Danny Chiyesu is very unique in the Zambian Art scene and has been a member of the Zambia Visual Arts Council since 1992. Born in 1966 in Ndola he discovered his ability to paint when he was only 5 years old. He has followed this path ever since experimenting with different media leading him to what he calls "digital painting" in the recent past. The German Embassy proudly presents him as the “Artist of the Month” in January 2015.
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The German Embassy has donated sports equipment to various civil society organisations, clubs and sport academies on Wednesday, 10th December 2014. In her welcoming speech Deputy Head of Mission (HoM), Isolde Aust, stressed the deep-rooted bilateral relations characterising the friendship of Zambia and Germany and emphasized the importance of sports and sport cooperation at amateur and professional level between the two countries.
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On the 1st and 2nd December 2014, the “Zambia Water Forum and Exhibition” (ZAWAFE) was held at Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka. In the year of Zambia’s Golden Jubilee of Independence the theme of the annual fare was “Sustaining and improving the Zambian Water Sector: 50 years after Independence”.
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On the 2. December 2014 Ambassador Bernd Finke and Mr. Richard Bango, Mayor of Kabwe, officially opened the newly renovated and reconstructed classroom block of Makululu Community School (Kabwe).
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Behavioural rules for children in general have a negative image and the successes to introduce them through traditional teaching methods are limited. That there are different ways to influence awareness and behaviour and to learn with fun shows the initiative “Promoting Water-Wise Behaviour in Schools on a Digital Learning Platform”.
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Germany and Zambia have successfully concluded intergovernmental negotiations which took place on the 18th and 19th of November in Lusaka. The two heads of delegations, PS Felix Nkulukusa from the Ministry of Finance and Mr. Alois Schneider, head of division for Southern Africa at the German Federal Ministry for Development Cooperation, signed a bilateral protocol in which Germany commits a fresh amount of 980 million kwacha for Zambia’s development until 2016. This represents an increase of about 48 per cent in comparison to the last commitment in 2011.
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On the occasion of the Jubilee-Celebrations, Mr. Guenter Nooke, Personal Representative of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, paid a four day visit to Zambia to underline the close and amicable relationship between Germany and Zambia.
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