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Hichilema is desperate to retain power and already has a worrying plan three years ahead of time. Zambia’s next general election is not due until 2026, but President Hakainde Hichilema, elected in August 2021, has already devised a five-point plan for securing re-election at all costs. There is nothing wrong with planning ahead. The problem … Read More “Zambia – the President’s Five-Point Plan to Stay in Power At All Costs” »
Zambia — ZAMBIA Minister for Transport and Logistics, Frank Tayali has congratulated Tanzania’s sixth phase government under President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the Tanzania Port Authority (TPA) Management for modernising and expanding the Dar es Salaam Port. Mr Tayali conveyed the congratulatory message yesterday in Lusaka, Zambia at the Stakeholder’s Engagement Forum organised by the … Read More “Tanzania: Zambian Minister Hails Major Improvements At Dar Port” »
Most say “a lot more” effort is needed from government, business and industry, ordinary citizens, and developed countries. Key findings About half (49%) of Zambians say droughts have become more severe in their region over the past decade, a proportion that has almost doubled since 2017. Only 30% say the same about floods. Fewer than … Read More “Zambians Say Climate Change Is Making Life Worse, Want Collective Action to Limit It” »
Seychelles’ men’s national football team will face a tough test in the 2023 Hollywoodbets Cosafa Cup in Durban after having been drawn in the group with the title-holder Zambia. The Seychelles’ side is in group B with Zambia, Malawi, and Comoros. While Comoros is a known opponent from the Indian Ocean neighbour, the team’s biggest … Read More “Seychelles/Zambia: Football – Seychelles Drawn in Group B of Cosafa With Defending Champion” »
Around the world, half a million women and girls are thought to be living with obstetric fistula, a serious childbirth injury that can cause incontinence and result in significant medical and mental health issues. In Zambia, as of 2018, more than 33,000 women and girls had been affected. For over a decade, the Government of … Read More “Zambia: Restoring Hope, Rebuilding Lives – a Day in the Life of a Fistula Surgeon in Zambia” »
The campaign demonstrated how female interns and staff in the organisation were trained and tasked with advocacies that promote inter-ethnic relations, national unity, good governance, and gender equality. Female staff of Image Merchants Promotion Limited (IMPR), the publisher of PRNigeria and Economic Confidential, have bagged double SABRE African Public Relations Awards 2023 in Lusaka, Zambia. … Read More “Nigeria: PRNigeria Women Win PR Awards in Zambia” »
On May 11, 2023, Invest Africa organised the Africa Debate aimed at catalysing Africa’s trade potential. Held at Guildhall, London in the United Kingdom, the Africa Debate was a powerful forum for connecting Africa and the rest of the world on the need for more engaged conversations about the continent’s trade. Despite ongoing global uncertainty, … Read More “Africa: Rigidities Hindering Intra-Africa Trade Should Go” »
ON Thursday, April 27, 2023, exactly 21 days to the day, President Hakainde Hichilema publicly castigated some of his ministers and other senior Government officials for the sloppy execution of duties; he asked them to catalogue their work achievements since they were appointed in office. This was during a Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU) leadership workshop … Read More “Zambia: Hichilema’s Press Conference Expectations” »
LGBTQ Africans are facing more challenges across the continent. DW speaks with queer Zambians and activists about how they navigate identity in a country that denies them human rights and protection from discrimination. Mary identifies as a transgender woman, but presents to society as a gay man. “I am forced to be gay in Zambia … Read More “Zambia: How Do LGBTQ Zambians Deal With Bigotry?” »
Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has asked French President Emmanuel Macron to use his global influence to help move forward a long-delayed restructuring of Zambia’s foreign debt, after its default in 2020. Hichilema met with Macron in Paris on Wednesday, where he “emphasised the importance of closing debt talks and asked France to use its role … Read More “Zambia: Govt Asks France to Use ‘Influence’ to Speed Up Debt Restructuring” »
