News & Updates

We are thrilled to announce that our Founder and CEO, Susan Chishimba, has been selected as a Top 10 Finalist for the prestigious Standard Chartered Women in Tech Zambia 2025 programme. This incredible recognition celebrates Susan's visionary leadership and the transformative impact of EduRole, Corelink's flagship cloud-based platform. EduRole is revolutionizing how educational institutions operate, streamlining academic records, administration, and finance for over 45 institutions across Southern Africa. 

That vision is clear: to scale EduRole to over 150 institutions in the next two years and integrate AI-powered tools for data-driven academic planning. By providing critical digital infrastructure, Susan’s work directly supports SDG 4: Quality Education and SDG 9: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure.

The entire Corelink team congratulates Susan on this outstanding achievement. We are proud of her dedication to redefining what’s possible for education in Africa and eagerly support her in this final stage of the competition.

Corelink Consulting is excited to announce that a team of seven of our developers has successfully completed an intensive six-month training program to become a Certified Government Service Bus (GSB) Development Team. This dedicated team has immediately applied their new skills to successfully re-engineer the Forestry Department's platform on the GSB, introducing a critical Timber Traceability System.

The project was launched to address the increasing need for transparency and sustainable practices within Zambia's timber industry. Our team enhanced five of the largest revenue-generating services in the Forestry department, including Concession Licences, Tree Felling Permits, and Timber Export Permits, to provide full traceability from forest to export.

To achieve this, Corelink integrated two major technical enhancements:

• A new Android Mobile Application for forestry field officers to perform tasks like digital tree marking, in-field verification, and conveyance tracking at checkpoints.

• Advanced Geographic Information System (GIS) functionality allowing applicants and officers to precisely map concession boundaries and pinpoint individual trees using coordinates.

  
  

This advanced training and development program was made possible through a grant sponsored by dotGov solutions.

With the system enhancements complete, this project provides Forestry with powerful new tools for resource management and regulatory compliance. Corelink is now proceeding with user training and preparing for the full deployment of the new services. This achievement highlights our team's capability to deliver complex, high-impact digital solutions on the national Government Service Bus platform.

View the presentation by clicking here.

Acting Corelink CEO Susan Chishimba next SMART Zambia National Coordinator, Mr PERCY CHINYAMA, flanked by Accountant General Ms NSANDI MANZA and Director General of Zambia Public Private Dialogue Forum (PPDF) Mr ANDREW CHIPWENDE pose with private sector CEOs after the closing of the first phase of training on the Government Service Bus (GSB) system development.

Corelink Consulting is proud to announce that our founder, Rowan Vos, was an invited speaker at the prestigious ZAMREN WEEK 2024 conference.

Addressing technology and education leaders, Rowan delivered a presentation on the "Financial Integration of Learning Management Systems," a critical topic for modern educational institutions. His session explored the importance of creating seamless connections between Learning Management Systems (LMS), Student Information Management Systems (MIS), and core financial platforms.

The presentation detailed practical strategies for integrating systems to automate student payments and data synchronization. Key topics included:

• Direct Bank Integration: Methods for connecting directly with local banks like Zanaco, Atlas Mara (Access), and Indo Zambia Bank to reduce transaction costs and delays.

• Payment Gateway Solutions: Leveraging third-party gateways like ProBASE and ZynlePay to offer multiple payment options.

• Mobile Money: Integrating with providers such as Airtel, MTN, and Zamtel for convenient student payments.

• Accounting System Sync: Ensuring all payment information is accurately posted and reconciled within accounting systems like Sage through a robust API.

  
  

Rowan highlighted how Corelink's flagship education solution, EduRole, serves as the central hub in this ecosystem, connecting student information with learning and financial data.

This invitation to speak at a key industry event underscores Corelink's role as a leader in building integrated systems for development in the educational sector. We remain committed to providing innovative solutions that solve real-world challenges for institutions across Zambia.

View the whole presentation here.