WestMac Media : September 2018

Friday 28 September 2018

Call for Applications: GoalKeepers Youth Action Accelerator | WestMac Media

Deadline: October 31, 2018

Are you a youth activist or youth-led organization in Africa working to address local development challenges related to poverty, hunger, health and well-being, education, gender equality and water and sanitation?

WARMA extends deadline for the registration of existing boreholes | WestMac Media

The Water Resources Management Authority (WARMA) has extended the registration of boreholes to 31st March 2019.

ZWPC condemns cyber bullying against women | WestMac Media

The Zambia Women Parliamentary Caucus (ZWPC) says that the level of cyber bullying especially on women in the country is frightening.

Govt to continue working with its strategic partners in quest to achieve vision 2030 - Yaluma | WestMac Media

Government says it will continue to work with its strategic partners in its quest to achieve national development goals and the vision 2030.

BoZ Deputy Governor urge women to protect themselves from man dependence syndrome | WestMac Media

By Staff Writer, Lusaka

Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Deputy Governor for Administration, Dr Tukiya Mabula Kankasa says women in Zambia should take up the challenge in development and economic emancipation in order to protect themselves from man dependence syndrome.

By Winston Muleba JR

Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR) has called on all stakeholders to protect the forests.

The status of trained but unemployed teachers in Zambia | WestMac Media

Dear Sir,

RE: THE STATUS OF TRAINED BUT UNEMPLOYED TEACHERS

Patra releases 'We Are One' EP | WestMac Media

Patra is back again with yet another epic EP titled “We Are One”.

Call for Applications: Mindfulness Grant for the Community | WestMac Media

Deadline: October 10, 2018

Are you young leaders or young entrepreneurs willing to use mindfulness to foster sustainable world peace?

Farming is not for everyone but for anyone | WestMac Media

By Rita Shamboko

I am an avid follower of posts in Small Scale Farmers(Farming As Business) facebook group and although I normally just watch from the terraces. I know some basics about farming and yes this post is quite long.

Government launches a scheme to increase access to capital among local MSME | WestMac Media

Minister of Finance, Margaret Mwanakatwe says the Zambia Credit Guarantee Scheme (ZCGS) is a milestone in Governments resolve to increase access to capital among local Micro Small Medium Enterprises (MSME).

Two females Zambians, Muzalema Maria Mwanza and Godfridah Masaiti have scooped two FemBioBiz regional finalist places at the South Africa Innovation Summit currently taking place in Cape Town.

Service Efficiency and Effectiveness for Vulnerable Children Initiative launched | WestMac Media

Government has launched a USD$10 million program aimed at tackling various challenges facing vulnerable children in the country.

Throw away that degree or you will die poor | WestMac Media

By Brian Hapunda

Most of the 'educated people' in Zambia are poor sadly so. Majority of them earn less than K8,000 for a salary before Tax and other deductions.

Law banning foreigners to sell chickens, salaula and tomatoes coming | WestMac Media

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Christopher Yaluma says government will soon invoke a statutory instrument that will bar foreign nationals from trading in small scale businesses such as chicken rearing and block making.

The Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) will be hosting the 2018 Media Awards in the following categories – TV, Radio, Online Media and Newspaper.

Call for Participation: Sheep and goat production | WestMac Media

DATE: Wednesday, 12th September, 2018

FEE: Free

TIME: 8 to 12 hrs

Call for Applications: Youthled Social Entrepreneurship Solutions Addressing Development Challenges Affecting Youths in Africa | WestMac Media

UN Women partners with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to conduct a challenge and award grant financing to help African youth entrepreneurs to develop and implement their innovative solutions that address SDG challenges in their communities, especially those targeted at bridging the gender gap in their countries.

Govt increases minimum wage | WestMac Media

Government has finally announced the revised minimum wages and conditions of employment acts for various categories of workers.

By Staff Writer

Zambia's freshest and golden voice of the generation in the Afro-soul genre 'Patra' has released a new EP titled 'I Love You'.

Meet and support a 17-year-old Ndola's upcoming afro-soul song bird - Cleopatra Namwinga stage name 'Patra'

She is a grade 11 pupil at Kayele Secondary School in Ndola and hopes to become a recording Artist that uses her voice to sing on issues that influence and inspire social change.

Have you ever thought that being an Ambassador or High Commissioner would be an interesting job? Are you a girl aged between 12 and 18 years, who would be interested in observing on the role for a day?

By Staff Writer, Lusaka

MTN Zambia in partnership with Samsung have launched a Samsung Galaxy Note9 dubbed 'most powerful Note yet’.

8 steps to follow to make tomato jam | WestMac Media

By Christine Smith

I am going to give you a recipe to make tomato jam. First thing first - your fruit must be firm not over ripe.

Open Call: Pioneer of the AU-EU Cooperation Hub | WestMac Media

Deadline: 17 September 2018 (1:00 pm CEST)

For the first time the youth are not only being heard but also asked to contribute to the guidelines for projects focusing on some of the most important issues concerning both the European Union and the African Union.

Call for Applications: 2019 KAIST Scholarships - Global IT Technology Programme | WestMac Media

KAIST ITTP, sponsored by the Korean Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, African Development Bank and other foreign Governments, offers a customized master's and doctoral degree programme for Government officials, employees of public institutions or senior-level researchers at national research centers working in the IT fields of foreign countries.

6 reasons women leave men they love | WestMac Media

By Connie Kabukabu Mutonga

No woman in her right mind would leave a good man and one that she's in love with. But sometimes they're pushed by circumstances into leaving the one man for whom their heart beats.

By Winston Muleba JR

In Northern and Luapula provinces it is called 'Chikanda'. Whereas in Eastern province it is called Chinaka and in some other parts of Zambia it is known as kinaka or kikanda.

On 13 August, the UEFA Foundation for Children launched its 2018 call for projects that seek to promote children’s fundamental rights across the globe.

I started business with K100 and am doing very fine now. You can also do it if you believe.

People of God, I am appealing to you all, kindly help me. I have managed to raise a K1000 and am remaining with K3,640 to make it K4,640 for my school fee. We are opening on the 09th of September.