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Why Zambia needs a new President in 2026
58 Views Since he assumed office in 2021, President Hakainde Hichilema has beaten all records of his predecessors: fostering a dictatorship and tyranny, engaged in large-scale acts of corruption, looting the Treasury and giving away national...

ZAMREAL 2025: Shaping Zambia’S Real Estate Future Amid Economic Revival
(MENAFN- APO Group) The ZAMREAL Property Forum , co-hosted with the Zambia Property Owners Association (ZAPOA), returns for its sixth year in early April 2025. It brings together forward-thinking real estate investors and industry players to...
Zambia reports 8 new mpox cases
LUSAKA, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Zambia has recorded eight new mpox cases, bringing the cumulative total to 15, state media reported on Tuesday. The eight new cases were reported in Lusaka, the country's capital, according to the Zambia Daily Mail,...

Ricardo D’Abreu highlights advances in the rail link with Zambia and in the Luanda Surface Metro
Regarding the project that will connect Angola and Zambia by rail, the government official said that the country is working on the conditions to lay the first stone of this project by 2026, as part of the development of the Lobito Corridor....

Zambia Airways and Kenyan Airways under probe
The COMESA Competition Commission is investigating whether Zambia Airways and Kenyan Airways violated aviation regulations by delaying flights and inconveniencing their customers. Four passengers complained that in August 2024, a KQ flight (419)...

Chinese Company’s Acid Spill Pollutes Zambian River, Threatening Millions of Local Residents
An acidic waste spill by a Chinese company in Zambia has created a massive environmental crisis that threatens a river on which millions of Zambians rely. The incident occurred last month at a facility owned by Sino-Metals Leach Zambia, a firm...

MINISRY TO CONSIDER SPORTS TOURISM.
The Ministry of Environment and Tourism says it is considering sports tourism as a key strategy to diversify Botswana's tourism offerings. Minister Wynter Mmolotsi highlighted that sporting events, like the Kazungula Marathon, have already...

Amos’ revelations confirm Zambia wasn’t safe under Lungu – Wynter
Economic Front (EF) leader Wynter Kabimba says former president Edgar Lungu’s press aide Amos Chanda’s revelation that he made some decisions on behalf of his “incommunicado” boss exposes the lack of security Zambia experienced at that time. And...

The Royal Livingstone Victoria Falls Zambia Hotel by Anantara invites travellers to discover hidden wonders
The Royal Livingstone Victoria Falls Zambia Hotel by Anantara has invited travellers to discover the hidden wonders of Victoria Falls during the less-travelled shoulder season. This period, between mid-August to December, offers exclusive...

Zambian copper: Super Pit Expansion will transform Lumwana
The US$2 billion Super Pit Expansion project at Barrick’s Lumwana copper mine in Zambia was officially launched in October last year by Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema. The project will not only double Lumwana’s copper production and see it...

Tourist trampled to death by elephant in South Africa while trying to save kids
A tourist was trampled to death by an elephant on Saturday in South Africa’s famous Kruger National Park, the South African national parks agency (SANParks) has confirmed. “Today a tragic accident occurred when a tourist was charged and trampled...

Unesco World Heritage Committee endorses Mosi-Oa-Tunya/Victoria Falls Declaration
The milestone was reached on Saturday last week during the committee's meeting in Paris, France. THE Unesco World Heritage Committee has officially adopted the draft decision on the progress report on the World Heritage Convention and Sustainable...
Countries under potential travel restrictions by US
71 Views Draft List for New Travel Ban Proposes Trump Target 43 Countries The New York Times reported on Friday that President Trump’s administration is considering banning all travel to the US from 11 countries, the so called “red list”. The...

Bayer Opens Maize Seed Facility in Zambia to Support Food Security for 30 Million People
Bayer has announced the opening of a new maize seed facility in Kabwe, Zambia. Through the 32-million-euro facility alongside further investments in organization and the grower network, Bayer triples its existing capacity for high-quality maize...

Bradford man to cycle coast-to-coast for World Vision charity
Bob Marshall will ride from the mouth of the river Esk at Ravenglass (in Cumbria) to the mouth of the Esk at Whitby, in aid of international development charity World Vision. Mr Marshall will arrive in Ravenglass this Saturday (July 19), where he...
GIVE ME & 2, 500 PF/TONSE ALLIANCE YOUTHS K2 MILLION AS COMPENSATION FOR EXCLUDING US FROM THE NATIONAL YOUTH INDABA, LUSAKA LAWYER CELESTINE MUKANDILA TELLS GOVERNMENT
CELESTINE MUKANDILA, 2500 OTHERS DEMAND FOR K2 MILLION COMPENSATION ….arising from unlawful exclusion from the National Youth Indaba Lusaka… Saturday March 22, 2025 ( SMART EAGLES ) Lusaka Lawyer Celestine Mambula Mukandila and 2,500 youths from...
ZAMBIA’S MEMBERSHIP IN THE OECD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
ZAMBIA’S MEMBERSHIP IN THE OECD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE …..a New Dawn for Economic Growth and Sustainable Development On December 9, 2024, Zambia was officially admitted as the 56th member of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development...

Woman Raped and Left Unconscious by Three Men in Livingstone, Zambia
A 28-year-old woman from Linda Compound, Livingstone, was left unconscious after being brutally raped by three men on March 23, 2025. The woman had boarded a vehicle to return home after attending a funeral, but was assaulted during the journey....
Proflight Zambia Champions Responsible Tourism With Kasama Coffee Partnership

Botswana – a medical tourism hub?
Dr Matlhogonolo Mongwa-Mouwane Botswana has the potential to establish itself as a regional hub for medical tourism, says Dr Matlhogonolo Mongwa-Mouwane, founder of Gaborone-based Kalafhi Medical Center. She points to the country’s central...