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Coronavirus in Africa – What to Do During the Lockdown
The COVID-19 Virus is also present in Africa and the WHO urges this issue to be taken seriously. All around the world governments have...
Zambia and the Global Fund Sign Agreement on US$102 million for HIV Programs
Lusaka – The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria today signed an agreement with Churches Health Association of Zambia for US$102 million...
Southern African countries zero in on Gaddafi assets
Following South Africa's decision to freeze all Gaddafi’s assets in accordance with UN Security Council resolution Zambia has sought clarification on whether the resolution...
Zambia: President accused of bill amendment to get money
President Rupiah Banda of Zambia is concerned with his bank balance and has embarked on a campaign that would ensure a comfortable pension as...
Zambian separatists in treason charge as regional secession battles grow
Several Zambians, accused of clamoring for the secession of Barotseland in the western part of the country, were on Wednesday (19 January) dragged to...
Zambia: Coup plotter apologizes to Chiluba, asks for God’s forgiveness
The orchestrator of Zambia’s 1997 attempted coup, Captain Stephen Lungu (alias Captain Solo), has met Dr. Frederick Chiluba, the man whose government he wanted...
2011 elections in Zambia and Zimbabwe could be bloody
The 2011 elections in Zambia have been predicted to become the bloodiest ever if the government does not put in place measures to stop...
Zambia: Coup plotter set free on humanitarian grounds
Zambia's most famous coup-plotter, who assembled 54 soldiers to forcible remove former leader Frederick Chiluba from power in 1997 has been set free...
Zambia: Sudan President’s invitation to summit questioned
The Zambian government has assured Sudanese president Omar Hassan
Al-Bashir, who has been indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, that he is...
‘Funny money’ from China a cause of Zambian mineworkers’ shootings?
Mineworkers unions in Zambia have condemned the shooting of 11 Collum Coal Mine workers in Sinazongwe by Chinese managers after they allegedly protested over...
Ethiopia, Ghana and ten African countries get medical education grants
The United States will invest $130 million over the next five years to transform African medical education and increase the number of health care...
Zambia: History to remember president over legalised corruption
Zambian President Rupiah Banda will forever be haunted for removing the abuse of office offence clause from the revised Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) Act,...
Zambian journalists warned against publishing unverified information
On 13 July 2010, Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Dickson Jere advised the media in Zambia to be...
Namibians slam Zambian president over missing activists
Zambian leader Rupiah Banda on Thursday faced a hostile reception on his state visit to neighboring Namibia over missing freedom fighters some 30 years...
Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Holds Birthday Party for Zambia’s Founding President Kaunda
On April 28th, Chinese Ambassadorto Zambia Li Qiangmin held at the Ambassador's residence a birthday party for Kenneth David Kaunda, founding President of Zambia,...
Blog Contest Offers Graduate Students the Chance to Win a Trip to Zambia
Three students will win a trip to Africa through the social media contest "World Briefing: Telling the Malaria Story" co-sponsored by Malaria No More...
Zambian President Banda warned of imminent ‘war’
Zambian president Rupiah Banda has been accused of “driving the country to the brink of civil war” as he is allegedly allowing policeman to...
ATLAS Maps a Strong Course for Children’s Education in Zambia
Today, children in the Mumbwa District of Zambia are no longer stuck in overcrowded classrooms with few learning materials. Thanks to the ATLAS program,...
Zambia: Media Liaison Committee postpone ZAMEC launch
The Media Liaison Committee (MLC) has postponed the launch of the recently created Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC) on 3 May 2010 as earlier planned.
According...
Zambia / Prison Conditions Endanger Inmates / Criminal Justice Failures, Overcrowding, and Poor Care Exacerbate Spread of TB, HIV
Prisoners in Zambia suffer malnutrition, overcrowding, grossly inadequate medical care, and the risk of rape or torture, the Prisons Care and Counselling Association (PRISCCA),...
Stronger Drug Supply Chains Can Save Thousands of Children in Zambia and Beyond
A pilot project in Zambia has shown that strategic improvements in the supply chain for lifesaving drugs can have an immediate and dramatic impact...
Zambia: Ground set for Zambia Media Council launch
The launch of the Zambia Media Council (ZAMEC) has been set for 3 May 2010 to coincide with the commemoration of the World Press...
Zambia President Rupiah Banda excoriated for apathy
An opposition political party in Zambia has launched a fierce attack on the country’s leader, Rupiah Banda saying he is now behaving like a...
Zambia: Opposition Patriotic Front leader sues Times of Zambia for defamation
On 9 March 2010, opposition Patriotic Front (PF) President, Michael Sata sued the Times of Zambia for defamation and has applied for an interim...
Zimbabwe bullies Zambia for a ten year old debt
Desperate situation calls for desperate measures, so goes the saying. But for one southern African nation with depleted coffers, those measures have been stretched...
Mixed reactions to Africa Cup of Nations draw
Africa's prestigious football tournament's 2012 draw conducted last Saturday in DR Congo southern city of Lubumbashi has drawn interesting reactions.
The 2012 Africa Cup of...
Zambian head says insulting him is ‘pornography’
Zambian ruler, Rupiah Banda has advised his countrymen to switch off
their radio sets anytime they hear a broadcast that insults him claiming that “insulting...
Kenya’s Harambee Stars face Uganda Cranes in Cecafa quarters
African Cup of Nations-bound Zambia will also play Zanzibar in the earlier quarter-final kick off at Nyayo National Stadium.
Kenya’s Harambee Stars will have to...
CECAFA 2009: Zambia breaks Kenya’s heart in opening football match
Hosts 'Harambe Stars' of Kenya started on a horrendous note loosing 2-0 to the clinical 'Chipolopolo boys' of Zambia, in the first match of...
Rwanda: Southern African nations ‘unwilling’ to hunt genocide suspects
Rwanda has accused Mozambique, Malawi and Zambia of being unwilling to co-operate in hunting genocide suspects.
Bosco Mutangana, head of the unit tracking those suspected...