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Tender Invitation

GIZ, under the EU and BMZ-funded Good Financial Governance programme, invites bids to develop an electronic AML/CTPF statistics management system for Zambia's Financial…

Hichilema's much harder second act

Hakainde Hichilema has taken the oath of office for his second term as Zambia's president following a decisive victory. However, high economic expectations and treason charges…

Hakainde Hichilema victory is seen as more than a second term. It is an opportunity for him to convert macroeconomic gains into benefits families can feel

How Hakainde Hichilema bagged second term in Zambia polls

Zambia’s president Hakainde Hichilema secured a second term with 60% of the vote, overturning pre-election assumptions that economic pain would lead to a decisive rejection of…

Why Zambian Online Casinos Are Appealing To More South African Players

Zambia is challenging South Africa's long-standing dominance in the regional online gambling sector, with a growing number of SADC players exploring Zambian sites due to their…

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SA and Zambia’s HIV shot dilemma: Demand versus supply

South Africa and Zambia are grappling with a significant challenge in rolling out lenacapavir, a new six-monthly HIV prevention injection. Despite high demand and promising early…

Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema

How Zambia lost the plot: Inside a troubled election

An expert analysis delves into Zambia's 2026 election, highlighting a troubling weakening of institutional safeguards. The article raises legitimate questions about procedural…

Six South African cheetahs are relocated to Zambia in a bid to restore the species to the Greater Luangwa Ecosystem, where it was last recorded in 1998. (EWT)

SA cheetahs moved to Zambia as conservationists warn of ‘silent crisis’

While lions, elephants and rhinos dominate conservation headlines, cheetahs have been quietly disappearing from Africa’s landscapes. Now, six South African cheetahs have been…

Former Zambian president Edgar Lungu

Former Zambian president Edgar Lungu to be buried in South Africa

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has ruled in favour of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu's family, allowing his burial to proceed in South Africa. This decision overturns a…

Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema

The case for and against Zambian president’s second presidential term

Zambia heads to the polls on 13 August 2026, with President Hakainde Hichilema seeking re-election among 14 contenders. Analysts and ordinary Zambians are weighing whether his…

President Paul Kagame hosted the Nuclear Energy Innovation Summit for Africa (NEISA) at the Kigali Convention Centre from May 18 to 22

Nuclear energy is a must

Africa must embrace nuclear energy to power economic growth and meet Agenda 2063 goals

Hope: Zimbabweans standing in line to cast their vote, hoping for change. Photo: ZEC

Freedom in South Africa is incomplete until all SADC nations achieve genuine democracy

If we are to honour our freedom, we must also stand in sympathy with our neighbours, whose struggles remind us that democracy is never guaranteed. Their pain must be felt as our…

Former president Edgar Lungu’s body is still in South Africa because of a row between Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema and the Lunga family over where he should be buried. Photo: File

Drama over former Zambian president’s body as court orders its return

The family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu has launched an urgent high court application in Pretoria after his body was allegedly removed without permission from a…

According to data compiled by the Malawi Network of Older Persons Organisations (Manepo), 11 elderly people were killed over witchcraft accusations in the first four months of 2026 alone.

Malawi faces “ticking time bomb” as witchcraft killings and impunity rise

Rising witchcraft accusations in Malawi are fuelling deadly attacks on elderly people, exposing gaps in justice, social protection and governance

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A resident lioness (Panthera leo), filmed from a specially adapted vehicle.

1,400 Days in the wild: Inside the intimate drama of Zambia’s predator kingdom

For 1,400 days, a wildlife film crew lived and worked in Zambia’s Nsefu sector, documenting the lives of lions, leopards, hyenas and wild dogs in one of Africa’s most socially…

Lobito Corridor: A new line for trade and investment

The corridor is strategically significant given that Zambia, Angola and the DRC are home to some of the world’s most significant deposits of critical minerals