Rain Displaces 700

Times of Zambia

More than 700 families in various parts of Zambia have so far been displaced from their homes by flash floods triggered by heavy downpours in many districts since the onset of the… Read more »

Floods - Lungu Appeals to International Partners

Times of Zambia

President Edgar Lungu has urged Japan and other cooperating partners to help Zambia with best practices to deal with floods which have damaged infrastructure and washed away crops… Read more »

Floods Threatening Food Security

CAJ News

Heavy rain and floods are threatening the already fragile food security situation in Zambia. Read more »

Malawi Learns From Zambia On Quality Education

Nyasa Times

Officials from the Malawi Education Sector Improvement Programme (MESIP) in the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, who went to Zambia on a tour of duty, have returned… Read more »

'Whoonga' Headache!

Times of Zambia

Health Authorities are raising serious concerns about what they say is a new phenomenon of drug abuse mostly by young people: anti-retroviral drugs (ARVs) mixed with marijuana in a… Read more »

West Is Zambia - Lungu Assures Lozis

Times of Zambia

President Edgar Lungu has said that people of Western Province are Zambians and deserve a share of the country's wealth, however they choose to describe themselves. Read more »

Lifestyle Killing One in Three Zambians

Times of Zambia

A LATEST health report on Zambia says one in every three deaths reported in the country across all ages is now due to non-communicable diseases. Read more »

U.S. Ambassador to Zambia Recalled Over Gay Rights Row

Deutsche Welle

Diplomat Daniel Foote said Zambia was risking "degradation of your own citizens rights." The ambassador had angered the Zambian government after criticizing the imprisonment of a… Read more »

Concern As Zambia Police Detains Human Rights Defenders [press release]

SALC

Three prominent human rights defenders are spending their 3rd day in police custody with no release in sight. The three activists have been at the forefront of calls for… Read more »

Zambia Presidential Convoy Runs Over Woman During Tour

Citizen

A Zambian presidential motorcade hit and killed one person in North West of the country where President Edgar Lungu was touring, state radio reported. Read more »

Seven Killed in Zambia Laid to Rest

Namibian

THE seven Namibians who were shot dead in the Zambian capital at the beginning of this month were buried on Tuesday morning. Read more »

President Lungu Fires Controversial Political Aide

East African

Zambian President Edgar Lungu has fired his special assistant for political affairs following pressure from the public. Read more »

Nanofilter Water Tech Now Enters Zambia

Daily News

NELSON Mandela African Institute of Science and Technology (NM-AIST) has partnered with Gongali Model and Zambian based company- Sport Agro to introduce the 'Nanofilter' water… Read more »

Equity Now Develops Cold Feet to Step Into Zambia, Mozambique Markets

East African

A proposed transaction between regional lender Equity Group Holding and Atlas Mara Ltd (ATMA) has collapsed after the parties failed to reach an agreement on the valuation of four… Read more »

U.S. Recalls Zambia Envoy After Spat Over Gay Sex Sentencing

Citizen

The United States has recalled its Zambia envoy after the country's president demanded his removal for criticising the jailing of two gay men, a US embassy source said on Monday. Read more »