Tag: Zambia

‘It’s coming home’ – the undignified row over the body of Zambia’s ex-president

"It's coming home!" – a phrase indelibly linked to English football fans…

Kennedy Gondwe Kennedy Gondwe

Zambia dismisses US health warning after toxic spill in copper mining area

The Zambian government has dismissed claims of dangerous pollution in the Copperbelt…

Kennedy Gondwe Kennedy Gondwe

Ex-president can be buried in Zambia against family’s wishes, court rules

A South African court has ruled that Zambia's government can repatriate the…

Burial of Zambia’s ex-president in South Africa halted at last minute by court

A South African court has halted plans to bury former Zambian President…

The presidential feud that even death couldn’t end

The personal has become very political in Zambia. Mourning and the build-up…

Damian Zane Damian Zane

Zambian ex-president to be buried in South Africa after funeral row

The family of Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu says he will be…

Family of Zambia’s ex-president Lungu halts return of his body

The family of Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has halted the return…

Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya Dingindaba Jonah Buyoya

An ancient writing system confounding myths about Africa

A wooden hunters' toolbox inscribed with an ancient writing system from Zambia…

Penny Dale Penny Dale

Former Zambian President Lungu dies aged 68

Zambia's former President Edgar Lungu has died at the age of 68,…

Zambia says it is tackling ‘systematic’ theft after US slashes medical aid

Zambia says it has acted to halt the "systematic theft" of medical…