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Mastercard Foundation Fund calls for proposals from African SMEs and entrepreneurs in the agricultural sector
· Selected SMEs will receive support from the Fund, including grants ranging from US$ 500,000 to US$ 2,500,000, disbursed over a 3-year period. Nairobi, Kenya, April 10, 2024…The Mastercard Foundation Fund for Resilience and Prosperity has launched an Agribusiness Challenge Fund, calling for proposals from SMEs in the agriculture sector that can create work opportunities…
Xi meets Russian foreign minister
Xi meets Russian foreign minister Source: XinhuaEditor: huaxia2024-04-09 22:13:00 BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Beijing. Xi asked Lavrov to convey sincere greetings to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Noting that this year marks the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties…
Xi says China to cooperate with Micronesia on infrastructure, climate change
Source: XinhuaEditor: huaxia2024-04-09 22:38:15 Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands with President of the Federated States of Micronesia Wesley W. Simina in Beijing, capital of China, April 9, 2024. Xi held talks with Simina, who is on a state visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. Xi and…
LESOTHO TO LEAD AFRICAN MINING TRAJECTORY
April 9, 2024….Maseru With the Mining Indaba set to take place later this month, Lesotho is well on its path to reviving its extractive industry, Tando Mandela reports. A first for the country having previously attended the Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa in the past, the foresight of bringing it to Lesotho can…
Guest Opinion: Xi’s message to Americans
Guest Opinion: Xi’s message to Americans Source: XinhuaEditor: huaxia2024-04-03 23:51:00 by Robert Lawrence Kuhn President Xi Jinping’s extraordinary meeting with American business and academic leaders has rightly caught the attention of the international media. Well it should. Among the concerns on which the peace and prosperity of the world depends, two of the biggest are…
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‘I am a beneficiary of Dr Kaunda’s Legacy on Education’ Charles Chanda pays tribute to KK
…as UPPZ vows to introduce Grade 1 to Grade 9 Religious and Moral Studies By Derrick Sinjela in Mansa, Luapula Province Central Province UNITED Prosperous and Peaceful Zambia leader Charles Chanda attributes former First Republican President, the late Dr. Kenneth David Buchizya Kaunda’s humble background as a basis upon the United National Independence Party (UNIP)…
‘TRALARD Project: a game changer for vulnerable communities’ brags Chinsali DC Samson Muchemwa
…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…
“Do not drop your Covid 19 guard,” Sylvia Tembo-Masebo warns Zambians
“Do not drop your Covid 19 guard,” Sylvia Tembo-Masebo warns Zambians …coronavirus is real, prevention is better than curing! …a Healthy people, build a wealthy nation By Saeed Simon Banda, Henry Chunza, Malvin Nkhoma and Derrick Sinjela in Lusaka, Zambia HEALTH Minister Sylvia Tembo-Masebo is urging Zambians not to drop the guard with regard to…
“Enact Climate Change law,” prods Abel Musumali
Climate Smart Agriculture Alliance Zambia prods Members of Parliament to support the enactment of the Climate Change Bill into law. Speaking when he appeared at a Caucus Group on Members of Parliament on Environment and Climate Change, Alliance National Coordinator Abel Musumali says this will allow more protection and mitigation of Climate change…
“Fifty districts needed humanitarian assistance,” worries DMMU’s Dr. Gabriel Pollen
By DERRICK SINJELA, HENRY CHUNZA and SAEED SIMON BANDA ACCORDING to the 2022 In-depth Vulnerability and Needs Assessment Survey conducted in June 2022, Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) National Coordinator, Dr. Gabriel Pollen says identified affected by the floods/dry spells are Agriculture and Food Security and nutrition, Health, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. Dr.…
“Financial irregularities in Government Institutions needs to be addressed and bring culprits to book,” insists IPPR – Zambia-Director for Policy & Research Department- Fidelis Solomon Ngoma
*FINANCIAL irregularities in Government Institutions need to be addressed and bring ‘Culprits’ to book* -IPPR- Zambia By Fidelis Solomon Ngoma Director for Policy & Research Department- IPPR- Zambia In order to maintain a stronger economy, Government will need to continue to dismantle the stock of public expenditure arrears and improve Commitment controls and monitoring with…