouring Zimbabwe's economic collapse over the last 25 years, Zambian President Edgar Lungu is apparently intent on his country relearning this maths lesson.
[World Bank] Washington -- Recently, questions have been raised regarding the impartiality of the World Bank's activities in Zambia and our institution's role in hiring project-level staff.
[Nyasa Times] Community members in Mchinji allegedly beat up Senior Chief Mlonyeni and four Mchinji District Council officials at Mchinji/Zambia border over plans to allocate land for a border market.
[Daily Maverick] The Presidency has had to act quickly to prevent a diplomatic fallout between South Africa and Zambia following tweets by Finance Minister Tito Mboweni criticising a Zambian government decision to fire that country's central bank gover...
[Govt of SA] The President of the Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, has strongly reprimanded the Minister of Finance, Mr Tito Mboweni, following comments made by the Minister on social media regarding the removal of Zambia's Cen...
[Daily Maverick] Zambia has vowed to officially protest against Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's 'immature and improper criticism'.
[Namibian] THE president of Zambia, Edgar Lungu, on Saturday dismissed Bank of Zambia governor Denny Kalyalya without giving a reason for the surprise move.
[UNFPA] Zambia: 26-year-old Laika Lizimu's Story
[Daily Maverick] The Southern Africa Human Rights Roundup is a weekly column aimed at highlighting important human rights news in Southern Africa. It integrates efforts of human rights defenders and facilitates evidence-based engagement with key stakeh...
[New Zimbabwe] Zambia's vice president Inonge Mutukwa has tested positive for coronavirus.
[WHO] Lusaka -- Shortly after Zambia reported its first cases of COVID-19 in March 2020, the country's National Public Health Institute launched intensive, targeted screenings for cases in high-risk populations and locations. In Nakonde, a town on the ...
[ITC] Leveraging virtual learning to help promote sustainable investment practices.
[WFP] Lusaka -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a EUR 5 million contribution from the European Union (EU) that will help provide cash assistance to 655,000 food insecure people in urban areas of Zambia. These vulnerable communiti...
[WFP] Lusaka -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a EUR 5 million contribution from the European Union (EU) that will help provide cash assistance to 655,000 food insecure people in urban areas of Zambia. These vulnerable communiti...
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] Zambian hit singer John Chiti says coronavirus has left people with albinism living in fear