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Zambia

Lead poisoning claimants win permission to appeal class action certification against Anglo American
The Green Guardian
/ 29 April 2024

Lead poisoning claimants win permission to appeal class action certification against Anglo American

The Zambian class action was filed in South Africa as it would not have been possible in that country

By Sheree Bega
Zambia the cradle of liberation of Southern Africa
Opinion
/ 2 February 2024

Zambia the cradle of liberation of Southern Africa

The country’s historical sites encapsulate the struggles and triumphs of the people of the subcontinent

By Kagosi Mwamulowe
Zambia’s haphazard foreign policy is a disaster
Opinion
/ 13 December 2023

Zambia’s haphazard foreign policy is a disaster

President Hakainde Hichilema is quickly squandering the respect the country once held on the international stage

By Aaron Ng’ambi
In Zambia today, stealing a political party is big business
Opinion
/ 12 December 2023

In Zambia today, stealing a political party is big business

President Hakainde Hichilema is weakening state institutions, impairing the opposition and undermining democracy

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
Zambia’s economy is controlled by foreigners
Thought Leader
/ 27 October 2023

Zambia’s economy is controlled by foreigners

After nearly six decades of independence the need for real change in the country hasn’t diminished

By Aaron Ng’ambi
The death penalty must be abolished
Thought Leader
/ 10 October 2023

The death penalty must be abolished

As we observe the World Day Against the Death Penalty, we must hold onto the glimmer of hope that Zimbabwean authorities will do away with capital punishment

By Richard Mugobo
Understanding Hichilema’s talk of a coup plot in Zambia
Thought Leader
/ 13 September 2023

Understanding Hichilema’s talk of a coup plot in Zambia

Is there any weight behind the Zambian president’s warning?

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
Civil society has collapsed in Hakainde Hichilema’s Zambia
Thought Leader
/ 7 August 2023

Civil society has collapsed in Hakainde Hichilema’s Zambia

The state and quality of civil society is important for a functioning democracy, but Zambia’s has failed citizens

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
M72: Three things you need to know about a TB jab that might work
Health
/ 25 July 2023

M72: Three things you need to know about a TB jab that might work

The only anti-tuberculosis shot we have is the century-old BCG vaccine given to infants, whose protection only lasts for 10 to 20 years

By Lillian Roberts
Rethinking debt relief: Zambia and beyond
Opinion
/ 18 July 2023

Rethinking debt relief: Zambia and beyond

We need to change debt relief mechanisms as a growing number of developing countries risk defaulting

By Vincent Obisie-Orlu
Women’s World Cup set to shake things up
Sport
/ 3 July 2023

Women’s World Cup set to shake things up

A ball has yet to be kicked but already the 2023 Women’s Football World Cup is breaking new ground

By Firdose Moonda
South Africa considers taking action against Polish embassy
Politics
/ 22 June 2023

South Africa considers taking action against Polish embassy

Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni suggested the government could demarche the Polish ambassador for diplomatic offence

By Lizeka Tandwa
Four SADC countries scrap cell phone roaming charges
Africa
/ 21 June 2023

Four SADC countries scrap cell phone roaming charges

The Southern African Development Community states have joined other regions on the continent as countries begin to merge their digital economies

By bird story agency
UPDATE: Poland prevents Ukrainian bound South African delegation from disembarking for hours
Politics
/ 16 June 2023

UPDATE: Poland prevents Ukrainian bound South African delegation from disembarking for hours

South African journalists and President Cyril Ramaphosa’s security were stuck in Poland despite the president having earlier met Poland’s leader

By Lizeka Tandwa
How Zambia’s hard-won democracy may soon go up in flames
Thought Leader
/ 4 June 2023

How Zambia’s hard-won democracy may soon go up in flames

Hakainde Hichilema is already putting in place measures to ensure that he stays in power, come the 2026 elections

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
Oil and gas exploration in Zimbabwe threatens Unesco World Heritage Site
Opinion
/ 31 May 2023

Oil and gas exploration in Zimbabwe threatens Unesco World Heritage Site

Mining in the Mana Pools National Park threatens the forests and floodplains that are home to exceptional wildlife, as well as income from tourism

By Stephen Buchanan-Clarke and Sikhululekile Mashingaidze
Zambia’s debt crisis is not easy to solve
Africa
/ 15 May 2023

Zambia’s debt crisis is not easy to solve

In early 2021, the country agreed to be a guinea pig for a new approach to tackle sovereign debt

By Marisa Lourenco
British trophy hunting ban bill will harm African wildlife
Opinion
/ 23 April 2023

British trophy hunting ban bill will harm African wildlife

UK politicians reject a management approach involving sustainably harvesting excessive populations so that carrying capacities of ecosystems are not exceeded

By Emmanuel Koro
As US vice-president Harris arrives in Zambia, here is what lies ahead
Opinion
/ 28 March 2023

As US vice-president Harris arrives in Zambia, here is what lies ahead

How does Zambia see its relationship with the US amid shifting global dynamics?

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
Global tech billionaires eye Zambia’s electric vehicle battery mines
Africa
/ 30 January 2023

Global tech billionaires eye Zambia’s electric vehicle battery mines

Foreign direct investment into Zambia soared 158% in 2022 to $8.5 billion, creating 74 000 new jobs

By Seth Onyango
Why Zambia’s president is popular abroad but a disappointment at home
Opinion
/ 18 December 2022

Why Zambia’s president is popular abroad but a disappointment at home

A year into Hakainde Hichilema’s first term as president reveals he is more interested in colluding with the West and dividing the country along ethnic lines

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
UN experts can intervene in Kabwe lead poisoning class action, Joburg high court rules
The Green Guardian
/ 2 December 2022

UN experts can intervene in Kabwe lead poisoning class action, Joburg high court rules

Anglo says any liability for lead contamination in Zambian district ‘rests elsewhere’

By Sheree Bega
The Zambian student who died on the Russian front line
Africa
/ 26 November 2022

The Zambian student who died on the Russian front line

Lemekhani Nathan Nyirenda was serving a nine-year prison sentence in Russia. So how did he end up dying in combat in Ukraine?

By Mutale Pamela Kapekele
Strategies to future-proof Zambia’s mining industry
Africa
/ 25 November 2022

Strategies to future-proof Zambia’s mining industry

A stable and resilient minerals royalty tax is crucial for the country to take advantage of the growing global demand for copper

By Vincent Obisie-Orlu
No justice in Zambia  for survivors of attacks against people with albinism
Africa
/ 19 September 2022

No justice in Zambia for survivors of attacks against people with albinism

Human rights activists are concerned that the economic depression from Covid-19 and the growing cost-of-living crisis has led to an increased willingness to engage in such attacks

By Tafadzwa Mwanengureni
The Zulu kingdom should develop customary law to keep the peace
Opinion
/ 5 September 2022

The Zulu kingdom should develop customary law to keep the peace

Developing the common law of amaZulu will help bring about a peaceful resolution to succession and land conflicts

By Mpiyakhe Dhlamini
Zambia’s Hichilema promised widespread change. A year later, how much has he accomplished?
Opinion
/ 25 August 2022

Zambia’s Hichilema promised widespread change. A year later, how much has he accomplished?

Although no saviour, the new president has made strides and is an improvement on his incompetent, authoritarian predecessor

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
Barbados and Zambia’s leaders call for fix to global financial system
Opinion
/ 14 July 2022

Barbados and Zambia’s leaders call for fix to global financial system

World leaders and governments must do much more to modernise international financial systems so that they serve everyone, not just the wealthiest nations

By Hakainde Hichilema and Mia Mottley
Is the US establishing a military base in Zambia?
Opinion
/ 30 June 2022

Is the US establishing a military base in Zambia?

Dr Fred M’membe, president of the Socialist Party in Zambia, says such a facility will be established ‘over our dead bodies’

By Vijay Prashad
Africans abroad: Living the dream — in South Africa
Africa
/ 2 June 2022

Africans abroad: Living the dream — in South Africa

Sandras Phiri is a global ‘go-to’ business start-up coach, empowering others and practising entrepreneurship. The born and bred Zambian plies his trade from South Africa and would not have it any other way

By Tanatswa Taruvinga
Higher prices, demand revs up copper mining in Africa
Africa
/ 13 May 2022

Higher prices, demand revs up copper mining in Africa

Electrification of the global economy has created fresh demand for the ‘red metal’, pushing the price of copper to a 10-year high

By Conrad Onyango
Monogamy is a social construct
Africa
/ 6 April 2022

Monogamy is a social construct

As a strategy for preventing sexually transmitted infections, condom use is a much safer option than monogamy, which has a high rate of failure

By Sampa Kabwela
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