Zambia, Ethiopia working towards expanding honey industry cooperation

Government says it is committed to strengthening bilateral cooperation with Ethiopia in the green economy sector, with a particular focus on expanding the honey industry as a key driver of rural livelihoods, environmental conservation, and...

Tackling Zambia’s Waste Crisis: A Path Towards Sustainable Solutions

95 Views By Asiya Muhammed, MRSB Zambia is rapidly developing nations and like others is at a cross road to address its waste management problems while balancing the urban development, industrial growth and sustainability goals. The country...

Malanji helicopters to be donated to Zambian Air Force

171 Views Last month, the Lusaka Magistrates’ Court jailed former cabinet minister Joseph Malanji for possession of properties deemed to be proceeds of crime. Among the properties taken from the former Foreign Affairs Minister include two...

Zambia’s Critical Minerals Boom: Can We Escape the Resource Curse?- Part II

In our last Monday Opinion, we discussed the opportunities and challenges of Zambia’s critical minerals boom. The global demand for cobalt, nickel, and manganese presents an opportunity for economic diversification, but this rapid expansion is...

Orbis International’s Flying Eye Hospital Returns to Ghana to Train Local Eye Care Teams

Global eye care nonprofit Orbis International announces the start of a training project today in Ghana on board the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital, the world’s only fully accredited ophthalmic teaching hospital on a plane. With an invitation from the...

Yo-Maps Commits to Providing 10 Full Scholarships at Zambia Royal Medical University Graduation

Yo-Maps Commits to Providing 10 Full Scholarships at Zambia Royal Medical University Graduation Singer Yo-Maps has announced a generous initiative to sponsor 10 students with full scholarships at Zambia Royal Medical University. While captivating...

President Hichilema commits to continue serving Zambians with dignity

President Hakainde Hichilema has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to continue serving Zambians regardless of their political affiliation. President Hichilema states the reason why distribution of resources such as the Constituency...

ZAMBIA ARMY BREAKS NEW GROUND WITH FIRST BUFFALO MARATHON

By Buffalo Reporter Lusaka In the early hours of Saturday morning, 11 October, 2025, long before the first rays of sunlight pierced the Lusaka skyline, hundreds of eager runners converged at Buffalo Park for the inaugural Buffalo Marathon, a...

CIDRZ joins global partners to combat antibiotic overuse and antimicrobial resistance

The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ) has joined forces with the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), along with partners in Uganda and Malawi, to spearhead research aimed at combating the growing global threat of...

Zambia launches Legal Hub to strengthen wildlife conservation and food security

Government officials, development partners and community representatives attend the launch of Zambia’s Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme Legal Hub in Lusaka. Photo by CIFOR-ICRAF. Zambia takes a bold step for people and nature with...

Zambia Launches Innovative Legal Hub to Strengthen Wildlife Conservation and Food Security

The Government of Zambia, through the Ministry of Tourism, has officially launched the publicly-accessible online, the Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme Legal Hub. This milestone was achieved in collaboration with the Food and...

Africa’s Quietest Health Emergency Yet

On 10 October, Zambia joined the world in marking World Mental Health Day 2025 under the theme “Mental Health in Humanitarian Emergencies.” The Ministry of Health led the commemoration in Lusaka, where officials, health professionals and students...

Kagame , AMA Officials Review Progress to Accelerate Agency’s Full Activation

5 President Paul Kagame (center) chaired the meeting with AMA officials at Urugwiro Village Kigali, Rwanda —President Paul Kagame, the African Union Champion for Domestic Health Financing, held high-level discussions with African Medicines Agency...

Zambia Commemorates World Mental Health Day

Zambia joined the global community in commemorating World Mental Health Day under the theme “Access to Services: Mental Health in Catastrophes and Emergencies.” The event, held on 10 October, emphasized the importance of expanding mental health...

Zambia’s president hails US aid cuts as catalyst for self-reliance

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has welcomed recent US aid cuts as a push toward greater national self-reliance, calling them “painful but necessary.” Speaking in London, he said the reductions would encourage Zambia to strengthen...

Why Zambia’s commitment to her daughters is Non-negotiable

By Seth Broekman ON this International Day of the Girl Child, the world pauses to celebrate the potential of half its population under the theme: “The girl I am, the change I lead” With 26% of Zambia’s population being adolescents, this...

SMTS ZAMBIA LAUNCHES FIRST AID AND FIRE SAFETY CAMPAIGN FOR SCHOOLS

SMTS ZAMBIA LAUNCHES FIRST AID AND FIRE SAFETY CAMPAIGN FOR SCHOOLSLusaka, Zambia — 9th October, 2025 Safety Management Training Services (SMTS), Zambia’s leading provider of occupational health and safety services, has launched a first aid and...

Private Health Facilities Withdraw NHIMA Services Over K100 Million Debt

Private Health Facilities Withdraw NHIMA Services Over K100 Million Debt By Mukwima Chilala Private health facilities have unilaterally decided to withdraw services under the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIMA) due to government’s failure to...

Chipolopolo Coach Grant Dodges Questions on Resignation 

GOVERNMENT has suspended financial support to the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) senior men’s national football team following the team’s poor performance in recent international fixtures. In a joint statement, the Ministry of Youth, Sport...

Zambia Breaks Ground on State-of-the-Art National Eye Hospital in Chongwe

President Hakainde Hichilema has officially laid the foundation stone at the groundbreaking ceremony of a state of the art University Teaching Hospital, Eye Hospital, valued at 1.5 million Euros in Chongwe district. The facility, which is...