WestMac Media : June 2015

Tuesday 30 June 2015

LUPITA NYONG’O joins fight to save Africa’s elephants

Oscar-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has returned home to Kenya to spearhead a new campaign to stop the record slaughter of elephants for their valuable ivory.

More than 30,000 elephants are killed every year to satisfy demand for ivory in China and the Far East where it is worth more than $2,000 (1,790 euros) a kilogramme.

By Staff Reporter

A Patriotic Front (PF) candidate, Dora Siliya has won a parliamentary bye-election which took place yesterday after petauke seat was declared vacant by the Speaker of National Assembly, Dr Patrick Matibini.

Ms. Siliya, the former Transport and Communication Minister in the Movement for Multi Party Democracy (MMD) administration won the seat with a landslide polling 12,833 votes against her close contender, Allan Zulu of UPND who amassed 2, 342 votes.

An outspoken Siliya is expected to step in parley house sooner than later.

Meanwhile, in Malambo bye-election which also took place on 30th June, 2015, PF’s Jacob Shuma polled 4,373 votes against UPND’s Simon Philip 2,582.

By press time, Mulobezi which has been characterised with violence, counting was still going on . The race was tight between the UPND’s Hastings Sililo and PF’s Patricia Mulaskiwanda.

Apply for Macedonian Government Undergraduate Scholarships 2015 for Foreign Students

Deadline: July 31, 2015

Applications are invited for Macedonian government scholarships available for foreign students to pursue undergraduate studies for the academic 2015/2016 at the University of Information Science and Technology. The scholarships are available to outstanding students, not older than 22 years old. Successful applicants will sign a contract with the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Macedonia.

The contract will stipulate that the scholarship provides funds for the first academic year and subsequently for the rest of the three years of the undergraduate studies, provided that the student ends the first year of studies with satisfactory success rate.

A Ndola resident, Edward Ndalama has questioned the sell of Lubuto Library.

He says our job is to promote and protect the enterprise of our local people by protecting their businesses.

“This is how we protect and support our families and community. A new Shoprite or big business company in Lubuto will not really expand choice, but narrow it down by kicking small retail businesses out of business. What we need are not quick fix solutions to expand people’s choices, but long term measures to improve the ability and capacity for our local small businesses to service their community. For example, improving the general business environment conditions in Lubuto,” says Ndalama.

A Copperbelt based controversial and satirical artiste Fumba Chama alias Pilato has written a letter to Zambia Electricity Supply Company (ZESCO) which reads as follows.

Dear Ba Zesco,

Firstly I feel you are a disgrace to this country bane and your conduct is likely to breach peace.

Electricity is the most essential element of our lives and the development of any country and you proudly left it to chance.

So if the water levels are as low as you'd love us to believe, what will happen if we don't receive enough rains this year? If you depended so much on high and low water levels for electricity supply you were expected to pay extreme attention to issues of global warming and anything that would affect the water levels.

Facebook opens first office in Africa

Facebook has opened its first sales office in Africa, in Johannesburg, South Africa, the company said Monday. The goal is to capitalize on Africa's 200 million internet users, 60 percent of whom are already on Facebook.

The South African office will work with brands across the continent to tap into the growing consumer market to create native targeted ads.

A Zambian celebrated and seasoned business coach, successful entrepreneur, certified image consultant & philanthropist, the Prosoft Group of Companies Boss, Miyanda Katiwa better known as Miyanda Maimbo Kahari has urged youths never to give up.

She says they told her she would amount to nothing.

By Staff Reporter

Copperbelt University (CBU) students 'black monday' protest has ignited a riot and over 50 students have been arrested and 4 admitted at Kitwe Central Hospital so far.

The arrested students are in custody at Nkana East, Ndeke and Riverside Police.

By press time, WM Media confirmed that some rooms were broken by the police in an effort to nab students and atleast 50 students were recorded arrested.

UK teens invent the 'Smart' Condom that changes colour on detection of STDs

Teenagers from Isaac Newton Academy in Ilford have invented the ‘Smart’ Condom called S.T.EYE that is able to change colour when it detects sexually transmitted infections/diseases (STIs/STDs).

It turns to Green for Chlamydia, Yellow for Herpes or Blue for Syphilis - so far! It is unclear though whether the ST.EYE detects the wearer’s STI’s or the recipient's.

The ST.EYE was invented by 14-year-old Daanyaal Ali, 13-year-old Muaz Nawaz and 14-year-old Chirag Shah and is still at concept stage and not yet in production.

Apply to join 2015-2016 Gritcube's pilot class of entrepreneur fellows

Deadline: 10th July, 2015

Gritcube is seeking its first class of entrepreneur fellows for 2015-2016!

They're looking for local Zambians with business ideas that have the potential to employ 10-50 Africans within 5 years.

Possible sectors include, but are not limited to: agribusiness, food and retail, manufacturing, technical services, technology, and energy.

They welcome ideas with social missions, particularly ones aimed to increase employment for Africans. Gritcube collaborates with young entrepreneurs in Zambia (called "Fellows") to build the foundations of new, innovative businesses.

They connect these Fellows with Associates, young experienced professionals around the world who work closely with the Fellows to identify and acquire what they need to begin their business operations.

Govt to create one million jobs - INONGE WINA

Vice President Inonge Wina says government will create one million jobs by 2016.

Ms Wina also says government is sparing no effort in steering the country’s economy She was speaking in Lusaka Friday during the Zambia Chamber of Commerce and industries -ZACCI- dinner.

By Staff Reporter

The Copperbelt based Dj, rapper and singer Mark Mulaza Kaira alias Macky 2 bid a farewell to bachelorhood.

Macky 2, 29, has officially married Haantinga Cheelo, his long time girlfriend at a colourful wedding in Lusaka and vows exchanged at a church service held at Anglican Cathedral of the Holy Cross.

By Staff Reporter

Copperbelt University Student Union (COBUSU) Publicity Secretary, Pankalamu Simfukwe has issued a statement informing student about the state of affairs they are experiencing at Riverside, Jambo Drive Campus.

“This serves to inform our constituency on the state of affairs we are experiencing at our University, the academic Union for lecturers have vowed not to resume work until their demand is met, they have raised 10 allegations against the Vice Chancellor (VC) and his Team under which they are calling for his resignation together with his team,” says Simfukwe.

MISA Zambia urges Journalists not to take sides

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia says it is unethical and unprofessional for any media house to take sides in their reporting.

Reacting to Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Minister Joseph Katema’s statement that some media houses are meddling in the wrangles involving the Ngoni’s and the Chewa’s by taking sides, MISA Zambia Chairperson Helen Mwale says journalists should always strive to balance their stories no matter their interests.

SAVIOUR CHISHIMBA refuses to step down

National Youth Development Council (NYDC) Chairman Savior Chishimba has instructed his lawyers to commence legal proceedings against Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) over allegations of abuse of funds at the council.

And Dr. Chishimba has called for a forensic audit at the Ministry of Youth and Sports and NYDC for the period 2003 to 2014.

Women Key To Africa’s Future – MICHELLE OBAMA

Women have made remarkable progress in Africa, but there is still “some serious work to do in Africa and across the globe”, US First Lady Michelle Obama told young African leaders in Washington on Wednesday, stressing further that Africa’s future lay with women-run businesses as well as girls attaining tertiary education.

“In many countries in Africa, women have made tremendous strides. More girls are attending school,” said Mrs Obama, who told a group of 500 young African leaders – participants at the inaugural Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. That “with leaders like you who are making those dreams possible” Africa’s future is bright.

Governments urged to recognize value of sport in sustainable development

A group of policy experts drawn from across the Commonwealth has called on governments to invest in sport as a tool to contribute to internationally agreed development goals.

Although sport does not feature among the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set to be adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2015, the Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS) is asking policy-makers to recognize and embrace sport's potential as a catalyst for achieving change.

By Staff Reporter

Dr Evelyn Nguleka has officially been elected President of World Farmers Organization(WFO). She is the incumbent President of the Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU).

Dr Nguleka has been at the helm of WFO since the resignation of Mr Peter Kendall in 2014.

As Vice President then, she stepped in as the Acting WFO President immediately after Kendall resigned.

SAVIOUR CHISHIMBA expected to resign as NYDC Chairman

National Youth Development Council (NYDC) Chairman Dr Savior Chishimba is today expected to step down from his post after he was implicated in a corruption scandal.

Transparency International Zambia this week released a letter addressed to Youth and Sports Permanent Secretary Agness Musunga in which she was given 72 Hours to act on findings that Dr Chishimba had been plundering funds at NYDC.

2015 Born n Bred Awards Nominees Named

The Born and Bred Music Video Awards 2015 Nominations have been announced and Here’s a full complete list of the nominations. For a change many upcoming artists that worked hard on videos this year have been picked. Read the full list below.

Commonwealth learning new partnership will boost youth work education

Youth workers across the Commonwealth are to get greater access to certified courses following an agreement between The Commonwealth Secretariat, the University of the West Indies and the Commonwealth of Learning.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed on Wednesday at the 19th Conference of Commonwealth Education Ministers taking place in The Bahamas. It paves the way for a Diploma and Bachelor of Youth Development Work, developed by the University of the West Indies and the Commonwealth Secretariat, to be made available to tertiary institutions across the Commonwealth.

Apply for Masomo Education Foundation scholarships

Deadline: 30th June, 2015

Masomo Education Foundation is offering scholarships to Zambian students who are committed to contributing to the development of the nation.

Masomo’s aim is to improve Zambian technical capacity in fields such as engineering, agricultural science and business.

In an effort to encourage girl child education and abolish early marriages Senior Chief Inkosi Kachindamoto has terminated 330 teenage marriages in her territory and has since sent the couples into various primary and secondary schools.

Maravi Post reports that her initiatives coincide with Malawian Government agenda to end early marriages following the enactment of Marriage, Divorce Relations Bills which among others restrict girls marrying before reaching eighteen years.

“I have terminated 330 marriages yes of which 175, were girl -wives and 155 were boy-fathers. I wanted them to go back to school and that has worked,” said the chief.

Govt supports upholding empowerment of women

Western province Minister Ponsiso Njeulu says government considers the upholding of the empowerment of women and evaluating progress made towards its goal as paramount.

Mr Njeulu has also emphasized the need for the public service to enhance accessibility to public goods and services through innovative programmes.

The girls who were married at the age of under 18 years are more likely to die from birth complications and be infected with HIV/AIDS than women in 20s , because they are married to older and more sexually experienced men.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimates that over the next ten years more than 140 million girls will be married before their 18th birthday.

Regina Mtonga with The Queen

By Staff Reporter

Young Zambians, Brighton Kaoma, Buumba Malambo and Regina Mtonga were last evening presented with the first ever Queen’s young leaders award by Queen Elizabeth II at a special ceremony held at Buckingham palace in London.

Kaoma is the Co-Founder of Agents Of Change Foundation Zambia and his counterparts Malambo and Mtonga, the former is the Founder of Buumbalambo Foundation Children for the need and the latter is the Co-Founder Of Asikana Network respectively.

Zim courts to legalize consensual sex for girls at 12

The court of Zimbabwe has resorted to legalizing the age for consensual sex to be 12 years for the girls.

There's been mounting outrage this month after two men aged 35 and 29 were acquitted of rape after they had sex with a 15-year-old girl at a house in Bulawayo. Magistrate Chrispen Mberewere said the girl "did not scream" and "knew what she wanted", local media reported.

A 22 year-old Namibian man raised the Namibian flag high after he developed Namibia's first homegrown social network app for the Namibian people.

Namibian whizz-kid, Gerson Mangundu, currently studying information technology in Cuba, has developed Namibia’s own social network service called Namhook.

Apply to contest for 200 Zambia-China Scholarships

National Restoration Party (NAREP) is pleased to announce that it has arranged up to 200 scholarships for Bachelor and Masters Programmes being offered in Chinese universities commencing in September 2015.

School leavers and those currently studying in tertiary institutions are invited to submit applications.

Controversial musician Chama Fumba aka Pilato on Monday held discussions with US Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz and discussed the important right of freedom of expression.

Pilato, 31 who is charged with one count of conduct likely to cause the breach of peace after he released a song titled A lungu Anabwera is tomorrow expected in court as trial commences.

Immorality In Movies And Effects On Youth

As much as Nigerians love Nollywood and their movies, parents are becoming steadily wary of the prominence being given to immorality through X-rated films lately. In this report, Ruth Choji examines the place of regulating and censorship agencies in sanitising the industry.

Having become the second largest film industry in the world, most viewers are of the opinion that Nollywood movies would have risen beyond a certain level of immorality and barbarism that could be considered averagely above board. They are daily descending into immorality that is polluting the mind of young audience who are the majority viewers.

Participation fee chokes 2014 CBU graduating students

By Staff Reporter

The Copperbelt University (CBU) in Kitwe has cordially invited graduating students to its 24th Graduation Ceremony to be held on Thursday, 23rd and Friday, 24th July, 2015 at Copperbelt University, Riverside Campus.

The university management has issued a notice stating that only students who have cleared with the University and paid participation fee of K250 and K300 for Postgraduates will be allowed to graduate. Graduating students have received the introduction of participation fee with mixed feelings, others alleging that it is daylight robbery and exploitation.

Govt still considering giving fourth mobile license

Government says it is still considering allowing a fourth mobile service provider in the country to allow competition in telecommunication services.

Last year government indicated that the fourth mobile license can only be given after digital migration.

Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Deputy Minister Richwell Siamunene says there are certain issues that government is looking at before allowing a fourth mobile service provider to come on board.

FULLY FUNDED: Apply to Attend The One Young World Summit 2015 in Thailand

Deadline: July 1, 2015

Young people from across the world are invited to attend the One Young World Summit 2015 taking place on 18 November, 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. The annual One Young World Summit brings together the most valuable young talent from global and national companies, NGOs, universities and other forward-thinking organizations. Delegates to the Summit meet and make lasting connections with peers from almost every industry, sector and country.

APPLY: The World Bank’s Young Professionals Program 2015

Deadline: July 31, 2015

The World Bank’s Young Professionals Program offers an exciting career opportunity for young persons and the prospect to grow as leaders in the technical and management areas of the World Bank Group.

It is designed for highly qualified and motivated individuals skilled in areas relevant to the WBG technical/operations such as economics, finance, education, public health, social sciences, engineering, urban planning, agriculture, natural resources and others; as well as to WBG corporate areas such as communications, information technology, human resources and corporate finance. To be competitive for this highly selective program, candidates need to demonstrate a commitment to development, proven academic success, professional achievement, and leadership capability.

Take your time before you wed, God hates divorce

By Beryl Wanga Itindi

In this age and era, given a choice, would you settle for a church wedding or go to the AG and call it a day? The rate at which marriages are breaking is high and this scares the hell out of those yet to join the institution.

Weddings are no longer functions to solely have fun and celebrate a union, but a function to showcase how much a couple can spend. People are getting into marriages because of weddings forgetting that the vows they make during the weddings are not to be broken. The vows say....'till death do us part'. I have seen many couples parting ways after spending millions...and death has nothing to do with it. Did death get a new meaning and I missed the memo?

UNZA top 4 bosses backdown

University of Zambia Vice Chancellor Professor Stephen Simukanga, The Registrar Kavwanga Yambayamba, Bursar Barbara Sampa and Chief Librarian Vitalicy Chifwepa have resigned from their positions.

In a statement made available to the media by Ministry of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education, Dr Patrick Nkanza says deputy Vice Chancellor Professor Enala Mwase will in the meantime be acting Vice Chancellor, while positions of Registrar, University Librarian and bursar will be filled with officers to be appointed to act in the positions.

African Union commits to ending child, early and forced marriage

African nations this week pledged to eradicate child and forced marriage in the region at the African Union Summit, according to African Union Goodwill Ambassador to End Child Marriage Nyaradzayi Gumbonzvanda.

Goodwill Ambassador Gumbonzvanda announced this political commitment to eradicate child, early and forced marriages at a panel event at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva yesterday hosted by state delegations, UN agencies and NGOs including the African Union, the Center for Reproductive Rights, UNFPA, WHO and the governments of Sierra Leone, Italy, Belgium, and Uruguay.

Zambian youth MUTOBA NGOMA keen to help prevent future fuel crises in Africa

While leaders and global organizations continue to work toward implementing a sustainable infrastructure to ease the crisis, entrepreneurs are also taking it upon themselves to provide solutions for alternative energy.

In Zambia's capital Lusaka, Mutoba Ngoma saw a need for action and with his extensive background in aeronautical engineering, the shrewd businessman decided to do something about it.

ZICTA warns ZAMTEL, MTN and Airtel

The Zambia Information and Communication Technology Authority -ZICTA- has warned mobile phone providers that it will review their licenses if they continue to provide poor quality service to subscribers.

In letter to the three mobile phone service provider, ZICTA Director General Margaret Mudenda described the mobile phone service as deplorable with cases of dropped calls, loss of voice connectivity and poor reception.

UNZA student commit suicide

By Staff Reporter

A second year student of the highest learning institution, The University Zambia (UNZA) committed suicide on thursday evening.

The deceased identified and only named as Radoka Matenga, was pursuing Development Studies.

At press time, the cause of committing suicide had not yet been established, however, rumors within campus are suggesting that Radoka was drunk in the afternoon while others are saying he ran mad because he was seeing demons.

He committed suicide using "Doom" and left only a note saying "The Heart."

History records that cases of suicide are common at UNZA during examination period.

Tuesday 16 June 2015

African Juvenile: Osine and Anesi Creates a Web Browser

Meet Osine Ikhianosime,15 and his brother Anesi Ikhianosime, 13.

At the age of 7, Osine along with his brother Anesi who was 9 at the time, came up with the idea of starting a company.

First named it Doors, with Microsoft’s “Windows” as inspiration, it had to be changed to BluDoors, when they discovered that the first name was already taken.

A peer educator has appealed to parents in the Northern Province not to infringe on children’s rights.

Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Kasama today, Glenda Limpo said it was sad that despite Government mounting vigorous sensitization children’s rights were still being violated in the area.

Ms. Limpo said it is also disappointing to learn that most of the perpetrators are actually parents who are expected to be protecting the rights of their children.

PSAf urges stiffer punishment for teachers sexually abusing pupils

PANOS Institute Southern Africa (PSAf) is urging educational authorities in Zambia to consider stiffer punishment for teachers and other guardians who sexually abuse and defile pupils under their care.

Lilian Kiefer, the Executive Director says, media reports of teachers, parents or guardians abusing pupils have become a daily occurrence. Many stories of such abuses go untold. While the authorities have repeatedly condemned this defilement and abuse, it appears the warnings are falling on deaf ears, judging by the unabated pace at which the scourge continues.

Promo: SAFELI, BOYD releases an album 'Osalila'

Call 0978 343115 to get a DVD and CD copy on promotion price.

This week on You Can Do it - Young Zambian Promo Programme, WM Media Pty. Ltd features Chama Safeli and Boyd Chalwe.

Why self-awareness is key to entrepreneurial success

By Busi Raphekwane

According to Badal and Streur (2012), self-awareness – a conscious knowledge of one’s own character, feelings, motives, and desires – contributes extensively to the success of an entrepreneurial business.

The question on every entrepreneur’s mind is: how do I ensure that my business succeeds? One of the challenges that leads to business failure is the lack of information, knowledge and skills. This often leads to the mismanagement of the business, poor decision making and ultimately the inability to keep the business sustainable.

President LUNGU hailed over women appointments

Zambia has taken a lead in placing women in influential positions of national leadership in the region and even at a continental level, President Edgar Lungu has said at the AU summit in Johannesburg according to ZANIS.

MACKY 2, HAANTINGA throw a bridal shower

By Staff Reporter

Alpha Entertainment CEO and apparently the most renowned artiste Mark Mulaza Kaira alias Macky 2 over the weekend with his African woman, so beautiful, Cheelo Haantinga threw a well-planned bridal shower, a significant event and a rite of passage for his wife to be.

Macky 2, a Copperbelt based rapper, singer, DJ and producer has on several counts shouted 'Haantinga' in most of his hit songs, a shout which leaves his fans in suspense.

Halt Early Marriages for the African Child

By Mamoletsane Khati

African children suffer from neglect, deprivation, poor nutrition, poor access to health services, violence and other harmful social and cultural practices that affect children’s wellbeing and expose them to discriminative vices like child marriages.

Whether it happens to a girl or a boy, child marriage violates children’s rights. It undermines almost all the foundational principles of child rights, namely: non-discrimination, the right to life, survival and development, participation and the child’s best interests. It also inflicts discrimination resulting in children being deprived of basic rights to health, education, development and equality.

Miss World Zimbabwe 2015 EMILY KACHOTE dethroned over nude photo leak

According to local reports, Miss World Zimbabwe – Emily Kachote has been stripped off her crown due to a nude photo leak.

According to the Miss Zimbabwe Trust, the beauty queen was dethroned because of the photos leaked via Whatsapp stating the 25-year-old competition winner engaged in “immoral behavior”.

By Staff Reporter

A renowned African entrepreneur, Tony O. Elumelu, the Chairman of United Bank of Africa (UBA) and Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) was in Zambia on Thursday for a few hours business visit.

During his visit, he met some UBA customers and Zambia's prominent business executives at a cocktail party held at Taji Pamodzi Hotel in Lusaka organized by UBA Zambia team.

Take education seriously and become better citizens, Dr Kasonde urges children

Acting Minister of Labour and Social Security Joseph Kasonde has urged children to take education seriously so that they can become better citizens when they grow up.

Speaking during the commemoration of the 2015 World Day Against Child Labour in Lusaka today, Dr. Kasonde said government has made moderate achievements in the fight against child labour through hiring of 55 new labour officers in various districts.

In 2012 Monica Musonda left her 15-year career as a successful commercial lawyer to return to her home country Zambia and set up a food processing company, Java Foods. The company supplies the market with the eeZee instant noodles brand.

According to Musonda one of the motives behind her decision to venture into food processing was based on how unexploited the sector is in the country.

Dr. Jane Mutanga-Mutembo, a doctoral student in epidemiology at the University of Georgia College of Public Health, has been awarded the 2015-2016 Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowship.

The one-year renewable grant provides female scientists from developing and emerging countries up to $50,000 to pursue advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering or mathematics—commonly known as STEM—fields.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will this month award two young Zambians with the first ever Queen’s Young Leaders Award, in honour of their community service.

Brighton Kaoma UNICEF Zambia Youth Facilitator and Regina Mtonga, Co-founder of Asikana Network, will be among 60 young people from across the Commonwealth to be awarded by Her Majesty the Queen at Buckingham Palace on 21 June.

Lecturers at the University of Zambia (UNZA) have insisted that they will not conduct assessment for the final examination until their contractual obligations are met.

University of Zambia Lecturers and Researchers Union (NUZALRU) president Esten Chiputa said the members have refused to conduct examinations until their demands are met.

30 schools in Kanyama closed due to Typhoid break out

The Lusaka City Council has so far closed about 30 schools in Kanyama compound due to an outbreak of Typhoid in the area.

The Council’s Public Health Department has closed the schools which are both government and private due to unsanitary conditions.

Eight-year-old Ivorian Adou Ouattara (initially identified as Abou, pictured) made headlines, after he was discovered in a suitcase by authorities attempting to cross the border. A month later, a silver lining in Abou’s story has appeared with the reunification with his mother, according to the BBC. Adou was found by authorities, after his alleged smuggler “hesitated”:

And even though the Father paid a Moroccan courier to carry the suitcase, the boy was discovered by police after the 19- year-old woman appeared “to hesitate” while making her way across the border.

Kasama GBV survivors get entrepreneurship training

A Gender Based Violence (GBV) activist in Northern Province has announced plans to improve the welfare of GBV survivors in the area.

Kasama One Stop Centre coordinator, Bernard Mulenga, says Gender Based Violence survivors will undergo entrepreneurship training in the district.

Speaking in an interview with ZANIS in Kasama today Mr Mulenga said it is important that the survivors are trained in financial literacy to make then self-sustainable economically.

Apply to Contest for 2,000 Undergraduate GRZ Student Loans for the 2015/2016 Academic Year at the University of Zambia

Applications are invited from suitably qualified Zambians that meet the minimum requirements outlined here below to contest for Two Thousand (2,000) undergraduate GRZ Student Loans for the 2015/2016 Academic Year at the University of Zambia

ELIGIBILITY

Applicants should be:

i. Zambians with Green National Registration Cards (NRC)

ii. School leavers admitted to the University of Zambia

iii. School leavers who completed Grade 12 in 2012 and 2013

iv. 24 years old or below by September 2015

NON-SCHOOL LEAVERS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE AND THEREFORE SHOULD NOT APPLY

Applications should be addressed to:

The Secretary to the Bursaries Committee

P.O. Box 50093

LUSAKA

Why Africa Needs Girl Scientists

“When I was at my school, the boys used to call us ‘half- men,’” says Rebecca, a recent graduate of The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at BRAC, in Uganda. “Because if you’re a lady and you go for sciences, you’re a half-man.”

Like Rebecca, I am also a MasterCard Foundation Scholar and a girl who loves math and science. And, like many other girls, I wish I had more people who believed in me. I wish my professors in middle school had pushed me to pursue my studies in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Instead I was encouraged to go into literature and languages, the most common path for girls. Fortunately, my grades in math and physics were so high that I was sent in the scientific track in high school.

Armanda Kouassi, Scholar at the University of California, Berkeley (graduated 2014) .

Tanzanian chemical engineer Askwar Hilonga (pictured left) has won the top prize from the U.K.’s Royal Academy of Engineering for his revolutionary water filter, reports the BBC.

Growing up in a rural environment in Tanzania, Hilonga reportedly saw his family suffer from a host of water-borne diseases. Therefore, when he earned his PhD in nanotechnology in South Korea, he focused his efforts on creating an effective water filter.

Police officers from Lusaka Central Police on Sunday evening stormed MUVI television, in search of controversial Zambian musician Chama Fumba, alias PilAto.

Muvi TV reports that the plain-clothed officers stormed the Nangwenya road based television station at exactly 21:00 hours on information that the musician was featuring on a programme dubbed the" Assignment" in the studios.

Lusaka couple weds in hospital

By Staff Reporter

Suzyo Muzuri, 28, of Lusaka who was two weeks ago involved in a road accident and lost one leg before his wedding has duly married Diniwe Bowa, 27.

A colorful wedding ceremony for the dual took place in Ward 11 at University Teaching Hospital (UTH).

Zambian Beauty: MUDUNA KAPUMBA Joins Muvhango, a South African Series

With their storyline forever changing and expanding it’s no surprise to see a new face joining the Muvhango family.

From the 5th of June the drama series/soapie welcomes Muduna Kapumba who will be playing the role of Shola Babalola a young and dynamic businesswoman.

Shola’s father is of Nigerian origin and is one of Nigeria’s first self-made oil millionaires, who partnered with foreign companies in oil extraction, he then started his own local petrol and diesel retailer and had some dealings with Albert Mukwevho. That’s where Shola comes in.

“Television has the power of bringing different nations together, irrespective of creed, colour or race. Muvhango continues to break boundaries and this is evident in this storyline where Shola is out to make business with some South African counterparts. Will it ever work? Continue watching the soapie as this exciting storyline unfolds“ said SABC 2 Publicist, Lebo Malete.