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latest news & developmentsDrama 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…
Zambia tourism taking off
In the past three years, Zambia has recorded a nearly 300% increase in international tourist arrivals, following the removal of visa fees
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
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’
Zambia 2021: The voice of the people triumphs once more
Lungu’s defeat in the Zambian elections will be a constant reminder to the new government that the Zambian people have the power to vote for change
Zambians go to elections amid turmoil. What’s at stake
What is worrisome is that even if Zambians desire political change, research indicates that fear of facing electoral violence lowers support for democracy
Thandiwe Newton on reclaiming her identity
The Hollywood star speaks about misspelling her name, Zimbabwe’s political crisis and her love of sadza
Kenneth Kaunda: The man behind the statesman
Zambia’s founding father left a lasting legacy
Zambia’s Kenneth Kaunda was the last of Africa’s ‘philosopher kings’
The liberation legend died on Thursday at a military hospital in Lusaka, aged 97
Audacious Zambian protesters outsmart the police
Tired of being arrested and beaten up at protests, young activists tried something different and it worked
After seven years, displaced Zambian villagers might get land
A high court ruling in Zambia could mean redistributed land and compensation for communities who were evicted for commercial farming
Slice of life: ‘I sought my own slave saint’
‘People always ask how can I look like a white person, but not be white’
Cholera in a time of neoliberalism
Cholera epidemics are preventable in modern times. So why do we continue to see deadly outbreaks?
Going home from home
A traveller returns home to warm familiarities seen through the eyes of universality
Fresh hope for Zambia’s children with disabilities
A new hydrotherapy centre in Zambia’s capital is making an impact in the special needs field