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Consumers to save K1.5bn from fuel price drop, says Dr. Johnstone Chikwanda
Since April this year fuel pump prices have been steadily falling and this will lead to petroleum products consumers saving an accumulated K1.5billion, reports *Francis Lungu* . Giving an analysis on the downward trend of fuel pump prices observed in the last three months, international energy expert Johnstone Chikwanda says in the month of April…
ATCA calls on African governments to collaborate in helping tobacco farmers shift to food crops
AS THE world commemorates the World No Tobacco Day which is annually observed on May 31, the African Tobacco Control Alliance (ATCA) is calling on African governments to collaborate with the non-state actors in finding alternatives for tobacco farmers, reports *Francis Lungu* . This year’s World No Tobacco Day is being held around the theme…
Moldovan opposition accuses President Sandu of power usurpation and corruption
In Moldova the internal confrontation between the current government of Maia Sandu, the political opposition and the national minorities oppressed by Chisinau deepens. Against the background of the economic and energy catastrophe to which this post-Soviet republic has been exposed as a result of the activities of pro-Western politicians, the country is threatened by the…
HH challenges opposition for alternative policies if they have any
REPUBLICAN President Hakainde Hichilema has dared the opposition, especially the previous regime of the Patriotic Front (PF) to offer alternatives if they have any to the new dawn government that has embarked on a robust and ambitious economic recovery trajectory, reports *Francis Lungu* . President Hichilema outlined an array of assortment of social, economical and…
World Tourism Organisation’s Zurab Pololikashvili marketing Zambia’s hospitality Investment
By DERRICK SINJELA WORLD Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili is assuring Minister of Tourism Rodney Malindi Sikumba of a pledge to facilitate platforms enabling Zambia to market her key investment areas to drive its hospitality agenda for economic diversification and growth, leading to sustainable jobs and wealth creation. The pronouncement was made when…
ZAMBIA’S ZOWA NGWIRA TO STAR IN NETFLIX ANIMATED SERIES
By Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya Zambia’s burgeoning entertainment industry has hit a major milestone with Zambian actress Zowa Ngwira securing a prominent role in the highly anticipated Netflix teens animated series – Supa Team 4. Created by Zambian writer Mulenga Mulendema, the show is a collaboration between South African production company Triggerfish Animation Studios and British…
Govt on track to increase access to electricity-energy expert Johnstone Chikwanda
The energy sector is in safe pair of hands going by increased Constituency Development Fund (CDF) by the new dawn government which has a component of rolling out electricity connectivity to rural areas, reports *Francis Lungu.* An internationally renowned energy expert, Johnstone Chikwanda has observed that the upsurge in the annual CDF allocation from the…
Xi Story: Thick love encased in thin envelopes from overseas Chinese
Source: XinhuaEditor: huaxia2023-05-09 22:40:15 BEIJING, May 9 (Xinhua) — “A letter from family worth ten thousand in silver.” This line from ancient poet Du Fu (712-770) reflects the deep emotions that the Chinese people have for their family and homeland. More than a century ago, when emails and WeChat did not exist, overseas Chinese had…
Xi Focus-Closeup: Preserving “world-class treasure” of Xi’an ancient city wall
Source: XinhuaEditor: huaxia2023-05-11 16:28:16 XI’AN, May 11 (Xinhua) — At the heart of northwest China’s Xi’an, a city with over 3,100 years of history, stands the country’s largest and best-preserved ancient city wall, which is deemed a “world-class treasure” by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Stretching over 4 km from east to west and some 2.7…
Xi Focus-Closeup: Preserving “world-class treasure” of Xi’an ancient city wall
Xi Focus-Closeup: Preserving “world-class treasure” of Xi’an ancient city wall Source: XinhuaEditor: huaxia2023-05-11 16:28:16 This aerial photo taken on Feb. 26, 2023 shows people watching a lantern show at the south part of the ancient city wall in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Shao Rui) XI’AN, May 11 (Xinhua) — At the heart of northwest…