Africa Zambia Zambian Barbra Banda, 24, was honoured as the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2024, becoming the first Zambian and second African to win this award in 10 years
Africa Zambia Although polling stations were scheduled to close Wednesday evening at 9pm many continued voting until dawn the next day as logistical problems like malfunctioning tablets for voter identification and dead batteries forced voters to wait hours at polls
Africa Zambia Distribution of oral cholera vaccines will begin in a few days, targeting the 54 cholera hotspots identified in the country
Africa Zambia There is growing concern about cross-border crimes at government level; authorities emphasised that these episodes threaten security not only on the Zambian-DRC border but in the entire Central African region
Africa Zambia The Municipality of Lusaka has began free chlorine distribution to households to ensure that residents drink safe and clean water and prevent diarrhea related diseases with the onset of the rainy season
Africa Zambia Zambia celebrated the 60th anniversary of its independence from Britain on 24 October 2024; President Hakainde Hichilema in his speech urged the nation to renew commitment to building a prosperous future
Africa Zambia African Rivers, a Zambia-based international conservation organisation, has voiced its opposition to plans to cull elephants in southern Africa following the recent severe drought in the region
Africa Zambia The government will continue to support capacity-building programmes to strengthen organisations representing people with albinism in order to help them defend their rights
Africa Zambia Forecasts for the 2024/2025 rainy season predict normal or above-normal rainfall, with episodic heavy rainfall and flooding in rainfed areas, after the last rainy season was characterised by severe drought
Africa Zambia ZESCO, Zambia’s power utility, announced that the critically low water levels of Lake Karina, now at just 8% of usable storage, will force a scale back of electricity generation; the shutdown of Kariba North Bank Power Station is scheduled on 14 September
Africa Zambia In a press note, the Zambian government announced a crackdown on the misuse of social media, invoking Sec 54 of the Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Act No 2/2021 adding it 'will not tolerate any form of online misconduct that threatens peace and security'
Africa Zambia Concerns are growing for elevated aflatoxin levels detected in maize grain, animal feed and mealie meal; aflatoxins, caused by fungi, can contaminate many crops in stressful conditions and at high levels pose significant health risks to humans and animals
Africa Zambia Brian Mundubile, opposition leader in parliament, condemned the imprisonment of, among others, Pambashe MPs Ronald Chitotela and Kawambwa MP Nickson Chilangwa, joining the many voices calling for their release and demanding justice