The $420 million Dangote Industries cement plant in Masaiti on the Zambian Copperbelt was commissioned by President Edgar Lungu on August 4, 2015 at a ceremony also attended by Nigerian vice president, Professor Yemi Onsibajo.
The Southern African Editors’ Forum (SAEF) has challenged journalist to hold leaders in their respective countries accountable as a way of defending their countries. In a statement issues by SAEF following the arrest of editor-in-chief of Zambia’s The Post, Fred M’membe and two journalists for publishing a story on a corruption investigation against President Edgar Lungu’s Political Adviser, Kaizer Zulu.
Developing countries like Zambia encounter limitations in as far as the provision of a robust information communication technology (ICT) platform, making the conduct of business, especially with external markets a difficult task.
Zambian rising gospel worship sensation, Upale Moses Chiseke’s role as the “mainstay” of True Worshipers of Christ has proved his potential to take the world’s music industry by storm.
“With Zambian mining companies buying up to 1.7-billion dollars’ worth of manufactured imports annually there is clearly a huge opportunity for the local industry” says Maybin Nsupila, CEO of the Zambian Association of Manufacturers. Mr Nsupila is hosting a workshop for Zambian suppliers and mining purchasing managers at the upcoming Copperbelt Mining Trade Expo & Conference (CBM-TEC) in Kitwe from 5-6 May.