HH AT FOUR YEARS: DELIVERING ZAMBIA’S  HARVEST

HH AT FOUR YEARS: DELIVERING ZAMBIA’S HARVEST. By Timmy Four years ago, Zambians made a bold choice at the ballot box: to move away from chaos and embrace peace, stability, and a new vision for the future. Today, under the leadership of President...

DOCUMENTING ZAMBIA’S TRANSFORMATION UNDER PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA

DOCUMENTING ZAMBIA’S TRANSFORMATION UNDER PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA By Timmy Four years ago, Zambians made a bold choice at the ballot box—to reject chaos, corruption, and economic collapse, and to embrace peace, stability, and a vision for...

FM Sa’ar Makes Official Visit to Reopen Israeli Embassy in Zambia

Israel is reopening its embassy in Zambia this week, marking a return to a country where it once maintained a mission during the 1960s and 1970s. Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar departed Tuesday for a diplomatic trip to Africa that will include the...

Media apologies- can they help build trust?

The modern know-it-all, AI, has this to say about the importance of a media apology-It can help rebuild trust…’ It demonstrates accountability and reassures the public… Still, for its numerous errors of commission, omission and distortion...

ZAMBIA’S GROWTH STORY GAINS SPEED AS 8NDP REFORMS BEAR FRUIT – FINANCE MINISTER

ZAMBIA’S GROWTH STORY GAINS SPEED AS 8NDP REFORMS BEAR FRUIT – FINANCE MINISTER LUSAKA, 17 August 2025 – Minister of Finance and National Planning, Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane, has announced that Zambia’s economy is firmly on a path of recovery and...

CHAN 2024: Raila Odinga promises Harambee Stars players KSh 500k each after defeating Zambia

ODM leader Raila Odinga attended the Harambee Stars vs Zambia African Nations Championship (CHAN) match at Kasarani Stadium After the match ended, Raila, alongside President William Ruto, went to the dressing room to congratulate the players A...

FEATURE | South Africa’s artisanal miners want stake in critical minerals boom

There are roughly 20,000 artisanal miners in South Africa, according to the Regional Policy in the Southern African Development Community book. However, figures vary widely and are considered to be underestimates as no proper baseline study has...

Zambia’s Constituency Development Fund: A Promise Undermined by Policy Flaws

Since its inception in 1995, Zambia’s Constituency Development Fund (CDF) has been the flagship of decentralised, inclusive growth- a promise to put real power into the hands of local communities. It was designed with a noble goal: to empower...

Celebrating 20 years of transforming lives through sport

A pioneering collaboration of seven UK universities, including Loughborough University, has marked 20 years of impactful partnership with Zambian NGO Sport in Action. The Wallace Group commemorated the milestone with a Twentieth Anniversary Gala...

McCarthy’s Kenya Tops Group A with Late Win Over Zambia

Kenya topped Group A at CHAN after edging Zambia 1-0, finishing the group stage unbeaten Ryan Ogam’s late goal secured the Harambee Stars’ victory and strengthened their knockout hopes Kenya prepared to face Madagascar in the quarter-finals,...

UN Climate Adaptation Expo in Zambia concludes with urgent call for more finance to save lives and economies; helps countries harness AI to build climate resilience

The largest annual climate adaptation event has concluded in Lusaka, Zambia, with an urgent call for scaled up investment to save lives, lift living standards and boost economic growth. NAP Expo 2025 focused on strengthening countries’ capacity to...

FEATURE: SA’s artisanal miners call for stake in critical minerals boom

NAAM is also pushing for local processing of minerals on SA soil to bring greater financial gain to South Africans instead of exporting raw minerals. The Mineral Resources Development (MRD) Bill proposes formal regulation for artisanal and...

U.S. tightens visa rules for Nigerian travelers with mandatory social media disclosure

This new measure, which extends across most non-immigrant visa categories, reflects Washington’s growing emphasis on digital footprint checks as a tool for national security and immigration vetting. According to the disclosure on the UN mission’s...

US orders staff evacuation 6 months after Zambia mine spill

US orders staff evacuation 6 months after Zambia mine spill by AFP Staff Writers Lusaka (AFP) Aug 6, 2025 The US on Wednesday ordered staff in Zambia to immediately leave an area around a massive copper dam spill six months ago following new...

South Africa artisanal miners want stake in critical minerals boom

What’s the context? A new bill could formalise work for South Africa's artisanal miners who say they want to contribute to the green mineral rush. Artisanal coal miners call for formalisation Informal miners want share in critical mineral surge...

Goal and Highlights for Zambia 0-1 Kenya in African Nations Championship Match

Thanks! And that's all for now! Thank you for watching this African Nations Cup match. Stay tuned for the next matches of the competition, which will enter its knockout stage. Good morning, and see you next time! END OF MATCH In a game of high...

Stars shock Zambia, book Madagascar date in CHAN quaterfinals

Harambee Stars players celebrate Ryan Ogam's goal against Zambia at Moi Stadium, Kasarani/CHARLENE MALWA Harambee Stars have booked a scintillating date with Madagascar in the quarterfinals of the 2024 Africa Nations Championship (CHAN) after...

CHAN 2024: Kenya edge Zambia to seal top spot, Morocco book date with Tanzania

TV tonight: our highlights for Sunday, August 17, including a new episode of Ridley

Here's our TV tonight picks for Sunday, August 17 (for more information about what's on TV, see our TV Guide)... Ridley, ITV1, 8 pm (Image credit: ITV)When the body of Kathy Hadderly, a woman who’d disappeared six years earlier, is discovered, the...

Scene by Sloane: Elev8 Baltimore’s ‘Lights Camera Activ8!’

Leave it to Elev8 Baltimore to put its own stamp on the concept of dinner and a movie. The organization that provides programs and resources to support some Baltimore City students combined the two at its first gala – “Lights Camera Activ8!” – at...