Politics Kenneth Kaunda’s funeral in limbo as family contest burial site Relatives of Zambia’s founding leader Kenneth Kaunda on Tuesday went to court in a bid to block his interment... Read more 6 Jul, 2021
Politics Kenneth Kaunda: Zambians give handkerchief salute to fallen statesman Mourners waving white handkerchiefs, Kenneth Kaunda’s trademark symbol, gathered at a Lusaka stadium on Friday for a state memorial... Read more 2 Jul, 2021
News Foreign leaders arrive for Kenneth Kaunda state memorial in Lusaka Kenneth Kaunda, the giant of African nationalism died on June 17 at the age of 97. He succumbed to... Read more 2 Jul, 2021
Politics Zambia: ‘Brutal crackdown’ on dissent threatens polls, says Amnesty Zambia is on the edge of a human rights crisis ahead of presidential elections, as Amnesty International warns of... Read more 28 Jun, 2021
Coronavirus Africa facing vicious coronavirus resurgence as vaccination slows Africa is facing a vicious coronavirus resurgence, with unprecedented hospital admissions and fatalities pushing health facilities to the brink... Read more 25 Jun, 2021
Coronavirus ‘Reduced capacity’ in mortuaries as Covid-19 third wave hits Zambia Health authorities in Zambia have warned of a “devastating” situation in the southern African country, as Covid-19 cases continue... Read more 22 Jun, 2021
Home Zambia’s Kenneth Kaunda to be buried on July 7 Zambia’s founding president Kenneth Kaunda will be buried on July 7, three weeks after he died aged 97, the... Read more 21 Jun, 2021
Home African heads of state pay tribute to Kenneth Kaunda Africa heads of state have paid tribute to the late former Zambian president and one of the last of... Read more 18 Jun, 2021
Home Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda dies at 97 Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda has died aged 97. Kaunda was the first democratically elected president of Zambia after... Read more 17 Jun, 2021
Home Zambia’s ex-leader Kaunda, 97, treated for pneumonia Zambia’s 97-year-old former president Kenneth Kaunda is being treated for pneumonia in hospital and is improving, his aide said... Read more 15 Jun, 2021