[U.S. Treasury] Lusaka -- As Prepared for DeliveryPresident Hichilema thank you for welcoming me to Lusaka today.
Posts published in “Day: January 23, 2023”
[U.S. Treasury] Lusaka -- As Prepared for DeliveryI want to thank the Zambia National Public Health Institute for the opportunity to see your investments in public health and pandemic preparedness firsthand.
[VOA] U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is in Zambia on the second leg of her African tour, a stop aimed at promoting American investment and ties while she's in a capital city that is visibly dominated by Chinese dollars.
[Times of Zambia] Lusaka -- ZAMBIA has been a member of the 79-year-old International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 1965, a year after the dawn of the southern African country's political independence.
By James Muyanwa – ZAMBIA has been a member of the 79-year-old International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 1965, a year after the dawn of the southern African country’s political independence.Since then, the copper-rich country has had 13 arrangements with the fund. On August 31, 2022, the IMF announced its executive board’s approval of the 38-month […]
[The Conversation Africa] Copper is all around us. The metal is both ever-present and invisible in our world. Copper makes reading the words on this screen possible. And the global spread of artificial light, electric power and telecommunications all r...
By ELIAS CHIPEPO – NEWLY elected Zambia Body Building and Fitness Federation (ZBBFF) president Jackson Nkhoma has promised to make the sport popular after defeating incumbent Cornelius Chanda during the elective annual general meeting at the wee...
By ELIAS CHIPEPO – Warriors 2-1 PrisonKABWE Warriors coach Mumamba Numba says winning the town derby against Prison Leopards is a great motivation as the team fights for more points to move away from the relegation zone.
Read more
By SANDRA MWILA – FAZ has received a financial boost of US$ 960, 000 from FIFA to help with the national women’s team preparation for the World Cup slated for July to be co-hosted by Australia/ New Zealand.
Read more
At times, people are worried about you and, sometimes, this can be for a genuine reason.In certain instances, this cannot be.We are now living in times where Africa, as part of the global village with so many changes in social interactions, has seen the diverse view of some parents and families when it comes to […]
By KELVIN MUDENDA – THE National Pension Scheme Authority (NAPSA) says the asset base for the authority stands at K65 billion of which 68 per cent is in liquid assets as at December 31, last year.NAPSA board of trustees chairperson Shipango Muteto said during the official opening of the Radisson Blu Mosi-oa-tunya Livingstone Resort that […]
By CHATULA KANGALI –THE Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce (EPCCI) and Industry has called on the Government to consider connecting the eastern part of the country to the Cabora Bassa Dam Hydro Power plant in Mozambique to help address the pow...
By CHATULA KANGALI – SOME pensioners under the Workers Compensation Fund Control Board (WCFCB) have called for the provision of loans by the fund to enable them venture into entrepreneurship.The pensioners said the provision of loans would enable them reduce dependency on their monthly pensions.Brighton Phiri of Petauke District, who was retired in 1995 at […]
By KENNEDY MUPESENI – THE Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has embarked on a rebranding drive to include a human face as it collects revenue on behalf of the Government.ZRA Commissioner General Digani Banda says becoming a socially responsible institution is critical for ZRA to gain public acceptability thereby making tax collection easier. Read more
By MUSONDA MANGILASHI – ATLAS Mara Bank has donated emergency beds worth more than K75,000 to the maternity wing of the Ndola Teaching Hospital (NTH) to help improve health care service delivery.Ndola District Commissioner Joseph Phiri who received the emergency beds, said the donation was in line with Government call for public private partnership in […]
By KENNEDY MUPESENI – TRUCKERS using the Kasumbalesa route have called for lasting solutions to traffic congestion that is leading to them spending weeks before crossing to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
Read more
By CHUSA SICHONE – THE National Union of Public and Private Educators of Zambia (NUPPEZ) says the Government should not transfer civil servants posted to the country’s rural areas based on witchcraft claims.
Read more
By JULIUS PHIRI – THE Government says it will expeditiously move to stop the illegal gold mining taking place in Lumezi District of Eastern Province.
Read more
By CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema has maintained that his ‘New Dawn’ administration is committed to the restoration of the dignity and respect of the traditional leadership in Zambia.And Paramount Chief Mpezeni of the Ngoni people in Eastern Province has implored President Hichilema to continue his receptiveness and positive recognition of the importance of […]
By CHUSA SICHONE – PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA has said marriage is an important Godly institution that binds families and is paramount in the stability of the nation.The President was speaking in Lusaka when he answered questions from journalists. Read more