President Hichilema has announced that he is moving to abolish the death penalty in the country, calling it one of the government's 'big decision'

Gender-based violence is a widespread phenomenon in Zambia, particularly in the slums, where alcohol abuse, low levels of education and the poverty trap fuel violent behaviour against the female gender

More than 100 farmers in the agricultural block of Chilumba, in the north-western province, had their fields flooded following heavy rains that hit the area

The Zambian government has agreed to offer Kenyan farmers land for large scale cultivation in Zambia

Zambia is currently the only country in Africa where women can take two days of menstrual leave