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Rosatom to host a week of nuclear-themed events at EXPO 2020
Rosatom, a global technological leader, will host ‘Breakthrough Technologies for a Sustainable Future’ week at EXPO 2020 in Dubai, UAE. The week-long programme, taking place on 17-24 January 2022, will highlight a wide range of technologies and their applications – including the latest nuclear innovations – aimed at improving quality of life and helping…
Encourage Your Girl Child to School – Happiness Chirwa prods parents
By BILKE MULENGA Ms. Happiness Chirwa, a female teacher in Situmbeko Area, Shibuyunji District, off Mumbwa Road ( 65 -85km West of Lusaka)has urged parents and guardians of a girl child who have not made it to go to upward grades not to send them into marriage, but to encourage them continue with their education.…
Novawind JSC began wind power deliveries to DeloPorts
Novawind JSC began wind power deliveries to DeloPorts On January 1, 2022, Atomenergopromsbyt JSC (part of Rosatom’s wind power division NovaWind) began supplying wind-generated electricity to DeloPorts (a stevedore asset of Delo Group). The company switched its KSK and NUTEP terminals to electricity completely generated at wind farms. The respective agreement was signed in…
Nuclear Industry will Provide Green Jobs for African Nations
The growing global expansion of nuclear technologies allows solving various issues not only in energy, healthcare, agriculture and other spheres. Thousands of high-quality jobs are created in the nuclear industry every year, which, unlike many current professions, are not threatened with being replaced by robots. This double effect is of special importance for Africa. The…
Children are at the heart of everything World Vision does, says John Hasse
By Derrick Sinjela, Ashton Kelly Bunda and Esther Munika Mwanashiku CHILDREN are at the heart of everything we do, and our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience the fullness of life, says World Vision, Zambia National Director John Hasse. Rotary International District 9210 President Lucie Kasanga indicated a…
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Russia to increase its petroleum product exports
Russia continues to increase its supplies of petroleum products to foreign markets despite the sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union. According to British analytical agency VORTEXA, Russian diesel exports rose by 33% in March 2023, with shipments at Black Sea ports focused on trade with Turkey and North Africa reaching the…
Russia-IAEA Meeting Held in Kaliningrad
On April 1, Kaliningrad (Russia) hosted the official meeting between Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev and Director General of the International Nuclear Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi, who arrived in Kaliningrad after his visit to Ukraine. Following the meeting, Alexey Likhachev stated that the key topic of the talks was the issue of ensuring…
RUSSIA-ZAMBIA 2022 STEM-E FORUM A SUCCESS AS RUSSIA PLEDGES TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IN MINING AND AGRICULTURE
THE 2022 Russia-Zambia STEM-E Forum was successfully held with a new focus on modern technology transfer in mining and agriculture industries, reports *Francis Lungu* . It was for the first time the Russia-Zambia STEM-E Forum which has been held annually in recent years had a presence of Russian industries exhibition. The event that was held…
RUSSIA-ZAMBIA 2022 STEM-E FORUM HELD UNDER THE THEME “STEM SYSTEM AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER”
PRESS RELEASE Lusaka…November 28, 2022 The Federal Government of Russia jointly with the Zambian Government have been holding the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) events aimed at encouraging young students, both girls and boys to take up science inclined courses. For the first time during the STEM-E FORUM, representatives from Russian innovative companies will…
Sanctions failed to block Russian “Window to Europe”
Russia continues to develop its second capital near the eastern borders of the European Union, turning St. Petersburg into an international political, scientific, commercial, industrial and cultural center. Despite the fact that the city, founded three hundred years ago, was built as a gateway for Russians to the Western world, the West’s attempts to cut…
Save the PF from Itself! ….’We Need a Vibrant Opposition for Democracy to Flourish’
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=pfbid0Z9GnbJViRFtgxtADQyQCaGZYaJnZk2JS3U8oYbv6Cz23CLZLQVceEN77Sfrf9fLCl&id=100066221304390&sfnsn=mo&mibextid=6aamW6 Save the PF from Itself! ….’We Need a Vibrant Opposition for Democracy to Flourish’ By Davis Mataka Truth be told, we need a vibrant PF and other opposition parties to ensure checks and balances against any excesses, omissions or inadequacies by government. But what is happening in the PF, the biggest opposition party, should…