The Latest Breaking News from Zambia

Matildas eye perfect Olympic prep in Canada friendly

The Matildas hope a pre-Olympics friendly against Canada can prove the perfect preparation for group stage matches against Germany, Zambia and the US.

AAP · Jul 12, 2024

Desperate Zimbabweans cross Zambia border for cheaper healthcare, medicines

With essential drugs and specialised care expensive or unavailable, poor Zimbabweans opt to travel long distances.

Al Jazeera · Jul 11, 2024

African urbanisation: what can (and can’t) be learned from China about growing cities

The economic growth paths of Asian and African countries have often been compared. China, with gross domestic product per capita of US$251 in 1987, was poorer than most African countries at the time. Uganda’s GDP per capita was US$392, Zambia’s US$319 and Ghana’s US$354. Yet today China has GDP per…

The Conversation · Jul 10, 2024

Zimbabwe’s new dinosaur discovery: inside the find

Visitors to Lake Kariba – the world’s largest man-made lake, along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe – come to enjoy the abundant wildlife, fine fishing or spectacular scenery. However, in 2017, our crew of palaeontologists came to Zimbabwe to hunt game of a different kind: dinosaurs.

The Conversation · Jun 14, 2024

In Deep Water

Around the world, lands with water and food resources are being snatched up by powerful interests. The Grab director Gabriela Cowperthwaite discusses her documentary that is both a geopolitical thriller and a call to action.

Capital & Main · Jun 13, 2024

‘The big story of the 21st century’: is this the most shocking documentary of the year?

Six years in the making, jaw-dropping new film The Grab shows a secret scramble by governments and private firms to buy up global resources

The Guardian - US · Jun 12, 2024

Foreign healthcare volunteers in Africa can harm local relationships – Zambian study

Thousands of global health volunteers, most from the United States, travel to Africa every year. These volunteers come from diverse backgrounds and have varying levels of experience. They include surgeons, anaesthesiologists, nurses and medical students. They arrive with the ambition to improve health outcomes in Africa and learn about “global…

The Conversation · Jun 5, 2024

Debt payments by countries most vulnerable to climate crisis soar

Exclusive: level at highest in more than 30 years, say campaigners, who want ‘rapid and effective’ relief scheme

The Guardian - UK · Jun 3, 2024

Former Zambian First Lady Arrested Over Property Ownership

Former Zambian first lady and daughter arrested for owning properties worth million, facing money laundering allegations.

Top News · May 31, 2024

‘Crippling’ drought in Zambia threatens hunger for millions, says minister

Collins Nzovu says country’s plight is foretaste of disasters that will increasingly afflict region as climate breakdown takes hold

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024