Possible violence fears grip Nigeria after Presidential polls By Mutinta Himunyanga in Abuja, Nigeria, West Africa The author sponsored by African Women Leaders Forum (AWLF) to monitor the 2023 Presidential elections in Nigeria says a day after West African country went to the presidential elections , the streets in Abuja look abandoned and empty. There…
MultiChoice shortlists 11 start-ups to pitch for international funding and take their small businesses to the next level. Monday, 27th February, 2023 Media Release, Lusaka Zambia, February 2023 At a time when unemployment challenges and economic instability are high, small and medium-sized businesses (SMMEs) are proving to be the engines of economic growth…
The events of 2022 have clearly demonstrated the extreme imperfection, instability and fragility of the system of interstate and inter-bloc relationships developed in previous decades. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and its alliance of socialist countries, the Euro-Atlantic community, led by the US, gained almost unlimited power and the opportunity to impose…
By Derrick Sinjela , Saeed Simon Banda and Henry Chunza FOLLOWING the success of the MultiChoice Africa Accelerator Programme, which secured $16 million (USD) of funding for six (6) emerging businesses last year, the programme has been expanded to eight more countries across Africa. Many more small businesses in Africa’s technology sector now have…
By DERRICK SINJELA and SAEED SIMON BANDA THE Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) has directed all Local Authorities countrywide to enforce all the necessary laws and By-Laws to ban the sale of ready-to-eat foodstuff on the streets to curb the outbreak of Cholera. MLGRD Permanent Secretary (Administration) Mr. Maambo Haamaundu stated that…
…As Chinsali DC appeals to the World Bank to consider other districts By Kwilanzi Newspaper Zambia (KNZ) Correspondent in Chinsali District, Muchinga Province THE Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development (TRALARD) Project in Muchinga Province is a game-changer for vulnerable rural communities as it is improving their livelihoods, Chinsali District Commissioner (DC), Samson Muchemwa has…
…As they pledge to sensitize local community on climate change By Kwilanzi Newspaper Zambia Limited (KNZ) Correspondent in Isoka District, Muchinga Province THE Muchinga Province drama group trainees have praised the Zambian Government for providing them with information on climate change and sustainable natural resource management through the Transforming Landscapes for Resilience and Development (TRALARD)…
THE navies of China, Russia and South Africa are preparing for their first joint drills on the Atlantic-Indian border. The latest Russian frigate, the Admiral Gorshkov, armed with the Zircon hypersonic missile, has arrived in Cape Town to take part in the maneuvers, launched on February 17. In recent years, Russia, China and South…
Press Release The Common Market for East and Central Africa (COMESA) Regional Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance (Yellow Card) Scheme launches a Digital Yellow Card Mobile Application on Wednesday, 8th February 2023 COMESA Launches Digital Yellow Card Mobile App Lusaka, Wednesday, 8 February 2023: The COMESA Regional Third-Party Motor Vehicle Insurance (Yellow Card) Scheme has launched…
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