Derrick Silimina

Services

03/10/2022 – by Derrick Silimina

Consumers appreciate new taxi apps in Zambia

IT is making mobility easier and cheaper in Africa, but there are downsides

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Personal experiences

11/09/2022 – by Derrick Silimina, Bimbola Oyesola, et al.

Covid-19 impacts worldwide

D+C/E+Z contributors from very different countries share their personal experiences on the Corona pandemic

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Knowledge building

22/08/2022 – by Derrick Silimina

Training local artisans to produce school furniture

Hoping to improve school conditions in Zambia by producing locally made desks for students

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Resources

25/07/2022 – by Derrick Silimina

Zambia and DRC partnering in battery production

Zambia and the DRC hope to become massive producers and refiners of cobalt for electric vehicle batteries

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Mobile money

23/05/2022 – by Derrick Silimina

Fraudsters scam mobile phone users out of their money

More and more people use mobile apps for digital payment – fraudsters take advantage of this

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Nowadays

25/04/2022 – by Derrick Silimina

Training tailors, cooks or service staff

Catholic nuns try to help young women in Zambia to escape poverty

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Nowadays

11/04/2022 – by Derrick Silimina

Zambia fights corruption

New government of Zambia assures that it wants to fight corruption and takes first measures

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Mining & Fisheries

28/03/2022 – by Derrick Silimina

Casting a wide net

Mining company KML aids the environment by putting fish in two of its dams

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Development funding

14/03/2022 – by Derrick Silimina

Putting money in the right hands

Zambia’s Constituency Development Fund decentralises spending with mixed results

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Mobile money

28/02/2022 – by Derrick Silimina

Financial inclusion by phone

Zambians are increasingly using mobile phones to move money via online platforms

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Gemstones

07/02/2022 – by Derrick Silimina

Deep green and lucrative

With help from a tax break, Zambia’s emerald producers hope to shine again

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