New study by FAO and the Centre for International Forestry Research estimated that rural households harvest at least 12 million large buckets (20 litres) of wild forest food per year, which is equivalent to 125% of the volume of sawn wood produced

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

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

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

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