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Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema has sacked his Information Minister Chushi Kasanda in a mini-cabinet reshuffle announced on Monday. Ms Kasanda was replaced with Cornelius Mweetwa, the ruling United Party for National Development spokesperson and Southern Province minister. President Hichilema also named Ron Mwambwa as the country’s auditor general. A statement …

Zambia’s former President Edgar Lungu has taken the government to court after he was allegedly blocked from travelling to South Korea for a conference. It is alleged that Mr Lungu was invited for a world peace conference but when he was about to depart, he was ejected from his plane …

Zambia has reached a deal to restructure more than $6bn (£4.7bn) of debt owed to other governments, the BBC reported. President Hakainde Hichilema said the agreement marked a significant milestone in the journey towards economic recovery. But he said work was needed to continue on a separate deal with private …

A 40-year-old man has filed for divorce from his wife because of how stunning she looks, in the capital city of Lusaka, Zambia, according to reports. The man has taken the extraordinary step of seeking the dissolution of his marriage, citing that his wife is exceptionally beautiful. This surprising revelation …

Zambian police arrested a 19-year-old woman accused of faking her own kidnapping as she told her uncle she was abducted by unidentified men on her way to church, local media reported. Zambia police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says the woman left home under the pretext that she was going to church, …

Zambian authorities on Wednesday arrested several prominent figures, including a former minister, an opponent, a journalist for various alleged offenses. Chitalu Chilufya the Zambian former health minister, is charged after being accused of conspiracy to defraud the state $17m (£15m) over the supply of health kits when he served as …

Anti-corruption commission in Zambia charged former health minister, Chitalu Chilufya with corruption, local media reported. The former minister is accused of conspiracy to defraud the state $17m (£15m) over the supply of health kits when he served as minister in the last administration, according to a statement by the anti-corruption …

Former Zambian president Edgar Lungu said he is ready to face the law as his former government officials and family members, have been subjects of investigation for crimes allegedly committed when he was president. He was particularly displeased that state investigators on Thursday went to a piece of land that …

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema has suspended Lillian Siyunyi, the country’s chief state prosecutor with immediate effect – barely two days after she told the BBC that her life was in danger. Lillian Siyunyi, who was appointed by the previous government, had fallen out with the new administration and is a …

Zambians have celebrated the clinching of the $1.3bn (£1.1bn) bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after seven years of waiting. Social media is awash with memes and celebratory messages after the news broke, especially because Zambia became the first African country to default on its debt – estimated to …