The United States Government-funded Reach Namibia project has launched the Adolescent and Youth Livelihoods and Entrepreneurship Accelerator (ALIVE) Hub at Rundu, Kavango East Region.

The ALIVE Hub initiative will equip project participants with entrepreneurial skills to establish sustainable businesses.  In collaboration with the Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Services (MSYNS), regional and local governments as well as private sector partners, the project will also establish an ALIVE Hub in Nkurenkuru, Kavango West Region, to provide entrepreneurial starter packs and scale youth ventures.

“The Hub space will serve as training ground where young people can develop innovative ideas, design products or solutions, and refine them through testing and feedback,” highlighted USAID Acting Country Representative, Dr. Rockfeler Herisse.

ALIVE Hubs will offer computers, printers, and other hardware as well as consulting and outreach services to rural areas.  They are expected to play a pivotal role in addressing high unemployment among young people and to significantly enhance Namibia’s economic development in the long term.

The Hubs will foster connections between youth and other stakeholders such as government agencies, civil society partners, private sector investors, and employers through pitch exhibitions, coaching, mentoring, training, and skills-building sessions.  They will also facilitate access to existing programs such as the MSYNS Youth Credit Schemes.  The ALIVE Hubs in Rundu and Nkurenkuru are expected to serve 240 Reach Namibia beneficiaries per quarter and will extend services to general youth.

Reach Namibia provides support to youth in the country’s eight most populated regions.  The project is supported by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, PEPFAR, through the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, and implemented by Project Hope Namibia and Intrahealth Namibia.  Reach Namibia and the ALIVE Hubs demonstrate the U.S. Government’s continued commitment to providing health and economic relief to the people of Namibia.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of U.S. Embassy in Namibia.

On 24 July 2024, Chargé d’Affaires Wang Sheng attended the Seminar on Global Opportunities in Deepening China’s Reform in the New Era organized by China Media Group, and briefed on the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. More than 80 guests from think tanks, media, education and business sectors participated.

Mr. Wang said that the successful convening of the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee will not only help comprehensively deepen reform and modernize the state governance system and capacity of China, but also provide opportunities for the development of Zambia and other countries through Chinese modernization and high-standard opening up.

Mr. Thabo Kawana, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Media, said that Zambia and China have enjoyed profound traditional friendship and the practical cooperation in various fields has been flourishing especially since the establishment of the Comprehensive Strategic and Cooperative Partnership between the two countries. Zambia will embrace the opportunities brought by Chinese modernization and high-quality development and strive for new achievements in the bilateral cooperation.

The guests present lively exchanged views on Chinese modernization and looked forward to more fruitful cooperation between China and Zambia and more benefits it will bring to the two peoples.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Zambia.

On July 24th, the Chinese Embassy in Zambia held a reception, celebrating the 97th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. Over 200 guests attended the event, including Zambia Air Force Commander Lt. Gen. Nyoni, Minister of Lusaka Province Hon. Sheal Mulyata, senior officials from the Ministry of Defense, the Zambian three military services and the police service, members of the diplomatic corps in Zambia, representatives of Chinese enterprises and Chinese community in Zambia.

Wang Sheng, the Chargé d’Affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Zambia, delivered a speech in which he reviewed the glorious history of the People’s Liberation Army under the leadership of the Communist Party of China. He emphasized that the Chinese military has always been a strong force for world peace, highlighted the Three Global Initiatives, put foward by President Xi Jinping, provided feasible pathways and solid support for building a community with a shared future for mankind. He reaffirmed that China and Zambia will work together to implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and continue to be partners in promoting a high-level community with shared future on their respective path of modernization.

Jiang Lei, the Defense Attaché of the Chinese Embassy in Zambia, said that the Chinese military will continue to fulfill its solemn commitment to safeguarding peace, strengthen cooperation with Zambia in areas such as personnel training, military medicine, and equipment technology, and steadly advance the relationship between the two armed forces to new heights.

Lt. Gen. Nyoni, on behalf of President Hakainde Hichilema, extended warm congratulations on the occasion of China’s Army Day, spoke highly of China’s extradinary contributions in maintaining world peace and stability. The reception was held in a warm and friendly atmosphere. The guests all admired the historic and great achievements in China’s national defense and military development and wished new achievements to be scored in the friendship and cooperation between the two countries and the two militaries.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in the Republic of Zambia.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, on behalf of the government and the people of South Africa, has expressed deep sorrow and condolences following the recent landslides in Gofa, South Western Ethiopia, which tragically took the lives of at least 250 of people at this stage. 

President Ramaphosa said the South African people’s thoughts are with the people of Ethiopia, particularly the bereaved families, during this period of mourning. Our hearts goes out to the Government and the people of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia at this difficult time. 

President Ramaphosa recalled the strong and historic relations between South Africa and Ethiopia, dating back to the struggle against apartheid.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa.