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Legal sexual intercourse between older men and minors dealt a blow by Chief
A traditional chief from Mansa district, northern province of Zambia, has dissolved six marriages involving older men marrying under-age girls.
Chief Chisunka of the Ushi...
Zambian President suffers heart attack at AU summit in Egypt
President Levy Mwanawasa of Zambia was rushed to hospital in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh late Sunday after a health emergency, it...
Mugabe’s taste for power distances him from closest allies
With his opponent withdrawn by default from Friday's crunch poll, veteran Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe will be sworn in for a new five-year term,...
Mbeki withholding information pertaining to Zimbabwe meeting
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa Sunday called for the postponement of Friday’s presidential run-off elections in Zimbabwe, saying the deteriorating situation will not warrant ...
Zambian president tells heads of mission he is the intellectual not them
Zambian president Levy Mwanawasa on Friday told his head of missions that he is "the intellectual, not them"
He also accused them of gross...
Zambian national soccer coach under intense pressure
Less than one month into his contract, Zambian soccer fans have started raising serious doubts over the ability of new national team coach for...
Women hiding their HIV status for fear of being battered
Maria is living with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. Antiretroviral medicines (ARVs) are now more widely available and are supposed to make her...
Maternal and child mortality rates improving in Zambia
The number of pregnant women in Zambia dying from pregnancy related causes has reduced from 729 to 449 per 100,000 live births, the latest...
Zambian opposition leader pledges support for President
In a rare move in Africa politics, Zambia's opposition party leader, Patriotic Front (PF) Michael Sata says he is determined to help...
FAO urges Zambia to consider cassava as major crop
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has urged Zambia to consider cassava as a high-value cash crop that can alleviate hunger at t he...
Former Archbishop questions Catholic Church morals
Controversial Archbishop Emm anuel Milingo of Zambia who was excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church after he got married, Sunday conducted his first mass...
Smoking in public places banned in Zambia
The Zambian government has banned smoking in public places with immediate effect, and offenders will face maximum jail term of two years or maximum...
Verbal war between Zambia and Zimbabwe intensified
Zambia has expressed disappointment at the continued attacks on President Levy Mwanawasa by Zimbabwean authorities and has warned that the unwarranted remarks would affect...
Diplomatic rift as Zambia reponds to Zimbabwe insults
The Zambian government has criticised Zimbabwe for continually heaping abuses on Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, only to turn around and request his assistance in...
Zambia seizes corrupt properties in Belgium to fund health sector
The Zambian government has disclosed it earned about 13.6 billion Kwacha from the sale of seized properties and that the money will be spent...
Angola urges Zambia to help find solution to Zimbabwe’s political crisis
A visiting Angolan government official, Nilsa Batalhia, has urged Zambian President levy Mwanawasa not to relent in his efforts to find an amicable solution...
Zambia to ban maize export due to crop reduction
The Zambian government has said that it will not authorise any maize exports following the 40 percent drop in the crop production during the...
Great lakes region hold talks on good governance
A delegation from the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) is in the Zambian capital, Lusaka, for a meeting on the implementation...
Zambia negotiates electricity from Mozambiquan dam
Negotiations are under way to supply electricity from the Cahora Bassa dam, in the western Mozambican province of Tete, to Zambia, according to a...
Africa to refuse cargo flights from China to Zimbabwe in their airspace
South Africa's official opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) Thursday called on the governments of Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Zambia to deny overflight rights to cargo...
China questioned about Zimbabwe arms ship
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has commended South Africa and Mozambique for not allowing their territories to be used to offload the heavy Chinese weaponry...
Southern Africa Floods Victims: Aid Sought
After barely recovering from last year's floods and only halfway into the current rainy season, rivers have overflowed their banks and predictions of more...
CAN 2008 : Cameroun weakly clears Sudan and qualifies
Cameroun did very little this Wednesday, when they played Sudan to win at 3-0, buying their ticket to the quater final of the African...
Southern Africa: Mines Close as Energy Crises Spread
South Africa and Zambia have been registering heavy losses in their Mining sector. With fears of miners getting trapped in the mines following ESKOM’s...