Zambia is a developing country,and it achieved middle-income status in 2011. Through the first decade of the 21st century,the economy of Zambia was one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa,and its capital,Lusaka,the fastest-growing city in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Zambia's economic performance has stalled in recent years due to declining copper prices,significant fiscal deficits,and energy shortages.
Telecommunications in Zambia includes radio,television,fixed and mobile telephones,and the Internet.
Hakainde Hichilema is a Zambian businessman,farmer,and politician who is the seventh and current president of Zambia since 24 August 2021. After having contested five previous elections in 2006,2008,2011,2015 and 2016,he won the 2021 presidential election with 59.02% of the vote. He has led the United Party for National Development since 2006 following the death of the party founder Anderson Mazoka.
The Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) is a Zambian television and radio station,formerly state owned,now technically a statutory body but still essentially under government control. It is the oldest,widest,and largest radio and television service provider in Zambia. It was established by an Act of Parliament in 1987,which was passed to transform the Zambia Broadcasting Services from being a Government Department under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services into a statutory body called the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation.
Situmbeko Musokotwane is Zambian politician and economist serving as the Minister of Finance of Zambia since 2021;he is also the Member of Parliament for Liuwa. Prior to his appointment he served as Minister of Finance from 2008 to 2011 under Rupiah Banda.
Mass media in Zambia consist of several different types of communications media:television,radio,cinema,newspapers,magazines,and Internet-based Web sites. The Ministry of Information,Broadcasting Services and Tourism is in charge of the Zambian News Agency which was founded in 1969. Due to the decolonization of the country,it ultimately allowed the media sector of the country to flourish,and enabled the establishment of multiple different new outlets,as well as established a new news consumption culture that wasn't previously known to Zambia. Furthermore,due to the short-wave capabilities,and international increase in production,demand,and sales of the transistor-radios in the country it made it increasingly more difficult to control the media outlets throughout Zambia by the leaders of the government.
Miles Bwalya Sampa is a Zambian politician,currently serving as Member of Parliament for Matero Constituency and president of the Patriotic Front. The veteran politician previously served as Mayor of Lusaka,having been elected in August 2018. His election in 2021 would see him return to Parliament representing Matero Constituency,a position he served from 2011 to 2016.
Steven Lungu was a former Zambia Army Captain who in 1997 together with the late captain Jack Chiti attempted a coup d’état during the rule of the then-President,Dr Frederick Chiluba.
Lulu Haangala,also known by her married name Luyando Haangala Wood is a Zambian media and communications consultant,TV personality,local government-certified Master of Ceremonies and is also US Embassy Zambia Youth Ambassador,Pizza Hut Zambia and Samsung Zambia Brand Ambassador and the founder of #WeKeepMoving Foundation and in December 2014 Lulu become partners with Dagon Holding Media. Lulu has also been featured in the 2016 May issue of a South African Magazine Mamas &Papas as the cover story.
Freedoms of expression and of the press are constitutionally guaranteed in Zambia,but the government frequently restricts these rights in practice. Although the ruling Patriotic Front has pledged to free state-owned media—consisting of the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC) and the widely circulated Zambia Daily Mail and Times of Zambia—from government editorial control,these outlets have generally continued to report along pro-government lines. Many journalists reportedly practice self-censorship since most government newspapers do have prepublication review. The ZNBC dominates the broadcast media,though several private stations have the capacity to reach large portions of the population.
Paul Monde Shalala is a Zambian journalist,blogger,and political analyst specializing on Zambian,African,and world current affairs. He is a reporter for the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation.
StarTimes is a Chinese electronics and media company in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Rockview University is privately owned and operated university located in Lusaka,Zambia. It is one of the fastest growing universities in Zambia and keeps seeing an exponential increase in the number of admissions each and every year. Every year,Rockview embarks on a country-wide interview program in which it awards bursaries to school leavers as well as those in service and would like to upgrade their studies. Lady Justice Lombe Chibesa is currently serving as the university chancellor.
The T2 is a trunk road in Zambia. The road runs from the Tunduma border with Tanzania via Mpika,Kabwe and Lusaka to the Chirundu border with Zimbabwe. The road is the longest route of the country,as it is approximately 1,155 kilometres (718 mi). The route from Mpika to Kafue is a toll road. The route from Tanzania to Lusaka is Zambia's Great North Road and is part of the Tanzam Highway.
The T3 is a trunk road in Zambia. The road runs from Kapiri Mposhi via Ndola,Kitwe and Chingola to Kasumbalesa on the border with DR Congo. The entire route is a toll road.
Dora Siliya is a politician in Zambia. She is the former member of parliament for Petauke Central and the former Minister of Communication and Broadcasting.
Events in the year 2021 in Zambia.
Liuwa is a constituency of the National Assembly of Zambia. It covers part of Kalabo District in Western Province.
Given Katuta Mwelwa is a Zambian politician and member of parliament for Chiengi. She was first elected to parliament in 2016.
Sunday Chilufya Chanda is a Zambian politician who serves as Member of Parliament for Kanchibiya Constituency in Northern Zambia. He was elected to the position in August 2021.
