Countries Zambian died fighting in Ukraine, admits Wagner Moscow – The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group conceded on Tuesday that a Zambian student he recruited from... Read more 30 Nov, 2022
Countries UN experts to contribute in Zambian lead poisoning case Johannesburg – A top South African court on Friday granted UN experts a role in proceedings against mining giant... Read more 26 Nov, 2022
Countries Zambia says student jailed in Russia has died fighting in Ukraine Lusaka – Zambia’s foreign minister on Monday said a Zambian student who had been jailed in Russia was killed... Read more 15 Nov, 2022
Business Deeply indebted Zambia gets $275 million from World Bank Lusaka – The World Bank has approved $275 million in aid to debt-ridden Zambia to help it recover from... Read more 28 Oct, 2022
Business ‘Speed is what we need’ – indebted African govts tell creditors Johannesburg – African governments on Saturday urged creditors to speed up debt relief, saying delays were limiting growth on... Read more 16 Oct, 2022
World 54 poor nations urgently need debt relief, says UN Geneva – Cascading global crises have left 54 countries – home to more than half of the world’s poorest... Read more 11 Oct, 2022
Countries Main DRC-Zambia border crossing closed amid tensions Lubumbashi – The main highway linking the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia was closed on Wednesday after days... Read more 6 Oct, 2022
Countries Thousands of Congolese refugees returned home this year, says UN Johannesburg – The United Nations said on Tuesday almost 6 000 Congolese refugees who fled to Zambia in 2017... Read more 28 Sep, 2022
Countries Zambia investigates abuse claims in women’s national team Lusaka – The Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) on Friday launched an inquiry into allegations of sexual abuse within the women’s... Read more 24 Sep, 2022
Countries Zambia road crash kills 23 church women Lusaka – Twenty-three women members of a Zambian church died on Monday when their speeding vehicle ran off the road... Read more 20 Sep, 2022