MARGARET CHISANGA, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
WITH floods, drought, armyworms and locust invasions repeatedly effecting agricultural production in southern Africa, and in so doing affecting attainment of socio-economic development, governments and regional development partners have heightened collaboration to find solutions that will push the region forward. (more…)
Analysis: CHANDA CHIME-KATONGO
THE Bank of Zambia (BoZ) estimates the gender gap with regard to access to financial services in the SADC region is around six percent in favour of men, while women make up over half of the unbanked population in Zambia. (more…)
STEVEN MVULA, Lusaka
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu says Zambia should not be left behind in the implementation of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) because it is determined to reduce poverty and tackle adverse effects of climate change. (more…)
Analysis: BELINDA PELLSER
FOLLOWING Zambia’s failure to meet the millennium development goals (MDGs), there is a growing realisation of the need for other stakeholders such as civil society organisations to complement government efforts to attain sustainable development. (more…)
Analysis: VALERIE CHIYOMBWE
IN JANUARY 2016, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) replaced the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as the main international mechanism for guiding development in all United Nations member states until 2030.
NOMSA NKANA, Lusaka
A UNITED Kingdom-based Zambian professional, Martin Kalungu-Banda, has called for concerted efforts in ensuring that children receive an education which he says is not only a basic human right but also a foundation for sustainable development.
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TEDDY KUYELA, Lusaka
VICE-PRESIDENT Inonge Wina has urged the United Nations (UN) in Zambia to continue supplementing Government’s efforts towards reducing poverty in the country through effective implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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DOREEN NAWA, Lusaka
FORMER South African First Lady Graca Machel is impressed with Zambia’s progress in addressing issues relating to maternal mortality.
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