Absa partners with the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology to champion innovation through the MEST Africa Challenge 2025

Absa is proud to partner with the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) for the MEST Africa Challenge 2025, to champion African tech entrepreneurs striving to deliver technology driven solutions for an evolving continent....

Empowering Zambia’s Future: Education, Economy and Military as Pillars of Global Influence.

By Gift Mulenga, University of Zambia, International Relations Student. Zambia, a land-linked nation in Southern Africa, stands at a crossroads with the potential to elevate its global influence. With a rich legacy of prioritizing education, a...

Live chameleon used in witchcraft plot to kill Zambian president

Two men who plotted to kill the Zambian president with witchcraft using a live chameleon have been sentenced to hard labour. A Zambian and Mozambican national used charms involving the reptile, an animal tail and 12 bottles of concoctions to put a...

The Agriculture Service and Training Centres (ASTC) in Côte d’Ivoire: A Model for Sustainable Agricultural Development

71 Views By Daniel Pinhassi One of the most significant advantages offered by the Agriculture Service and Training Centres (ASTC) developed by Green2000 is their ability to operate independently and sustain themselves over time. Each centre is...

Kremlin Has Increased Spending on Expanding Its Network of Loyal Young Leaders, Journalists, and Bloggers Abroad by 1.5 Times

Russia continues to increase spending on programs for foreigners. The federal agency Rossotrudnichestvo, which promotes Kremlin interests abroad and is considered a front for Russian intelligence services overseas, has spent a record sum on this...

First seasonal forecast points to healthy rains ahead

The forecasts emerged this week as weather scientists from SADC finalised their annual meeting held prior to the onset of the rain season. The Southern African Regional Climate Outlook (SARCOF) meeting, held in Zambia this year, concluded on...

SEVENTEEN’s Hoshi supports Zambian school construction with 100 million KRW (72,000 USD) donation

Hoshi, a member of the group SEVENTEEN, has once again contributed to improving educational infrastructure for children and youth. On September 16th KST, the Northern Gyeonggi branch of the Gyeonggi Community Chest of Korea announced that Hoshi...

Ex-Zambian president Edgar Lungu's family loses court battle to bury him in South Africa

The family of the former president of Zambia, Edgar Lungu, has experienced another setback in their battle to bury him in South Africa The famly appeared before the Pretoria High Court, whichdismissedd its application to appeal the High Court's...

Zambia’s Reform Journey: Reacting to the President’s speech to Parliament  – A sober approach – Dr. Lubinda Haabazoka

Zambia’s Reform Journey: Reacting to the President’s speech to Parliament – A sober approach By Dr. Lubinda Haabazoka On Friday, President Hakainde Hichilema opened the Fifth Session of the Thirteenth National Assembly. For many, this may have...

Tasila Lungu could lose her parliamentary seat

114 Views The late former President Edgar Lungu’s daughter Tasila could lose her Chawama seat if she fails to report for duty in next ten days. Speaker of the National Assembly, Nelly Mutti ruled that Tasila should report for duty 14 days after...

South African court denies burial appeal bid by family of former Zambian president Lungu

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A court in South Africa has denied a legal bid by the family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu to appeal a ruling that he must be buried in his own country. Lungu, who served as the leader of Zambia from 2015-2021, died...

ZAMBIA’S NEW ENVOY TO BRAZIL PLEDGES STRONGER TIES IN TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT

ZAMBIA’S NEW ENVOY TO BRAZIL PLEDGES STRONGER TIES IN TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT Zambia’s newly appointed Ambassador to Brazil, Lieutenant General Dennis Alibuzwi, has officially begun his tour of duty with a pledge to strengthen bilateral ties in...

MEC maintains tight-lips on election results

130 Views The Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) has remained tight-lipped on election results. MEC chairperson Justice Annabel Mtalimanja says elections are competitions which should bring unity and stability in the country. She says Malawi is...

UPND councillor beaten up by mob in Mpulungu

99 Views The ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) Kapambwe Ward Councillor, Joseph Kasongole, has been beaten by a mob after clashing with some electorates in Chilubula Ward, Mpulungu District, during the ongoing by-election. The...

Edgar Lungu family's appeal to halt burial of former president in Zambia dismissed

The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Tuesday dismissed, with costs, the Edgar Lungu family’s application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Appeal regarding the repatriation of the former Zambian President's remains. This decision...

UPND CADRES ATTACK SP CAMP, ABDUCT  PARTY OFFICIAL IN MPULUNGU

UPND CADRES ATTACK SP CAMP, ABDUCT PARTY OFFICIAL IN MPULUNGU Mpulungu… Thursday September 18, 2025 – The Socialist Party (SP) has condemned the barbaric acts of violence and intimidation carried out by suspected UPND cadres in Chibulula Ward,...

CITIZENS FIRST PARTY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA’S ADDRESS TO THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE 13TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

CITIZENS FIRST PARTY STATEMENT ON PRESIDENT HAKAINDE HICHILEMA’S ADDRESS TO THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE 13TH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY The Citizens First Party, under the leadership of President Harry Kalaba, has taken note of the address by His Excellency...

From spells to cells: Zambian court sentences witchdoctors for plot to harm president

The Lusaka Magistrate's Court has sentenced two witchdoctors to two years and six months' imprisonment with hard labour after they were found guilty of possessing charms and practising witchcraft in a plot to harm President Hakainde Hichilema, The...

Men jailed for witchcraft murder plot against Zambia’s president

BBC A court in Zambia has sentenced two men to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema. Zambian Leonard Phiri and Mozambican Jasten Mabulesse Candunde were convicted under the Witchcraft Act after...

Two men jailed for plot to kill president with witchcraft in Zambia

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