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ZAMBIA IS STILL SAFE FOR BUNGEE JUMPING
- Authorities in Zambia have maintained that the country is still a safe tourist destination offering Bungee Jumping. Immediate past Zambian Tourism Minister Given Lubinda has assured tourists world over that the sport can be carried out with no fears by those keen to engage in the breathtaking activity. An accident on the Victoria Falls Bridge standing over one of the 8 wonders of the world; the Victoria Falls which is a regular sport for bungee jumping, occurred on New Year's Eve, leaving 22-year-old Australian lady Erin Langworthy with a fractured collar bone and severe bruises. The Bungee rope in the accident snapped after the courageous young Australian made the dive going do…ZAMBIA: HITACHI INJECTS $15M IN FACTORY
- Hitachi, a leading manufacturer of construction, mining and other earthmoving equipment has commenced phase one construction of a re-manufacturing plant valued at 15 million US dollars. The Plant located at the Lusaka Multi Facility Economic Zone along the Lusaka International Airport Road. About 200 people are expected to be employed in the first phase of the construction of the plant. Japanese Ambassador to Zambia, Akio Egawa has said the investment is part of his country’s trade commitments to Africa made under the Tokyo International Cooperation for African Development-TICAD- process. He has stated that Japan has already exceeded its commitments to Africa for the period 2008…ZAMBIA: Hitachi injects US$15m into economy
Hitachi, a leading manufacturer of construction, mining and other earthmoving equipment, has commenced phase one construction of a re-manufacturing plant in Malawi valued at US$15 million. The plant, expected to employ about 200 people initially, is located at the Lusaka International Multi-Facility Economic Zone along the Lusaka International Airport Road. - Japanese Ambassador to Zambia, Akio Egawa has said the investment is part of his country’s trade commitments to Africa made under the Tokyo International Cooperation for African Development-TICAD- process.
He has stated that Japan has already exceeded its commitments to Africa for the period 2008 to 2012 as evidenced in the 2.0…ZAMBIA: REVENUE AUTHORITY IN UPGRADE
- A National Call Center for the Zambia Revenue Authority has been officially launched in line with its Modernisation of Tax Administration Project. The center that has already commenced full operations has a capacity of 12 customer service agents and one manager while six agents have so far been trained in customer service and fielding of all general tax questions from the Zambian public. The call centre housed at the ZRA premises within the capital Lusaka’s Central Business District; will create a platform for the authority and its taxpayers, to have closer interaction using the new telecommunication technology by calling 5972. The National Call Centre project has also been supp…ARC: ZIMBABWE MAINTAINS THE LEAD
- Zimbabwean motor rallying sensation Conrad Rautenbach managed to secure his fourth victory of the year at the Zambia International Rally. The 26 year old Rautenbach won the Zambia International Rally, which was also the third round of the eight 2011 African Rally Championship series, as scored a time three minutes and 10 seconds better than second-placed fellow countryman Zimbabwean Jamie Whyte. Zambia only managed the podium finish through Mohammed Essa who finished third. Rautenbach clocked 1:43:51 at the Graham Rays Farm in Chisamba while Jamie of Zimbabwe was trailing in second position on 1:46:06 and Zambia's Essa had 1:52:15. Top Zimbabwean female motor rally drive…ZAMBIA: RURAL ICT DEVELOPMENT A MUST
- The Zambia Information Communication Technology Authority has demanded better Information Communication and Technology-ICT- service delivery in the country’s rural areas. ZICTA has observed that without ICT’s, the country may not move with the times in meeting the development targets for the people. ZICTA Acting Director General Susan Mulikita has stated that the Zambian ICT regulatory firm will do everything possible to stimulate growth of ICT’s in rural locations as that has social economic benefits for services like health and education. Mulikita was speaking in the Zambian capital Lusaka during the 2011 World Telecommunications Day celebrations in line with the glo…SUDAN: 4 ZAMBIANS SHOT AND WOUNDED
- Four United Nations peacekeepers in Sudan from the Zambia Army have been wounded after their patrol was attacked. This was in the oil rich region of Abyei region along the north-south border. One of the four peacekeepers is reportedly in critical condition. Reports reaching Zambia indicate that Kouider Zerrouk, a spokesperson for the UN Mission in Sudan confirmed that unidentified assailants shot and wounded four United Nations peacekeepers while they were on patrol in the disputed Abyei area of Sudan on Tuesday. The mission has disclosed that the four blue helmets, all from Zambia, were shot around 4:40 p.m. as they returned from a regular patrol to the north of the town of Ab…THE REAL AFRICA TO REBRAND IN MAY 2011
- The Zambia Tourism Board is in May 2011 unveiling the country’s new tourism brand name. The country will disassociate from the tagline “Zambia the Real Africa.” According to the tourism board about 3,981 emails from 2,017 different people produced 4,445 slogans and 956 different images from 45 countries during a competition to rebrand Zambia. Zambia is known to be a fascinating country with unbeatable safaris and adventure, great culture and friendly people and of course the iconic Victoria Falls! Although it is still relatively undiscovered, with much potential, the government is looking to build on the sectors strengths and earn more revenue. Owing to increased tou…ZAMBIA HEIGHTENS PREPARATIONS FOR 10TH AGOA FORUM
- The Zambian civil society has prodded government to be inclusive as the June 2011 10th African Growth Opportunity Act-AGOA-Forum draws near. Zambia, the current chair of AGOA is hosting the 10th forum this June from the 6th to 8th and preparatory meetings by the 4th with the theme now announced as “Enhanced trade through increased competitiveness, value addition and deeper regional integration.” About 2,000 delegates are expected to take part in the forum were government, civil society and the African women enterprises program will be in attendance. The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) were signed into law on May 18, 2000 as Title 1 of The Trade and Development…ZOELLICK TO VISIT ZAMBIA AND MALI
- World Bank president Robert Zoellick is on Thursday the 16th of December 2010 expected in Zambia for a two day visit that seeks to enhance the country’s competitiveness in sustaining economic growth. The eleventh serving World Bank president is the first World Bank chief to visit Zambia. Zoellick’s visit will look at strengthening key developmental sectors in Zambia that include agriculture, mining and health. He is also scheduled to sign an agreement for additional financial support towards the country’s malaria booster program owing to its success in malaria reduction. Zoellick, is set to meet Zambian President Rupiah Banda, members of the donor community and some c…IMF CAUTIONS ZAMBIA AHEAD OF 2011 ELECTIONS
- The International Monetary Fund –IMF- has advised Zambia to maintain fiscal discipline in its expenditure for the year 2011 as it will host presidential and parliamentary elections. A mission visiting Zambia to hold discussions focused on the fifth review under the extended credit facility has stated that it is pleased with the performance of the Zambian economy in the year 2010. Head of mission George Tsibouris says Zambia needs to use its existent public finance management structure to avoid spending outside the outlined budget. He has nonetheless commended the southern African country for the recently announced 2011 budget whose focus is on social spending and infrastructure de…TWO YEARS OF RB IN OFFICE, WHAT NEXT FOR ZAMBIA?
- Zambians today November 2, 2010reflect on the two year reign of the fourth President Rupiah Banda. Banda took over presidency after the death of the third president Levy Mwanawasa who died on August 19, 2008 won the historic Presidential by election of the southern African nation. It has been observed that the president has had no clear ‘direct ambition’ linked to him despite claiming continuity from President Mwanawasa’s reign. Of late, President Rupiah Banda has been criticized for his enormous trips abroad while critics have called President Banda names, accusing him of being the most traveled president of the Africa region. The state has defended the President…ZAMBIAN TO SIT ON GLOBAL HUMANITARIAN ADVISORY BOARD
- Zambia red cross society secretary general Charles Mushitu has been appointed on the 8-man global humanitarian principles and diplomacy advisory board in Geneva, Switzerland. Mr Mushitu’s appointment has been confirmed in a letter from international federation of the red cross president Tadateru Konoe made available to AfricaNews in Lusaka today by Zambia red cross public relations manager James Zulu. Mr Mushitu is now the first secretary general from southern Africa to sit on the committee as only two Africans have been selected which also includes Mr jean Pierre Bayala of Burkina Faso. Mr Mushitu has served as red cross secretary general since 2004 and served in other regional R…CAIRO COURT RULES ON EGYPTIANS MARRIED TO ISRAELI WOMEN
- A court in Cairo has upheld a ruling urging the government to consider stripping Egyptian men who are married to Israeli women of their citizenship. The ruling requires officials to send all such cases to the cabinet, to be decided on an individual basis. The interior ministry had appealed against the original ruling, made by a lower court last year. The new decision is seen as a sign of negative feeling towards Israel in Egypt, despite a 1979 peace treaty. Anti-Israeli sentiment is high in the country in the aftermath of Israeli raids on Gaza aid ships - but the long-scheduled court decision was not connected. It calls on the cabinet to determine whether to remove the natio…75% SHARES IN ZAMBIA'S ZAMTEL SOLD OFF TO LIBYAN FIRM
- 75 percent shares in Zambia’s state owned telecommunication ZAMTEL have been bought by a Libyan telecommunication company LAP Green Networks. The 75 percent shareholding has been purchased at a cost of 343 million United States dollars after the Libyan firm beat Angola’s UNITEL which was also short-listed to buy the majority shareholding in the Zambian communication firm. Zambian Finance and National Planning minister Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane expressed satisfaction with the price at which the country’s telecommunication firm has been sold. Dr. Musokotwane stated that Lap Green will also provide sixty two million US Dollars in additional funding as part of ZAMTEL…RB TO ATTEND 2010 WC IN SOUTH AFRICA
- Zambian president Rupiah Banda says he is geared to attend the 2010 FIFA world cup due to be hosted by South Africa this July. The 2010 world cup kicks off in three weeks time with the host nation South Africa’s Bafana bafana taking on Mexico in the opening encounter on June 11 2010. And The Zambian head of state who is an ardent supporter of football in Zambia and the continent as a whole has confirmed receipt of an invitation to attend the official opening of the prestigious soccer tournament being hosted in Africa for the first time. Banda has been invited by his South African counterpart Jacob Zuma. Several heads of state and governments have confirmed their attendance at the…ANOTHER POLITICAL PARTY IN ZAMBIA
- An independent member of parliament from Zambia’s western province quit his position to form a new political party. the number of political parties in Zambia, a 46 year old democratic country has significantly increased to more than 20 although only four are active namely the ruling movement for multiparty democracy (MMD) the opposition patriotic front (PF) and united party for national development (UPND), who are currently in a pact as well as the united national independence party (UNIP) and forum for democracy and development (FDD. Zambia also witnessed the launch of another party in March 2010 called the national restoration party (NAREP) headed by lawyer Elias Chipimo Jun…ANGOLA-ZAMBIA CONFER ON DEFENCE AND SECURITY
- Zambia and angola are in the next 3 days meeting to confer on defense and security in the Angolan capital. A multi-sectorial delegation from Zambia arrived, in Luanda on Sunday, to participate in the 26th defence and security permanent commission meeting to debate issues of bilateral interest. The talks between Angola and Zambia will be developed in sub- commissions, to discuss among other issues topics related to police, prison services, fight against drugs, public security, migration and foreigners services, customs and natural resources. The Zambian delegation, made up of 28 people, is led by Home Affairs permanent secretary, Ndiyoyi Mutiti, while minister Lameck Mangani was expect…WINDFALL NEVER TO RETURN- MINES MINISTER ZAMBIA
- The Zambian government has maintained that it will not reintroduce the windfall tax in the mining sector. A windfall profit tax is described as a higher tax rate on profits that ensue from a sudden windfall gain to a particular company or industry. In Zambia, this particular tax which was introduced in the mining sector was supported by the World Bank in 2008 who said it would help the country raise funds required to build infrastructure and improve education and health services. It was then removed at the height of the global economic crisis in 2009. Mines minister Maxwell Mwale has said in the Zambian capital Lusaka on Monday 10th may 2010 that although countries like Australia had…ZAMBIAN GOVERNMENT DEFENDS PROPOSED POWER TARIFFS HIKE
- The rejected 36 percent electricity tariff increase by Zambia’s power utility firm ZESCO has been defended by the government. This comes in the backdrop of most stakeholders such as the manufacturers who have described the proposed increase by the power utility as a draw back in relation to economic growth. But Energy And Water Development Minister Kenneth Konga says stakeholders in both the domestic and the manufacturing sector need to accept the increased tariffs which will help the power utility firm enhance service provision. He has stated that government has commenced formulation of a power system development master-plan that can coordinate the operations of the power sector.…ZAMBIAN POWER SUPPLYING FIRM PROPOSES 36% TARIFF HIKE
- Zesco Ltd, Zambia’s main power supplying company has proposed a 36 percent increase in electricity tariffs to the local Energy Regulation board (ERB). Last year, Zesco applied for 66 per cent tariff rise in electricity, but the ERB approved a 35 per cent average increase in electricity tariffs effective August 1, 2009 to 2010. The power utility firm has since requested the ERB to allow it to raise tariffs further by a total 36 percent from July, citing among other factors the current inflationary pressures, rising import costs and steep hikes in the price of equipment. Company spokesperson Lucy Zimba in a public statement issued on Thursday said the request to adjust the electrici…SWEDEN, NORWAY AIRPORTS CLOSED AGAIN DUE TO VOLCANIC ASH
- Some airports in Sweden and Norway have closed again despite earlier projections that air traffic in Europe would return to normal by Thursday 22nd April 2010. TT news agency has reported that Gothenburg's Landvetter and Malmo's Sturup airports in southern Sweden closed late on Wednesday when part of the volcanic ash cloud took an unexpected turn north. The airports are expected to open later, while an official at the country's main airport at Stockholm said the moving ash cloud may force its closure. In Norway, the country's second and fourth largest airports were also closed. Eurocontrol, the European air traffic agency, said the latest flight restrictions also…Zambia unveils CHAN technical team
Belgium based trainer Lucky Msiska and Zanaco coach Wedson Nyirenda have been appointed to help George Lwandamina drill the African Nations Championship (CHAN) squad. Meanwhile, former U-23 national team manager Lusekelo Kamwambi will be the manager of the CHAN team. - Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) vice-president Emmanuel Munaile confirmed the development in an interview in Lusaka, according to the Zambian Chronicle.
Munaile, who is also FAZ technical committe chairman, said Lwandamina was given the mandate to choose his assistants.
“We can confirm that Nyirenda and Msiska are the two assistants for the CHAN squad. The appointment of the two coaches is George’s desir…Singapore firm takes 65 percent of Maamba coal mine
- REUTERS– Singapore’s Nava Bharat Pte Ltd on Friday took over the running of Zambia’s Maamba Collieries, a key coal supplier to Zambia’s copper mines, and signed an agreement to build a 300-megawatt thermal power plant. Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said Nava Bharat, which signed an agreement with Zambia, Africa’s largest copper producer, would pay $26 million for a 65 percent stake in Maamba Collieries while 35 percent of the shares would be retained by the state-run ZCCM-IH. “The mine will be (recapitalised) at an estimated cost of $93 million and a … new 300 megawatts (MW) thermal power plant estimated to cost about $420 million will b…FORMER ZAMBIAN LEADER TOLD TO BE NEUTRAL
- FREDERICK CHILUBA CAUTIONED ON HIS POLITICAL STANCE A Zambian civil society organization has tipped Former President Frederick Chiluba to remain neutral and not get involved in politics. This comes in the backdrop of Dr Chiluba having publicly declared his support for the ruling Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) under the leadership of President Rupiah Banda. The Citizens Forum Executive Secretary Simon Kabanda says the former president’s involvement in politics would not be an issue if Dr Chiluba took a neutral stance. In an interview, Mr Kabanda has explained that the office of the Former President should be used by all stakeholders as an office for guidance on matters p…Zambian scoops Face of Africa
A 22-year-old Zambian has been adjudged winner of the prestigious 2010 Face of Africa modeling competition held in Nigeria. Lukando Nalungwe, a student at the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants beat nine others in the final round of the 30-member competition. - Lukando has since been awarded a modeling contract with O Model Africa and US$50,000.
Meanwhile, the 2003 Miss Zambia Cynthia Kanema has challenged government to recognize Lukando just as they have recognized others who excelled in other fields.
Kanema said the winner deserves recognition from government and other stakeholders who appreciate modeling and fashion.
“I think it’s about time Zambia had somethin…Zambia: Inflation continues to decline
The Zambian annual rate of inflation for the month of January 2010 has recorded a decline of 0.3 percentage points and now stands at 9.6 percent. - The Central Statistical Office has attributed this reduction to the 3.6 percentage point decrease in some food prices while non-food products in the consumer price index accounted for six percentage points.
Presenting the latest statistics, Deputy Director for Information Survey and Dissemination at the C.S.O, John Kalumbi has however disputed claims that reduction in the inflation is cosmetic.
Kalumbi further indicates that the annual food inflation rate for Zambia is at 7.1 percent which registers a decline from 8.0 percent in December 20…MICROBICIDE TRIAL PRESSURE IN ZAMBIA
- CALL FOR MORE INFO ON ZAMBIAN MICROBICIDE FAILED TRIALS Pressure is mounting on the microbicide development program in Zambia to come out and explain itself on the failed microbicide trials which led to the infection of women in Mazabuka, a town in southern Zambia. Initial public reports were that up to half of the 1,336 women in the trials were infected despite using the microbicide gel known as pro 2000 which was being used as an HIV prevention mechanism. The microbicide development program Zambia office later revealed that of the 1,336 only 46 were infected although a full report would be made public in early 2010. Against this background, the public health partnership forum has…
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