By Nawa Mutumweno (Zambia) -The commissioning of the 1 500 metres depth mid-shaft at Konkola Deep Mining Project in Chilalabombwe will increase production from the current two million tonnes to seven million tonnes of copper ore per annum by 2012. According to KDMP general manager Raj Kulkarni, currently Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) produces 50 000 tonnes of finished copper annually from its mine at Konkola Integrated Business Unit (IBU) but when ongoing expansion works at KDMP are fully commissioned, the mine will produce 200 000 tonnes of finished copper. The shaft, which was commissioned in April by President Rupiah Banda,... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, September 7th 2010 |
A Chinese bank and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) will lend state-owned power utility Zambia Electricity Supply Corporation (ZESCO) $430 million to raise the capacity of a hydropower station by 360MW, according to Zambia’s energy minister. Zambia, Africa’s top copper producer, will need to raise the power generation capacity to ensure sufficient supply as demand is expected to rise on the back of new investments in mining and other sectors. Energy minister Kenneth Konga said funds from the Export and Import Bank of China (EXIM) and DBSA would pay for the extension of the Kariba North Bank power... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, September 7th 2010 |
A Zambian firm, Basali Ba Liseli Resources (BBLR) is to construct a $1.5 billion oil pipeline from New Lobito Oil Refinery in Angola to Kapiri Mposhi in Zambia to provide a reliable and sustainable supply of finished petroleum products. BBLR plans to work with the governments of Angola and Zambia in this project with collaboration of financing institutions and strategic technical partners in initially constructing a 2 000 km pipeline from the oil refinery in Lobito to Kapiri Mpshi to transport a minimum of 25 000 barrels daily of refined petroleum products (12.5 percent of the proposed refinery’s capacity). The... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Tuesday, September 7th 2010 |
The second ApiTrade Africa ApiExpo is scheduled for Lusaka, Zambia from October 26 – 29, 2010 at the Taj Pamodzi Hotel. This premier honey industry event follows the first-ever All-Africa ApiExpo held in Kampala, Uganda in October 2008 under the theme ‘Promoting trade and investments in the African honey industry’. This year’s Expo will be held under the theme: ‘The role of beekeeping in attaining food security in Africa’. The main aim is to showcase the continent’s apiculture industry by creating awareness on market opportunities, investment opportunities and demonstrate clear relationships between beekeeping and other industries such as tourism (hotel... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, September 6th 2010 |
The German artistic foundation kunst:raum sylt quelle, in cooperation with the Goethe Institut South Africa, have announced their 2010 competition for southern African artists. The competition is open to artists of all disciplines from Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa and Swaziland. The competition asks how Southern African writers, artists, choreographers, musicians and theatre-makers see their art in the context of the society they live in? What are the fundamental issues of their countries, and what ideas do they have for solving them. The winner of the “Sylt Quelle Cultural Award for Southern Africa” will receive 10,000... Continue Reading
Publish Date: Monday, September 6th 2010 |
