Country Profile: Zambia

SIMBA Sports Club has appointed Milovan Cirkovic from Serbia its new coach to replace Zambian tactician Patrick Phiri whom the Msimbazi street side has asked to resign in order to seal the split-up.

THIS year's Agriculture and Commercial Show takes place in a year when the country has recorded an unprecedented bumper harvest and could probably be a turning point in Zambia's agricultural sector.

LANDS Minister Gladys Lundwe has said people living on the border between Zambia and Malawi should desist from accusations of intruding on each other's land because the boundary lines were designed by colonial rulers.

FIRST Lady Tandiwe Banda has said financial assistance to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is key to the growth of the economy as the entrepreneurs anchor economic activities in all the major sectors in Zambia.

PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda yesterday called for the continued protection of peace to stimulate and sustain economic growth and investor confidence in Zambia.

TOURISM, Environment and Natural Resources Minister Catherine Namugala has said Zambia will resubmit its proposal to the parties to the Convention in International Trade and Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) to enable Zambia trade in ivory.

COMMERCE, Trade and Industry Minister Felix Mutati has said the Government has this year managed to attract investment worth US$100 million in the agriculture sector because of the conducive business climate in Zambia.

ZAMBIA's Paloma Manda, who many viewers initially believed would be a favourite for early eviction from the ongoing Big Brother Africa All Stars competition, is slowly exerting herself as a firm contender for the US$200,000 after she survived the eviction nominations from her housemates this week.

THE Government has praised Zanaco and Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) for their continued corporate social responsibility strategy aimed at raising financial literacy levels in Zambia.

Zambia have appointed a new coach, Dario Bonetti, ahead of their international soccer friendly against the Uganda Cranes in Kampala August 11.

The continued investment into Zambia by Chinese firms should by now convince critics that investors from the giant Asian country are serious about setting up business here.

THE Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) has objected to the removal of the appointments committee from the amended Independent Broadcasting Authority Act on grounds that it allows excessive powers to the minister of Information and Broadcasting Services.

AS the 84th Zambia Agriculture and Commercial Show (ZACS) opens tomorrow in Lusaka, the management of the show society has been overwhelmed by the number of exhibitors as all the stands have been taken up.

VICE-President George Kunda has called for more Chinese investments in Zambia, saying there are still many areas in the economy that need massive investments.

TWO members of the Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia Chapter board of trustees have asked the organisation's chairperson Henry Kabwe to resign following financial irregularities cited in an audit report released last month.

ZAMBIA has developed guidelines to stop the sale of uranium to institutions that may use it for producing dangerous weapons.

PRESIDENT Rupiah Banda has urged MMD members to immediately mobilise themselves and form a pact through mass recruitment with the Zambian people ahead of the 2011 general elections.

Founder member of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD), Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika, has used his dogged, expressive style to ingrain himself on Zambia's political and social conscience. Now he is head of TAZARA and promising more according to KALI MULUZI & FLOLICS KASUMBALESA

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