Zambia’s 2026 election: How Hichilema is tilting the playing field against opponents- Sishuwa Sishuwa

Zambia’s 2026 election: How Hichilema is tilting the playing field against opponents By Sishuwa Sishuwa Zambia’s enviable record of 35 years of peaceful democratic elections appears to be under threat. With less than a year remaining before the...

Zambia’s 2026 election: How Hichilema is tilting the playing field against opponents

In a bid to secure another term, Zambia’s Hakainde Hichilema is controlling the judiciary, tampering with legislation and limiting activities by the opposition ahead of next year’s elections. Photo: Supplied Zambia’s enviable record of 35 years of...

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...

Attorney General Kabesha is an expert in Zambian law, we were right to follow his arguments, Pretoria Court tells Lungu family

Kabesha is an expert in Zambian law, we were right to follow his arguments, SA Court tells Lungu family THE Pretoria High Court in South Africa has told the family of late former president Edgar Lungu that it relied on Zambian law in deciding the...

Lungu’s family loses bid to appeal ruling on former Zambian president’s burial

Edgar Lungu. The Pretoria high court has dismissed with costs a bid by former Zambian president Edgar Lungu’s family’s to appeal a ruling rejecting its request to have him buried in South Africa. Lungu died on 5 June while receiving medical...

African Leaders Demand Revolutionary Education Financing at UNGA

African education ministers and heads of state representatives will convene at the United Nations General Assembly on September 23 to launch an urgent appeal for transformative financing of foundational learning across the continent, where nearly...

Ghana Armed Forces Receives $1 Million in Women’s Body Armor From U.S.

For years, female members of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) had to wear body armor designed for men. This put them at a disadvantage, sometimes during combat, as the gear did not offer full protection. The GAF on August 20 received $1 million worth...

Zambian court jails two men for attempting to bewitch president

A court in Zambia has sentenced two men to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema. The BBC reports that Leonard Phiri, a Zambian, and Jasten Mabulesse Candunde, a Mozambican, were convicted under...

Zambia court jails two men in ‘witchcraft’ plot to kill president

LUSAKA, Zambia — A judge in Zambia on Monday sentenced two men to two-year terms in prison with hard labour after they were convicted of plotting to kill the president using witchcraft. The men, a Zambian and a Mozambican national, were convicted...

Low Syphilis Treatment Rates and Associated Birth Outcomes in Pregnant Women with and without HIV in Zambia: A Cohort Study.

In Zambia, the health of pregnant women remains a critical concern, particularly with infections such as syphilis, silently affecting birth outcomes. Despite the proven effectiveness of benzathine penicillin G (BPG) for treating syphilis during...

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...

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...

Egypt Clinches Historic Title at 2025 African Women’s Junior Handball Championship

Egypt’s women’s junior handball team made history on Monday, 15 September, winning the 2025 Confederation Africaine de Handball (CAHB) African Women’s Junior Handball Championship for the first time in the nation’s history after defeating Guinea...

JUST IN: Ex-Zambian president Edgar Lungu’s family loses appeal over burial dispute

Lungu died in Pretoria on 5 June, aged 68. The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has dismissed, with costs, an appeal by the family of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu against the Zambian government. The family had sought leave to appeal the...

Zambian Court Jails Two Men For Attempting To Kill President Hichilema Through Witchcraft

A Zambian court has sentenced two men to two years in prison for attempting to use witchcraft to kill President Hakainde Hichilema, in a case that has gripped national attention as the first of its kind against a sitting head of state. Magistrate...

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...

U20 Women off to Burundi for FIFA World Cup qualifier 

The Zambia Under-20 Women National Team has left for Bujumbura ahead of Friday’s second round 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Burundi. Coach Charity Nthala has travelled with a 21-member squad for this assignment with the team leaving aboard...

 AKWAABA African Travel Market Opens In Lagos With Colour, Culture, Continental Flair

1 LAGOS – The city of Lagos came alive today as the 21st edition of the AKWAABA African Travel Market opened its doors, welcoming delegates, exhibitors, and government representatives from across the continent. The premier travel and tourism expo,...

Zambia register 1,42% decrease pass rate in GCE Junior Secondary External Examination

230 Views The Minister of Education, Douglas Syakalima has announced the 2025 General Certificate of Education (GCE) and Junior Secondary External Examination Results to the nation. In his announcement this morning the Minister said out of 136 455...

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

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