Let Local Artists Perform During UNWTO General Assembly – ZAM »
THE Zambia Association of Musicians (ZAM) has called on the organising committee of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly to consider local artists to perform during the event. ZAM Southern Province Chairperson Chisenga Chashi told the Lusaka Star that local artists could use the UNWTO General Assembly as a platform for international recognition.
Government pledges to support national statistical system »
GOVERNMENT has pledged to heavily invest in capacity building for statistical provision, monitoring and data usage for informed policy making and programming. Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda said the presence of gender statistics is a fundamental condition for gender mainstreaming as they present vital tools for the establishment, monitoring and follow up of political goals and targets.
KAZA TFCA Chairpersonship handed over to Zimbabwe »
ZAMBIA has successfully handed over the Kavango Zambezi Trans Frontier Conservation Area (KAZA TFCA) Chairpersonship to Zimbabwe as a coordinating country for KAZA TFCA programmes for the next two years commencing January 2013. Chairing the KAZA TFCA Ministerial Committee meeting held at Court Yard Hotel in Livingstone, Tourism and Arts Minister Sylvia Masebo said KAZA TFCA was a joint initiative among five governments namely Botswana, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
Report all forms of corruption-ACC »
THE Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has called on the public to report any incidences of corruption as it lowers the quality of service delivery in the country. Speaking in an interview with the Lusaka Star, ACC Education Officer, Salome Zulu said all forms of corruption should be reported to the ACC if the fight against corruption is to be successful. Ms. Zulu said a corrupt society would never develop because corruption scares away investors who may wish to invest in the country.
Decentralisation will enhance dispensation of justice – Simbyakula »
Home Affairs Deputy Minister Ngosa Simbyakula says the District Attorneys’ office will enhance the human rights of suspects and bring about speedy dispensation of justice. Speaking in an interview, Dr. Simbyakula said suspects would only be arrested once the district attorney was satisfied that the evidence against the suspect was enough to go to court.
Borrow and invest – ZANUT »
Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZANUT) General Secretary, Newman Bubala has called on Zambians to keep away from consumption based borrowing as it is uneconomic. Speaking in an interview with the Lusaka star, Bubala said there was need for people to invest whenever they borrowed as opposed to consuming the money.
PTUZ cold-shoulders call for merger »
The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PTUZ) has snubbed calls by the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) for it to merge with the other three teachers unions. PTUZ General Secretary Kangwa Musenga said that there was no need for PTUZ to merge with the Basic Education Teachers Union (BETUZ), the Zambia National Trade Union of Teachers (ZNUT) and the Secondary School Teachers Union (SESTUZ), as its representation cuts across all sectors in education.