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The Swedish and Finnish embassies in Zambia angered Zambians after raising the rainbow flag, a symbol of the LGBTIQ community, along with their own national flags at their premises on Tuesday. The Swedish and Finnish embassies in Zambia tweeted the rainbow flag using the hashtag #Idahot2022, which stands for International …

Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema continues his fight against corruption and says there will be no compromise to fight it. The president clarified his position on Twitter: Our approach is clear ⁃NO compromise on the fight against corruption!⁃NO compromise on the rule of law!— Hakainde Hichilema (@HHichilema) April 25, 2022 Last …

Zambia’s Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested former Foreign Affairs Minister, Joseph Malanji for alleged money-laundering activities. According to authorities, Mr Malanji was arrested for owning a hotel and procuring a helicopter suspected to be bought by proceeds of crime. “The hotel has since been seized together with the two …

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Zambia has charged and arrested former justice minister, Given Lubinda for being in possession of property reasonably suspected to be the proceeds of crime. Given Lubinda appeared for questioning on Monday at the ACC offices in the capital, Lusaka, where he was formally arrested before …

Former Zambian President Rupiah Bwezani Banda, 85, died at home on Friday after a short battle with colon cancer, his family and the presidency announced. Banda, Zambia’s fourth president who was in power from 2008 to 2011, was diagnosed with cancer two years ago and had been receiving medical treatment. …

Mistakes made during childbirth lead to the deaths of more than 100 babies in Zambia every week, Sylvia Masebo, the country’s minister of health, has said. Between 10 to 15 women also die each week due to preventable complications from pregnancy or childbirth, the minister is quoted as saying by …

Amos Chanda, the former Zambian President Edgar Lungu’s aide has been arrested and charged with insulting and obstructing officers who were searching his home. Mr Chanda’s wife and sister-in-law who were present during the incident, were also arrested. The three are accused of insulting and obstructing anti-corruption officers who were …

The Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema has appointed Chipokota-Mayamba Mwanawasa as Special Assistant for public policy. Chipokota Mwanawasa, daughter of 3rd Zambian Republican president Levy Mwanawasa and politician and lawyer Maureen Mwanawasa has been appointed as Mr Hichilema’s Special Assistant for public Policy. Today I have appointed Ms Chipokota-Mayamba Mwanawasa as …

Nelly Mutti has become the country’s first female speaker of parliament, responsible for the orderly conduct of debate as well as disciplining lawmakers. She was unanimously elected by the new group of MPs and will have Attracta Chisanga and Frank Moyo as deputies. On his Facebook account, the new Zambian …

Zambian former president Edgar Lungu’s Facebook account has been deactivated. Several Zambians on Twitter say the account was deactivated because of cyber bullying. People had been making mean comments on Mr Lungu’s Facebook page that had more than one million likes. The former head of state’s Twitter account is still …