By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lusaka Times
Paul Thole, Permanent Secretary of Zambia’s Eastern Province, has called on civil servants and partners to help deliver President Hakainde Hichilema’s Grow Zambia development agenda. He was speaking at a provincial coordination meeting in Chipata, according to Lusaka Times.
Trade and investment between Zambia and Switzerland have exceeded US$20 billion, according to Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema. He called for bilateral relations to be deepened through a comprehensive economic partnership aimed at facilitating cooperation between investors and supporting the Grow Zambia programme, reports Lusaka Times.
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Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema participated remotely in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) extraordinary summit, focused on strengthening its institutions and regional stability. Heads of state chose Lesotho to lead the SADC Organ on Politics, Defence and Security Co-operation, according to Lusaka Times.
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Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema attended a regional meeting in Lusaka and posted on his Facebook page, ending speculation about his absence from public view since 9 October. He spoke at the 20th Ordinary Session of the Regional Interministerial Committee of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, according to Zambian Observer.
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Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema is calling on Switzerland to expand trade and investment in Zambia beyond traditional minerals, particularly copper. He also praised Swiss support for debt restructuring and called for partnerships that create jobs during a meeting with a delegation of Swiss businesses, reports the Daily Mail.
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Zambian youths call for presidential term limit to be scrappedYouth-led civil society organisations submitted a petition to Zambia’s Parliament calling for the removal of the presidential term limit and the secondary school certificate requirement for candidates. Appointed MP Francis Kope said he would start parliamentary proceedings to consider their demands, Diggers reports.
South Africa’s Ramaphosa orders response to political killingsSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on police to arrest and prosecute those responsible for political killings, as at least 43 people were killed between January and September. The violence comes ahead of the 4 November local elections, according to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.The week in Africa
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