To limit dependence on China, Africa has several options to raise cash for infrastructure development
As the country’s economy worsens, so dissent grows and its government becomes more repressive
In the face of spiralling debt, the Patriotic Front will struggle to take the next election
African states have bet big on huge hydroelectric plants, but climate change is threatening rainfall
The inept regional organisation needs to recognise the fire and take steps to extinguish it
Mnangagwa’s slim election victory, followed by violence, has observers asking why he would do this when all he needed
was international credibility
Pilato has reportedly been granted bail by a Lusaka Magistrate following his arrest by plainclothes police
The plans for the president’s eSwatini estate were leaked on social media earlier this week
The outspoken critic of the Zambian government was returning from exile in South Africa
‘Like a compulsive shopper using one credit card to pay off another, too many African governments are taking on too much debt far too casually’
Opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema’s months in jail have changed his priorities
For several weeks financiers have demanded answers about Zambia’s external borrowing. But officials have rubbished suggestions of concealed debts
No one sells them openly, no one admits to owning one, and no one has been arrested— but Zambia is waging a fierce campaign against sex dolls
Pilato was forced to flee Zambia after dropping his latest track, which attacked the presidency
Top-down regulatory measures come to naught, so the battle must be fought from the bottom up
Cholera epidemics are preventable in modern times. So why do we continue to see deadly outbreaks?
Basic rights are under severe threat in the region, says Human Rights Watch
Zambia’s government should protect families evicted to make way for commercial farms
A new hydrotherapy centre in Zambia’s capital is making an impact in the special needs field
Thousands of people from the Democratic Republic of Congo have fled to Zambia after violent inter-ethnic clashes and fighting between security forces
More than three decades ago, HIV activists fought against mandatory testing. Now an old battle is finding new life.
Zambian opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema has been released from prison after prosecutors dropped treason charges against him.
Main opposition leader to be freed from prison on Monday after negotiations
The Zambian high commissioner reacts to an article on his country.
Political tensions have been high in Zambia this year after the arrest and continued detention of opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema
Political tensions have been high in Zambia this year after the arrest and continued detention of opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema
Speaking to local press outlets upon his arrival in Lusaka, Lungu announced his intention to “up the game” of policing operations.
As Lesotho proves, a few well-chosen words from South Africa can make a real difference. Zambia needs to hear them.
Zambia’s capital city of Lusaka is on edge after forty-eight UPND members of parliament were suspended.
Over the course of one week, new coach Stuart Baxter has managed to show the nation two Bafanas.
Both SADC and the African Union have been silent on Hichilema’s arrest, as has the South African government.
Until recently, this kind of aggressively hostile behaviour towards any kind of opposition, would have been unthinkable in Zambia