Dora Siliya

Last updated

Dora Siliya (born October 8, 1970 , Kitwe) is a politician in Zambia. [1] She is the former member of parliament for Petauke Central and the former Minister of Communication and Broadcasting. [2]

Contents

Early Years

She was born in Kitwe and went to school in Mufulira. After graduating Kabulonga Girls secondary school in 1988, she commenced her studies at the University of Zambia where she studied medicine. After two years, she left the University and began working at Zambian Television and Radio (ZNBC), then went back to university to study mass communication, while still employed at ZNBC. In 1996 she started work at the South African Broadcasting Corporation. In 1997 she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She holds a master's degree in development economics from the University of Cambridge. [3] [4]

Career

Siliya became Television Controller , working directly with Duncan Mbazima, who was the Director-General. She left ZNBC and was employed in a European Union project of Private Sector Development for two years. In 2001, she was approached by the Movement for Multiparty Democracy to run for the National Assembly, which she did in Petauke. She was not successful and was transferred to the Zambian embassy in Cairo working for the deputy ambassador and was mainly devoted to trade relations. In 2006, she reappeared as parliamentary candidate for the MMD in Petauke. She once served as the Minister of Energy and Water Development, Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Transport and Communication. [5] On 14 February 2018, she was appointed by president Edgar Chagwa Lungu to become the Minister of information and subsequently the chief government spokesperson. [3] [4] [1] [6]

On 23 May 2020, Siliya tested positive for COVID-19. [7]

Politics

Siliya was elected to the National Assembly in Zambia in 2006 in the constituency of Petauke-Central. In October 2006, she was appointed Deputy Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. [1]

Related Research Articles

Telecommunications in Zambia includes radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet.

This article is about the Transport in Zambia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kitwe</span> City in Copperbelt, Zambia

Kitwe is the third largest city in terms of infrastructure development and second largest city in terms of size and population in Zambia. With a population of 517,543 Kitwe is one of the most developed commercial and industrial areas in the nation, alongside Ndola and Lusaka. It has a complex of mines on its north-western and western edges.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Zambia Super League</span> Zambian top-flight football league

The Zambia Super League, known as the MTN Super League for sponsorship purposes, is the top association football league created in 1962 by the Football Association of Zambia. The winners of the league each season receives ZMW1,000,000 ($55,555) and a copper trophy engraved with their team name.

Dipak Kumar A. Patel is a Zambian politician of Hindu Indian origin. His ancestral roots traces back to Gujarat, India. He served long tenures both as a legislator and as the Minister of Trade, Commerce, and Industry.

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mass media in Zambia</span>

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Irene Mambilima</span> 7th Chief Justice of Zambia (1952–2021)

Irene Chirwa Mambilima was the Chief Justice of Zambia from 2015 until her death in 2021. She also served as Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Zambia and presided over the 2006 and 2011 general elections and the January 2015 presidential by-election. She was part of several election observer missions including in Liberia, Kenya, Mozambique, and Seychelles. Her other international assignments included serving as Sessional Judge of the Supreme Court of The Gambia in 2003. Mambilima sat on the International Board of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) as a Director of the Africa Region. She was also a member of several professional associations including the Zambia Association of Women Judges, the Editorial Board Council of Law Reporting, the Child Fund (Zambia), Women in Law Southern Africa, and the Council of the Institution of Advanced Legal Education.

Victoria Kalima Phiri was a Zambian politician who was Minister of Gender and member of the National Assembly for Kasenengwa from 2016 and 2011, respectively, till her death.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chibamba Kanyama</span> Zambian business leader and writer

Chibamba Kanyama is a Zambian business leader and writer, specialising in communication strategy and economics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paul Shalala</span>

Paul Monde Shalala, is an internationally renowned and award-winning Zambian journalist, blogger, and political analyst specializing on Zambian, African and world current affairs. He is a reporter for the Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation.

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.

Sikota Wina was a Zambian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Council and the National Assembly and the country's first Minister of Health. He also held the posts of Minister for Local Government and Minister of Information, Broadcasting and Tourism.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">T3 road (Zambia)</span> Road in Zambia

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 route is a toll road from Kapiri Mposhi to just after Kitwe.

The T5 is a trunk road in Zambia. It connects Chingola in the Copperbelt Province with Solwezi and Mwinilunga in the North-Western Province. The Route extends to end at the Jimbe border post with Angola. It is the only other road after the M18 Road that connects the towns of the North-Western and Copperbelt provinces and is currently one of the main routes motorists use to reach Angola from Zambia. The first section of the road is a toll road.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Joseph Malanji</span> Zambian politician

Joseph Malanji is a Zambian politician and business executive who previously served as a member of the National Assembly for Kwacha constituency. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs between 2018 and 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia</span> Ongoing COVID-19 viral pandemic in Zambia

The COVID-19 pandemic in Zambia was a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. The virus was confirmed to have reached Zambia in March 2020.

The Zambian National Division One is the second highest football division for men in Zambia and was introduced for the 2019/20 season with 18 teams. The league is administered by Zambian Premier League and is because of sponsorship reasons called Eden University National Division One League, as Eden University and FAZ signed a five year's agreement prior the inaugural season. The league operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Zambia Super League and Zambian Division One, and is played over 34 games.

Given Katuta Mwelwa is a Zambian politician and member of parliament for Chienge. She was first elected to parliament in 2016.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Dora Siliya". National Assembly of Zambia. Archived from the original on 2015-10-24. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  2. ↑ "BBC World Service - Newsday, Why Zambia supports job requests from Gulf States". BBC. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  3. 1 2 mwebantunews (2018-02-15). "WHO IS DORA SILIYA AND WHAT DOES SHE BRING TO THE TABLE?". Mwebantu.News. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  4. 1 2 zamobserver (2019-02-16). "BIOGRAPHY OF HON DORA SILIYA". The Zambian Observer. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Strengthen the Base". The Business Year. Retrieved 2019-12-08.
  6. ↑ Editor, Chief (2019-09-27). "Zambia : Dora Siliya says she is shocked over reports linking HH to support for same sex marriages". LusakaTimes.com. Retrieved 2019-12-08.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  7. ↑ "Zambia's information minister tests positive for coronavirus". Reuters. 23 May 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.