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Horror Long weekend; Zambian roads kill 27 in 300 road traffic accidents; Police say

Horror Long weekend; Zambian roads kill 27 in 300 road traffic accidents; Police say

TWENTY seven (27) people died on Zambian roads, while 113 other sustained serious injuries and 86 sustained minor injuries in road traffic accidents which happened during the long weekend. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo in a statement today said 300 road accidents were recorded during the same period. Katongo said out of the 300 road traffic […]

#RIPCaristoChitamfyaJr: “Caristo Clear” put to rest

#RIPCaristoChitamfyaJr: “Caristo Clear” put to rest

CARISTO Chitamfya Jr aka DJ Caristo Clear who died in a road accident in Lusaka on Thursday has been buried today at Memorial Park. Scores of mourners that included musicians, actors, radio and TV presenters along with ordinary people turned up to bid farewell to the 24-year-old star. Since his death, social media has been […]

10 Zambians Confirmed Dead in Black Mountain Accident

10 Zambians Confirmed Dead in Black Mountain Accident

A mine accident at Kitwe’s slag dump commonly known as the Black mountain has claimed 10 lives while 7 others have sustained serious injuries. Copperbelt Commissioner of Police Charity Katanga and Kitwe Teaching Hospital Acting Medical Superintendent Dr Chileshe Mboni have confirmed the sad development. Katanga said a machine that was working uphill dropped a […]

President Kenyatta Hold Talks With His Zambian Counterpart Lungu

President Kenyatta Hold Talks With His Zambian Counterpart Lungu

President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Zambian counterpart Edgar Lungu at the weekend held bilateral talks focusing on ways to enhance economic and security cooperation between Kenya and the Southern Africa nation. The talks between the two leaders focused on how to enhance bilateral ties and increase cooperation in sectors including tourism, transport, trade, investment, air-link […]

No More Borrowings – President Edgar Lungu

No More Borrowings – President Edgar Lungu

President Edgar Lungu has instructed Ministry of Finance to suspend contraction of fresh debt and limit spending to projects nearing completion, among many crosscutting measures aimed at ensuring debt sustainability and economic stability. The Government will cancel some of the debts which have been contracted but have not been disbursed and those in the pipeline […]

My Dear Zambia – Please Forgive Me

My Dear Zambia – Please Forgive Me

In this emotive open letter to Dear Zambia, Jera reflects on past and present relations between the two southern African countries. For Zimbabweans who saw the 80s and 90s, their most vivid memories are of playing Pacman and Space Invaders at the video arcade and gathering around the black and white television set to watch […]

Is Zambian Leader Building Million-Dollar Mansion in Swaziland?

Is Zambian Leader Building Million-Dollar Mansion in Swaziland?

State House spokesperson Amos Chanda says there is no impropriety involved in the transaction involving a gift of a piece of land given to President Edgar Lungu in the Royal Kingdom of eSwatini (formerly known as Swaziland). Speaking when he addressed the press at statehouse this afternoon, Chanda said the matter is a purely decision […]

Wanted – Honorary Consuls For ‘Cash-Strapped’ African Nations

Wanted – Honorary Consuls For ‘Cash-Strapped’ African Nations

Honorary consuls occupy a little-known niche in the global elite. Many work to rigorous standards, but for others their avowed love for their adopted country is not always reflected in their tax filings. On an overcast afternoon in September 2009, Benin President Thomas Boni Yayi raised a pair of golden scissors above a ribbon at […]

Thomas Mapfumo Joins Global Calls for the Release of Incarcerated Zambian Musician

Thomas Mapfumo Joins Global Calls for the Release of Incarcerated Zambian Musician

U.S.based Thomas Mapfumo has joined global calls for the release of Zambian musician and activist Pilato aka Fumba Chama who was arrested on charges of participating in a peaceful protest in September last year. Pilato was arrested at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport on May 16 upon his return home after spending four months in Johannesburg, […]

Luambe National Park Now The World’s Most Carbon Neutral

Luambe National Park Now The World’s Most Carbon Neutral

Luambe National Park in Zambia has achieved a conservation milestone this week as it became the most carbon neutral National Park in the world. Luambe’s carbon neutral status is a result of the USAID-funded Community Forests Program (CFP) implemented by BioCarbon Partners (BCP) (http://BioCarbonPartners.com), in partnership with the Zambian Government. This world-first level of carbon […]

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