Zambia
Thu, 31 Dec 2020 09:19:38 GMTZambia Prepare for CHAN With Three Friendlies in Yaoundé
[CAF] Zambia Chipolopolo made the early trip to Cameroon on 30 December 2020, to take part in a four-nation pre-tournament friendly starting this weekend in Yaoundé, as preparation for the Total African Nations Championship (CHAN), Cameroon 2020 tha...
Thu, 24 Dec 2020 05:54:44 GMTTwo Shot Dead as Police Disperse Opposition Gathering
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- News agencies and a local newspaper are reporting that two people died of gunshot wounds after Zambian police were deployed to disperse a crowd of opposition supporters in Lusaka.
Mon, 21 Dec 2020 08:49:14 GMTIMF Completes High-Level Staff Visit to Zambia
[IMF] Following Zambia's request for a financing arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Mr. Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director of the IMF's African Department, and Mr. Alex Segura-Ubiergo, mission chief for Zambia, visited Lusaka from De...
Wed, 16 Dec 2020 10:00:03 GMTIGP Munyuza Visits Zambia Police School
[New Times] The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dan Munyuza, who is in Zambia since Monday for bilateral cooperation, on Tuesday December 15, visited Zambia Police School of Public Order Maintenance--Kanfinsa College.
Tue, 15 Dec 2020 12:31:17 GMTWHO Supports the Ministry of Health to Train Members of the Traditional Health Practitioners' Association of Zambia On Covid - 19
[WHO] The World Health Organization Country Office has continued to provide support to the Ministry of Health and the Zambia National Public Health Institute (ZNPHI) to engage communities in the national response to COVID-19. Traditional healers in Z...
Tue, 15 Dec 2020 06:36:27 GMTIGP Munyuza in Zambia for Police Bilateral Meeting
[New Times] Rwanda and Zambia Police delegations during the bilateral meeting
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 06:19:36 GMTEx-Vice President Nevers Mumba Held in DR Congo
[East African] Lusaka -- Zambia's former vice president and opposition leader, Nevers Mumba, is being held by Congolese authorities in the DRC for investigations.
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 05:47:45 GMTCivic Rights Were Eroded Across Africa in 2020
[allAfrica] CIVICUS , the global civil society alliance, rates civic space in six Sub-Saharan African states as " closed", in 21 as "repressed" and in 14 as "obstructed". In its 2020 report, People Power Under Attack, it re...
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 05:47:14 GMTPeople Power Under Attack 2020 - Africa
[allAfrica] An excerpt from the CIVICUS Monitor report:
Mon, 14 Dec 2020 06:59:57 GMTZambian Coach Micho in Court Over Alleged Sexual Harassment
[Nairobi News] Zambia national football team coach Milutin 'Micho' Sredojevic is in trouble with South African authorities for reportedly touching a lady's buttocks in public without her permission.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 07:14:38 GMTWHO Supports the Orientation of Zambian Members of Parliament On Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development
[WHO] The World Health Organization Country Office provided support to the Ministry of Health in conducting a virtual advocacy meeting with Members of Parliament on Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development (ECD). A total of 22 parliamentarians ...
Thu, 10 Dec 2020 06:22:05 GMTNamibia, Zambia Through to Semis
[Namibian] NAMIBIA and Zambia complete the semifinal line-up at the Cosafa Qualifiers for Total u20 Afcon, Mauritania 2021 after the last round of Group B action was played in Nelson Mandela Bay on Wednesday.
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 16:02:05 GMTHigh-Level IMF Staff Team Visits Zambia
[IMF] The Zambian authorities have formally requested a financing arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to support their reform efforts. The Fund is currently assessing this request.
Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:10:59 GMTWins for Zambia, Malawi and Eswatini On Day of Cosafa U-20 AFCON Qualifiers
[Cosafa] Zambia and Malawi completed narrow 1-0 wins to head Group B after the opening round of matches in the pool at the COSAFA Qualifiers for TOTAL U-20 AFCON, Mauritania 2021 on Friday.
Wed, 02 Dec 2020 09:12:40 GMTWhy Banks Have No Appetite for Lending to Local Contractors - Baz
[Times of Zambia] THE Bankers Association of Zambia (BAZ) says the support of commercial banks towards local contractors has declined because the construction sector is now considered a high-risk field.
Wed, 02 Dec 2020 09:03:07 GMTEqual Job Opportunities for Zimbabweans, Zambians in Batoka Gorge Work
[New Zimbabwe] The Zambezi River Authority (ZRA) Tuesday said that it will give equal job opportunities to citizens of Zimbabwe and Zambia when construction of the US$4.5 billion Batoka Gorge Hydro-Electric Scheme (BGHES) begins.
Wed, 02 Dec 2020 09:10:44 GMTThree Babies, Including Set of Twins, Die in Housefire
[Times of Zambia] A BABY and a pair of twins of the same family have been burnt to death while their father escaped with burns after a grass-thatched house they were sleeping in caught fire in Nsama district.