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Zambia, in southern Africa, is a landlocked country of rugged terrain and diverse wildlife, with many parks and safari areas. On its border with Zimbabwe is famed Victoria Falls – indigenously called Mosi-oa-Tunya, or “Smoke That Thunders” – plunging a misty 108m into narrow Batoka Gorge. Spanning the Zambezi River just below the falls is Victoria Falls Bridge, a spectacular viewpoint.

Africa Zambia 

Zambia after the 2021 General Elections

Global Author
By Henry Kyambalesa Introduction Thus far, I have shared some of my most provocative views and opinions with my fellow Zambians concerning our beloved country’s development-related problems and prospects in several articles. This article is most probably going to be the last one before the general elections scheduled for August 12, 2021. In the article, I hope I will succeed… Read More
Africa Southern Africa World Zambia 

Zambia: High Covid-19 deaths linked to negligence of medical staff

Elwin Mandowa, , , , ,
– – Zambia, has in recent months experienced unprecedented levels of COVID 19 infection rates and deaths. In the past, the country used to record single digits to no deaths a day, but the months of May, June and early July, this year, saw the numbers spiking to between 50 and over 60 deaths a day. Current records indicate that… Read More
Africa Sports World Zambia 

Zambia’s Copper Queens beaten 10-3 in Olympic debut

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– – Zambia’s women football team, the Copper Queens on Wednesday lost 10-3 in their Olympic debut, to European champions the Netherlands. Zambia however did put up a fight at the Miyagi Stadium with their captain Barbra Banda scoring an impressive hat-trick. The Zambian team is ranked 104th in the world and are the only female team from Africa in… Read More
Zambia 

Zambia: GBM’s Involvement of Chieftains in Politics

Global Author,
By Henry Kyambalesa The headline “Explain PF Achievements to Your Subjects, GBM Tells Chiefs “In Lusaka Times at first sight looked like it contained a fundamental error. My brother Geoffrey B. Mwamba is a respected and seasoned politician who would be the last person to involve chieftains in partisan politics by using them as PF surrogates, operatives, or political cadres.… Read More
OP-ED Zambia 

Zambia: New Leaders Needed to Tackle Corruption

Village Reporter
By Henry Kyambalesa While there is a noticeable scarcity of material and financial resources in the hands of the majority of citizens in Zambia, there is no shortage of pervasive and overwhelming socioeconomic problems one can write about. In this article, I have chosen to write about the scourge of corruption. As chronicled by Transparency International (TI), a reputable global… Read More
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Zambia’s ex-president Kaunda buried despite family’s protest

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– – Zambia’s first president Kenneth Kaunda has been buried at a memorial site for former presidents. He was laid to rest on Wednesday at the Embassy Park national site in the capital Lusaka despite a court appeal by his family members against this arrangement. Kenneth Kaunda who was in office from 1964 to 1991 died on June 17 aged… Read More
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Zambia: Kaunda’s family sues government over burial plans

Elwin Mandowa, , , , , ,
– – Some relatives of former Zambian President Kenneth Kaunda have gone to court to try to stop his burial at the Embassy Park national site in the capital Lusaka. The country’s first president who was in office from 1964 to 1991 died on June 17 aged 97. The government later decreed that Kaunda would be buried at the Embassy Park where… Read More
Zambia 

Zambia: Sunday Chanda and the “Tribe Must Die” Mantra

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By Henry Kyambalesa While the debate relating to “tribe” or “tribalism” is a petty and irrelevant campaign issue in this year’s general elections, and in any future elections as a matter of fact, I have found it necessary to comment on the assertion by Patriotic Front (PF) Media Director, Sunday Chanda, that the United Party for National Development (UPND) was… Read More
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Zambian TV anchor demands unpaid salary on air

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– – A Zambian TV anchor is being investigated for demanding his unpaid salary on a live news bulletin. In a viral video, Kabinda Kalimina who works with KBN TV was captured going off the script and demanding for his salary and that of his colleagues soon after providing the headlines. “Away from the news, ladies and gentlemen, we are… Read More