Category: Africa News

By Staff Reporter The Nairobi-based pan-African housing development financier, Shelter Afrique is considering establishing a Southern Africa regional office in Harare, Zimbabwe.    The regional office will also serve Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi,  Mauritius,  Namibia, Seychelles, and Zambia. Shelter Afrique Group Managing Director & CEO Mr.Andrew Chimphondah made the announcement after meeting Zimbabwe’s Minister for Housing and Social Amenities Hon. Daniel…

By Staff Reporter    The organized young people under the banner of HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light) in Southern Africa region have vowed for unity for peace, amid challenges of the pandemic COVID 19 and gender- based violence. The youth movement has echoed sentiment at the recently held year-end virtual summit that…

By Mike Omuodo | Media Fast Nairobi – Shelter Afrique a Pan-African housing development financier, has urged African governments to prioritize provision of affordable housing to their citizens as a key step towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The President of Shelter Afrique General Assembly and Cameroon’s Minister of Housing and Urban Development Ms. Célestine Ketcha Courtes…

First targeted European Investment Bank (www.EIB.org) support for sustainable agriculture investment in Zambia; Initiative to increase access to finance, support job creation and enhance agricultural productivity; Impact strengthened by agriculture and financial best-practice technical assistance; Dedicated focus to increase access to finance by female smallholders. Smallholder farmers and rural cooperatives across Zambia will benefit from…

By Staff Reporter ZAMBIA’s first and founding President, Kenneth David Kaunda known as KK, has died on Thursday June 17, 2021 at the age of 97 from an undisclosed short illness at Zambia’s military hospital. He served as the first President of Zambia from 1964 to 1991.He liberated the former British colony, Northern Rhodesia from…

By Mashete Lumamezi THE King of Barotseland Lubosi Imwiko II, has marked his 20 year coronation anniversary on the throne last month October 13. He was enthroned as the king on 13 October 2000. His 20 year coronation ceremony was postponed to November 13, 2020 due to COVID 19 measure caused by the deadly Coronavirus…

By Staff Reporter THE Premier (Ngambela) of the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) Mr. Manyando Mukela, refuted media report by the state broad caster (ZNBC), that the BRE supports the long standing botched Zambian Constitution Amendment Bill 10 of 2019. Ngambela Mukela has shot down allegations that the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) member of parliament Mr.…