[ad_1] ILLEGAL fuel vending has continued to be rampant countrywide especially along major highways. While the trade has created job opportunities for many people, especially the youth, the manner in which fuel is stored poses a great risk to traders, their families and people in communities. On February 25, 2023, several people escaped with multiple … Read More “Zambia: Illegal Fuel Vending Continues to Cause Headaches” »
Category: Zambia
[ad_1] US vice-president Kamala Harris’s recent visit to Zambia is an example the country’s increased engagement with western nations. It gave fresh impetus to the view that Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema is strongly aligning the country to the west. This has been evident from his pro-business rhetoric, western education and re-engagement with multilateral financial institutions … Read More “Zambia: Kamala Harris’s Visit Underscores the Tricky Choices Zambia Is Making About International Allies” »
[ad_1] The contract to rebuild the Lusaka-Ndola road has been awarded to a Chinese consortium. However, the announcement that two Zambian pension funds would finance the multimillion-dollar project has raised eyebrows. The Zambian government has announced plans to rebuild the 327-kilometer (203-mile) Lusaka-Ndola road into a divided highway, in a project expected to cost more … Read More “Zambia: Controversy Surrounds Zambia’s Divided Highway Project” »
[ad_1] Political parties have historically been concluded to be imperfect candidates for strategic planning because of the complexity of designing and implementing in the environment in which they operate. The political environment in Southern Africa continues to be complex, with the need to attract political “professionals” to meet the growing demand for democracy. Democracy Works … Read More “Zambia: Political Parties in Zambia Plan for Success – a Five Year Outlook” »
[ad_1] Natalie Chilikwela is done with talking. The 18-year-old has experienced the harmful impacts of toxic lead contamination in her hometown of Kabwe her whole life and has listened to many promises from politicians – but nothing much has changed. As part of a youth group, the Kabwe Environment Youth Network, she has raised awareness … Read More “Zambia’s ‘Green Kabwe’ Plan Should Prioritize Mine Cleanup” »
[ad_1] Maintaining a balance of international partnerships is critical for Zambia’s economic development. Foreign powers play a central role in supporting domestic infrastructure, mining investment, and health and education programmes. African governments are rightly resistive to polarising views of geopolitics that seek to pigeonhole them into being aligned with the West versus China and Russia. … Read More “Zambia Reaps Rewards of Positive Neutrality and Economic Diplomacy While Others Flounder” »
[ad_1] Marythar Kambinda Aron Mushaukwa LUHONONO – Community members of the Kabbe North and South constituencies in the Zambezi region are frustrated by the closure of the immigration office at Luhonono, making it difficult for them to cross into neighbouring Zambia. They said as a result, they are forced to cross into Zambia illegally as … Read More “Namibia: Kabbe Community Decries Closed Border Post” »
[ad_1] Lusaka — Vice President Kamala Harris landed Friday in Zambia, the final stop on her weeklong tour of the continent. While there, she discussed debt restructuring with that nation’s president and announced a range of private-sector commitments worth more than $7 billion, aimed at supporting climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation. But for Harris, this … Read More “Africa: VP Harris Ends Africa Tour With Personal Stop in Zambia” »
[ad_1] Johannesburg — Align Domestic Laws with International Standards The government of Zambia should take decisive and immediate action to repeal a law that unduly restricts the activities of nongovernmental organizations and civil society groups that operate in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. The law, known as the NGO Act No. 16 of … Read More “Zambia: Repeal Law That Restricts Civil Society” »
[ad_1] Today, the global community is convening for the second annual Summit for Democracy. Led by Costa Rica, the Republic of Korea, the Netherlands, the United States, and the Republic of Zambia, the gathering invites representatives from government, business, and civil society to share strategies for championing resilient and robust democracies—rooted in transparency, human rights, … Read More “Africa: An Emerging Summit, A Tradition of Democracy” »