[East African] Zambia's electoral body on Thursday announced that it had banned mass political rallies due to a surge in Covid-19 cases ahead of the August 12 elections.

[Times of Zambia] More effort should be made to prepare the economy for Zambia's participation in the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which has been in place since January this year.

[The Herald] HILTON Mudariki will lead the Sables in "the Battle of Zambezi" rugby match against Zambia set for Harare Sports Club this afternoon.

[New Zimbabwe] There is something to a name after all, it seems.

[The Herald] ZIMBABWE and Zambia are working on setting up industrial joint ventures riding on the recent signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at facilitating close collaboration between the two countries towards rejuvenating the manu...

[Times of Zambia] ON April 22, 2021, the world commemorated what is known as the United Nations (UN) International Girls in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Day.

[Zimbabwe Standard] There is something to a name after all, it seems.

[CISA] Lusaka -- The Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has implored Zambians to carefully evaluate manifestos from politicians as campaigns kicked off in the run up to the General Elections.

[CAJ News] Lusaka -- Stakes have never been this high in the run-up to general elections in Zambia, otherwise hailed as Africa's 'air conditioned state' for climatic reasons and typically peaceful character.

[Lesotho Times] Top boxers Moroke Mokhotho and Arena Pakela left the country yesterday for Zambia where they will be in a training for six weeks.

[East African] Lusaka -- Zambian President Edgar Lungu filed his nomination Monday seeking re-election after a court petition to block him failed.

[Daily News] TANZANIA lady golfers landed their first major tournament invitation to compete at the 2021 Zambia Ladies Golf Open.

[New Times] Female middle-distance runner Honorine Iribagiza has won a Silver Medal during the All-Comers Meet track and Field Competition taking place in Lusaka, Zambia.

[New Era] The recently constructed 923-metre-long rail and road Kazungula bridge, linking Zambia and Botswana, was inaugurated on Monday in an effort to boost bilateral and regional trade. The bridge across the Zambezi River, co-financed by the two g...

[New Times] Three Rwandan athletes including APR Athletics club duo Yves Nimubona, Marthe Yankurije and Honorine Iribagiza, who runs for Sina Gerard Athletics Club, have arrived in Lusaka, Zambia ahead of the Zambia Athletics Championships slated fro...

[CPJ] Lusaka -- Zambian authorities should drop an investigation into newspaper columnist and academic Sishuwa Sishuwa, who is accused of sedition, and should reaffirm the right to media freedom ahead of the August 12 general elections, the Committee...

[Daily Maverick] While the need to regulate the use of the internet is recognised, there is concern over the extent of the regulation and its effect on freedom of expression, the right to information and the right to privacy.

[Namibian] A KATIMA Mulilo resident recently started stocking up on devil's claw roots to dry them for medicinal and other uses.

[Botswana Daily News] Kasane -- African Union (AU) chairperson and President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Mr Felix Tshisekedi is scheduled to officially open the multi-million Kazungula Bridge on Monday.

[Times of Zambia] Zambia has continued to be recognised as a tourist destination to consider for the holiday travels.

[New Frame] Shop customers are threatening migrant traders with violence come the national elections in August, amid a rise in xenophobia that appears to correlate with election periods in Africa.

[Times of Zambia] In June 2015, the African Union (AU) heads of State summit held in Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa was significant for many reasons.

[The Conversation Africa] Zambia is one of the fastest eroding democracies in the world. This is according to the Varieties of Democracy Project (V-dem), one of the most trusted sources of information on indicators of democratic progress or regressio...

[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (Tazara) has projected to generate $45.71 million (Sh106.53 billion) from its operational and non-operational income sources to cover the Authority's operations for the 2021/22 financia...