Daily Archives: November 30, 2014

Enduring PF delegates at Mulungushi Rock of Authority resort to prayers

Delegates at the Patriotic Front General Conference at the Mulungushi Rock of Authority have been praying for God’s intervention after waiting for long hours on the way forward as regard holding of the election. Earlier in the day PF National Chairperson Inonge Wina told delegates that the national council will go ahead and guide the whole process because delegates have ...

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YALI questions PF’s capacity to conduct national elections

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is concerned with the reports coming from the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) General conference that there are some alleged attempts of rigging the party’s elections. YALI governance advisor Isaac Mwanza  says his organization has information that such attempts are being schemed through an alleged parallel accreditation set up. Mr. Mwanza has told Qfm News ...

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Matoka urges enhanced skills training for MSMEs

A Lusaka based micro small and medium enterprise (MSME) consultant says the challenge facing most MSMES in coming up with good business plans is the lack of adequate skills to prepare business plans. Windu Matoka who is former Zambia Development Agency director for micro & small enterprises division says the lack of skills to prepare bankable business plans has been ...

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Govt introduce village banking in Kalabo

Government through the Ministry of Community Development Mother and Child has introduced Village Banking for women in order to help boost women entrepreneurship. Community Development Officer Simasiku Simasiku notes that government through the department of Community Development has introduced Village Banking in Kalabo for the first time and has allocated total sum of K75, 000. He says so far, the ...

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CSO poised at improving gender statistics

Central Statistical Office (CSO) has disclosed that it has embarked on the process of improving gender statistics. CSO Director John Kalumbi says the development involves the presentation of statistics portraying the situation of men and women, boys and girls in various social and economic spheres. Mr. Kalumbi notes that one important area that his office has recognized is the need ...

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Green party promises change in electoral system once elected

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba says his party finds it hard to understand why the country’s electoral system is so unfair to the young people when it comes to their participation in governance and leadership. Mr. Sinkamba has observed that the electoral system considers all citizens under the age of 18 as incapable of making rational choices of leaders of ...

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2015 presidential election is not ordinary – Chipimo

National Restoration Party (NAREP) President Elias Chipimo says the forthcoming presidential election is not an ordinary one. Mr. Chipimo says when people cast their vote on polling day, they will be a making a spiritual decision. Mr. Chipimo says people will be deciding whether to choose a destiny ordained by God or to choose to continue to live as slaves ...

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