Zamtel sold to Libyans as all workers lose jobs
Libya’s LAP Green Networks is to buy 75 percent of Zambian fixed-line phone operator Zamtel for $257 million, Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said on Saturday. “LAP Green Networks is exactly the sort of partner we were looking for when we started this process well over a year ago,” he told a news conference to announce [...]
By Tara Carman It’s morning in a remote community in northwestern Zambia. There is only one major road through town and it’s packed, not so much with cars but with a teeming mass of humanity. Everyone — from the women in brightly coloured dresses navigating their way among the many roadside stands selling everything from [...]
Continue reading …Zambia’s poor deserve a larger share of the national budget, reports UN expert
June 5, 2010 3 Comments“Resources are scarce, but the Zambian Government can and must do more,” UN Independent Expert Magdalena Sepúlveda said Friday at the UN Human Rights Council, during the presentation of her report* on the question of human rights and extreme poverty in Zambia. “The authorities have recognized social protection as a key tool to tackle the [...]
Continue reading …By Macleod Nyirongo One of the greatest land-use transformations of the 20th century saw the introduction of National parks and other protected areas. Today there are over 100 000 designated protected areas in the world that help to conserve habitats for flora and fauna, sustain biodiversity, and contribute to the health, well-being and livelihoods of [...]
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