Monthly Archives: October 2021

New Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe Airport opens

Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL) has opened and fully operationalized the new Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport in Ndola. ZACL Communications Manager Mweembe Sikaulu says the old airport which is now a ZAF Base is no longer a commercial airport and will therefore not be managed by the corporation. Ms Sikaulu has since advised passengers to use the new airport ...

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Access to information key in promoting transparency – Kasanda

Minister of Information and Media Chushi Kasanda says enhancing access to information is the core of the new dawn administration’s agenda, as it’s key in promoting transparency, good governance and the full participation of citizens in the democratic discourse of the country. Ms Kasanda says the UPND Government is a proponent of media freedom and professionalism premised on statutory self ...

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Zambia records reduced TB deaths

The Ministry of Health says while Zambia has made progress in reducing TB mortality by 64% from 2000 to 2020, this however, falls far short of the 90% decrease needed to eliminate TB by 2030. Speaking at the dissemination of the TB mortality study findings, ministry of health Director of public health Andrew Silumesi says to achieve TB elimination, mortality ...

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