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A Zambian court has handed over jail terms to 21 Chinese nationals and a Cameronian citizen for their involvement in cyber crimes in the country. more
Southern African faces threat of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ amid droughts and floods

Droughts and floods in southern Africa stemming from El Niño have left millions of people food insecure, warns World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Director Cindy McCain during a r ...

Zambia: New grant gives boost to women peacekeepers

New York: Zambia’s police force will get nearly $1 million to boost women’s participation in global peace operations, a UN Women-hosted trust fund announced on Tuesday.

Rights office welcomes Zambia’s pledge to abolish the death penalty

New York: Zambia’s plan to abolish the death penalty adds to the growing global chorus against the practice, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday in welcoming the decis ...

Zambia's former president and liberation hero Kenneth Kaunda dies at 97

Lusaka: Zambia's founding president and liberation hero, Kenneth Kaunda, passed away on Thursday in a military hospital in the capital, Lusaka, where he was being treated for pneumoni ...