Zambia tourism body seeks stronger cooperation with China

STORY: Zambia tourism body seeks stronger cooperation with China SHOOTING TIME: June 12, 2024 DATELINE: June 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:20 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Chinese built Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): TECLA ZONDIWE-NGWENYA, TCZ treasurer 3. various of Mulungushi Conference Center 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): VICTOR INAMBWAE, TCZ chief executive officer 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): STEPHEN MWANSA, TCZ service-level consultant 6. various of KKIA STORYLINE: Officials at the Tourism Council of Zambia (TCZ) have said that the council wants to see increased cooperation with China. The TCZ is keen to tap into the huge Chinese market to boost Zambia's tourism, said Tecla Zondiwe-Ngwenya, the TCZ treasurer. "It is a market that we are paying much attention to and respect," she said in an interview Wednesday. The Chinese are welcome to visit tourist sites in Zambia and invest in various untapped tourism areas in the country, Zondiwe-Ngwe

African leaders call for increased integration efforts

STORY: African leaders call for increased integration efforts DATELINE: June 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the COMESA Summit at Mulungushi Conference centre 2. various of handing over of instruments of power to the new chairperson 3. various of the Zambian President 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAKAINDE HICHILEMA, Zambian President 5. various of Egyptian President 6. various of Egyptian President delivering a speech 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LAZARUS CHAKWERA, Malawian President 8. various of attendees of the summit STORYLINE: The 22nd Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Heads of State and Government Summit opened here Thursday, with leaders calling for accelerated efforts to achieve economic integration. The summit, held at the China-built ultra-modern Kenneth Kaunda International Conference Center, also saw Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema taking over the chairmanship of Africa's largest bloc from Egyptian President Abdel Fattah