Zambia AIDS treatment reaches 90% of sick
afrol News, 1 December - As HIV/AIDS prevalence is finally being reduced in Africa, also Zambia can celebrate successes in the fight against the pandemic. Almost all Zambians suffering from AIDS now receive treatment.
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African competition regulators getting serious
afrol News, 11 November - Gone are the days when companies operating in Africa could act with impunity when forming cartels or otherwise limit free competition. Regulators are getting active in most countries, as illustrated by a new major case in Zambia.
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Zambia, Malawi finally connected by rail
afrol News / SANF, 21 September - Planned since the 1970s and inaugurated last month, commercial transports have now started on the Chipata-Mchinji railway line between Zambia and Malawi. Soon, a connection to Mozambique's coast will come, pending rehabilitation.
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Protests over harsh Zambian sentence
afrol News, 7 June - Fred M'membe, editor and owner of Zambia's independent newspaper 'The Post', has been sentences to a four-month prison sentence with hard labour over "contempt of court", causing colleagues to protest the "harsh" ruling.
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Tanzania, Zambia ivory sales request fails
afrol News, 22 March - Requests from Zambia and Tanzania to hold one-off sales of their ivory stockpiles failed during a CITES species trade meeting today. Inreased illegal ivory sales and poaching during the last years led to the rejection.
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Central African ivory main problem
afrol News, 17 March - According to a new analysis by leading environmentalists, the main problem areas of illicit ivory trade are West and in particular Central Africa, not Zambia and Tanzania, which are struggling to obtain a one-time permit to legally sell ivory stocks.
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Tanzania, Zambia "too corrupt to trade ivory"
afrol News, 12 March - British and US environmentalists have angered Tanzanians and Zambians with a new report strongly advising against legalising the sale of local ivory stocks, saying "official corruption" would lead to further illegal ivory trade.
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Government must stop media attacks
afrol News, 25 January - The Federation of African Journalists has lashed at Zambia's Home Affairs Minister Lameck Mangani’s directive to investigate the legality of the Association of Zambia (PAZA) executive committee.
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Zambia approved for further poverty reduction funding
afrol News, 15 December - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the third review of Zambia’s economic performance under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement. The completion of the review will also enable the immediate disbursement of an amount of about US$ 81.2 million, bringing total disbursements to the country to $ 262.5 million.
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Zambia to tighten anti-craft laws
afrol News, 10 December - Zambia president, Rupiah Banda has pledged to continue to support the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and other governance institutions involved in fighting corruption by providing the necessary resources to operate effectively.
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Zambia launches campaign to end gender-based violence
afrol News, 30 October - A new campaign in Zambia backed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has kicked off, calling for an end to gender-based violence, the second biggest scourge in the nation, following HIV and AIDS, according to the country's leader.
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» 28.10.2009 - Positive outlook for Zambia, IMF
» 15.10.2009 - Zambia becomes agric support hub for Southern Africa
» 02.10.2009 - Euro 1.6 million to boost efforts to counter human trafficking
» 09.09.2009 - Zambian artist competing for $83,000 in Norway
» 07.09.2009 - The worst may be over in Zambia, IMF
» 31.08.2009 - Not yet over for Chiluba
» 31.08.2009 - UN expert urges Zambia to keep poverty reduction promises
» 26.08.2009 - Heads rolling as govt seeks to jail Chiluba
» 17.08.2009 - Chiluba acquitted
» 14.08.2009 - A few more days before Chiluba’s verdict
» 11.08.2009 - Great lakes leaders urged to move quick
» 05.08.2009 - Zambian rice farmers get $500,000 in USADF funding
» 11.06.2009 - Economic meltdown threatens progress in fight against hunger
» 11.06.2009 - Voluntary male circumcision campaign begins in Swaziland and Zambia
» 19.05.2009 - Zambia sets up oil exploration committee
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