Ten years after fleeing war in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Muzungu Makoi says he is still haunted by the massacres and refuses to leave Zambia.
Hard-fought gains against HIV/Aids are being threatened by international donors “flatlining” funding for treatment programmes.
The China Development Bank (CDB) on Tuesday offered to provide $1-billion for a planned hydroelectric station in Zambia.
Climate change is affecting the annual Kuomboka ceremony of the Lozi people of western Zambia –Ancient ways in deep water and their way of life.
The UN said on Tuesday that it has protested Zambia’s move to deport dozens of DRC refugees after they took part in a demonstration.
The state of a country’s highways is a sure guide to
the state of its economy, writes Busani Bafana.
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/ 14 January 2010
Gabon became the latest underdogs at the Africa Cup of Nations to punch above their weight when they beat continental giants Cameroon on Wednesday.
Zambia is likely to register economic growth exceeding 7% in 2010, spurred by a resurgence in mining and a boom in construction and agriculture.
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/ 8 December 2009
President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday urged closer cooperation between South Africa and Zambia in fighting poverty, disease and unemployment.
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/ 23 November 2009
Zambia faces a power shortage and electricity rationing by the end of next year, an industry official said on Monday.
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/ 18 November 2009
The editor-in-chief of Zambia’s only private newspaper will stand trial for violating a gag order on a colleague’s pornography case.
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/ 16 November 2009
A Zambian news editor was acquitted of pornography charges over mailing unpublished pictures of a woman giving birth during a doctors’ strike.
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/ 27 October 2009
FNB started operating in Zambia on Tuesday in line with its strategy to expand its footprint on the African continent.
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/ 14 October 2009
Zambian President Rupiah Banda has told opponents seeking to challenge him for the ruling party’s leadership that they should resign.
Some Western donors may withhold key financing for Zambia’s 2010 budget owing to claims the government is being soft on corruption, officials said.
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/ 21 September 2009
Experts say Africa can pull itself out of poverty by subsidising farmers, write Mohamed Fofanah and Nalisha Kalideen.
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/ 13 September 2009
An African cellphone hotline that reports when clinics are out of essential drugs could be the solution to government denialism.
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/ 3 September 2009
Zambia President Rupiah Banda has denied influencing the decision to acquit former president Frederick Chiluba on corruption charges.
Zambia’s top graft-buster has been fired after he sought to appeal the acquittal of former president Frederick Chiluba in an embezzlement case.
Frederick Chiluba has asked Zambia’s Parliament to restore his immunity from prosecution after his acquittal this week of graft charges.
Zambia’s opposition on Tuesday accused President Rupiah Banda of interfering in the courts to secure the acquittal of former leader Frederick Chiluba.
Zambia’s former president, Frederick Chiluba, has been cleared of corruption charges in a case that had accused him of embezzling public funds.
Zambia’s former president, Frederick Chiluba, was on Monday expected to hear the verdict in a trial accusing him of embezzling 000.
Zambia’s former president, Frederick Chiluba, returns to court on Friday for judgement in a drawn-out trial on accusations of corruption and theft.
The trial of a leading Zambian journalist charged with circulating obscene material was due to get under way in Lusaka on Wednesday.
Zambian opposition parties on Thursday announced plans to impeach President Rupiah Banda for violation of the Constitution.
In one remote Zambian town bicycles could
soon outnumber people. Sylvester Mwale explains why.
The floodwaters rose and covered the high ground to which the villagers usually retreat, resulting in hunger, disease and the loss of possessions.
Thanks to satellite antennas and solar panels, the remotest areas in Zambia are being connected, writes Robert Chisanza.
The Doha round of global trade talks could be concluded within eight months, the head of the WTO said on Tuesday.
Zambia on Wednesday became the first AU member to call for Madagascar’s suspension from the bloc after Marc Ravalomanana was toppled as president.
Being gay in Lusaka is not difficult if you don’t cross people’s paths”