CHINESE PRESIDENT JINGPIN PLEDGES OVER $50 BILLION SUPPORT TO AFRICA
Republican President Hakainde Hichilema is among over 40 heads of state that attended the summit of Forum on China Africa Cooperation FOCAC in Beijing, China. At the summit, Chinese President…
COPPER QUEENS CAPTAIN BARBARA BANDA NOMINATED FOR BALLON D’OR
Copper Queens captain and Zambian football sensation, Barbara Banda, has once again made history by being nominated for the prestigious 2024 Women’s Ballon d’Or. The award recognizes the best female…
POWER BLACKOUT PARALYZES BAKERIES, BREAD SHORTAGE LOOMS
The bakery industry is faced with a huge crisis following unstable electricity supply. One of the bakers in Lusaka’s Marapodi Compound has lost thousands of Kwacha in dough, following a…
LUSAKA WATER CRISIS: URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO ADDRESS SHORTAGE
Water crisis has hit most parts of Lusaka as most boreholes dry up, coupled with prolonged hours of load shedding. Kamwala South is the most affected community as most residents…
SEVERE POWER OUTAGES IN CHIPATA DEVASTATE LOCAL LIVELIHOODS
The ongoing energy crisis in Zambia has taken a devastating toll on local businesses and residents, particularly butchery owners who rely on refrigeration to preserve their products. Erratic electricity supply…
GOVERNMENT ENDS SEARCH FOR TRAPPED MINERS AT SENSELE MINE AFTER NINE MONTHS
The government has officially ended the search for more bodies at the Sensele open pit mine in Chingola, nine months after the tragic accident that trapped over thirty small-scale miners.…
OVER 1,400 PEOPLE ACCESSING HIV INJECTABLES IN ZAMBIA
The University Teaching Hospital UTH in Lusaka has revealed that Zambia has made significant strides in HIV prevention following the launch of injectable PrEP (CAB-LA), a long-acting HIV prevention drug…
CHINA’S MISSION TO WIN AFRICA’S HEARTS WITH SATELITE TV
As African leaders gather in Beijing this week for the triennial China-Africa summit, Chinese President Xi Jinping may have one thing under his belt to boast about – satellite TV.…
CONTROVERSY BREWS OVER MBERESHI MISSION HOSPITAL DEATHS
Reports circulating on social media claim that Mbereshi Mission Hospital has recorded three deaths of patients who were on oxygen, allegedly due to power cuts. In a video posted online,…
MWEETWA CALLS UN REPORT ON HUMAN RIGHTS A COMPILATION OF ALLEGATIONS
The Ministry of Information and Media says the purported United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) report said to have cited Zambia for human rights violations was not a report but…