Britain to give Zambia £1m for graft fight

THE British government has offered Zambia an additional £1 million (about K29 million) as support towards the fight against corruption.


Announcing the financial support yesterday, British Ambassador to Zambia Nicholas Woolley said his country and Zambia enjoy a close and candid partnership and will support the country’s efforts to uphold democracy in its governance.

Mr Woolley described corruption as a race to the bottom, a vicious cycle where the poorest and the most vulnerable bear the greatest burden.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

4,500 get agro loans

Image
ABOUT K110 million has been disbursed to over 4,500 beneficiaries countrywide under the Sustainable Agriculture Financing Facility (SAFF) that offers specialised financing solutions to small and medium-scale farmers, says Minister of Agriculture Reuben Mutolo. The facility is focusing on those not covered under Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) but have one to five hectares of farmland and it is primarily for maize producers but will soon expand to soya and wheat and eventually include livestock, poultry and fisheries. SAFF is an initiative of Government in partnership with five banks – Zanaco, Natsave, Indo-Zambia, Atlas Mara and Absa Bank Zambia – and backed by the Zambia Credit Guarantee Scheme to offer loans at 12 percent interest rate and repayable at the end of the farming season..
Read more

Teacher nabbed for allegedly assaulting, defiling pupil

Image
A TEACHER at Libala South Secondary School has been arrested and taken to court for allegedly assaulting and defiling a teenage pupil whom he also tried to sodomise. Nakisha Wamunyima, 37, is charged with defilement, assault occasioning actual bodily harm and attempts to commit unnatural offences. Between July 1 and August 2 last year, the accused allegedly unlawfully had carnal knowledge of MB, a child under the age of 16. In another count, allegations are that between the same dates, the teacher assaulted the girl and occasioned her actual bodily harm. In the last count, claims are that between the mentioned dates, the accused wilfully and unlawfully attempted to have sex with MB against the order of nature. At the time of his arrest, police were informed that the teacher allegedly took the victim out and when she arrived home late, she was asked to return to where she had been. When the victim returned to meet the teacher, he allegedly defiled her. The accused denied all the allegat...
Read more

Lobito Corridor game changer

Image
PRESIDENT Hakainde Hichilema yesterday challenged developers of the Lobito Transport Corridor to create opportunities for everyone, including establishing joint ventures (JVs) with local entities “because the pie is too big to be chewed alone”. President Hichilema says Government is committed to actualise the Lobito Railway Corridor project since it is Zambia’s most significant development initiative after the TAZARA and the Cape to Cairo railway projects. Officiating at the Lobito Transport Corridor private sector investor forum, President Hichilema urged the business community in Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia to seize opportunities that will arise from the project. “This is not a joke and it shall be a reality soon where African institutions are working with the global community, and all we need is support from you experts and the private sector because we are providing leadership from the highest level, so the project must work and must be supported,” he said...
Read more