Heavy Rains Kill Eight in Zambian Capital

Some eight Zambians have been killed in the capital Lusaka following continuous rains that have caused serious flooding in the city. Lusaka District Commissioner (DC) Christa Kalulu confirmed the deaths by drowning when she addressed journalists on the...

Zambian Government Rules Out Giving Refugees the Right to Stay in Country

The Zambian government has said that refugees living in the country had no right to decide whether or not to return to their home countries as long their was peace in their homelands. Therefore Home Affairs Minister Lameck Mangani told journalists on...

Zambia Government Condemned Over Allowance Payments for Politicians

The Zambian government has come under strong criticism for its plans to pay cabinet ministers and Lusaka-based Members of Parliament hefty allowances for sitting on the National Constitution Conference (NCC). The NCC is a 500 member special body that...

Zambian Government to Round Up Street Vendors

The Zambian government will ensure that all street vendors are removed from streets in the capital Lusaka and allocated stalls in the markets to conduct their trade, Deputy Minister for Local Government and Housing Moses Muteteka said on Friday. He said...

Zambian Government Set to Develop Economic Zones

The Zambian government will concentrate its efforts this year in ensuring that economic zones in various parts of the country take off, Commerce Trade and Industry minister Felix Mutati said on Wednesday at a working breakfast for business executives...

Parents in Malawi Ignorant of African Children Rights Charter

Results from a baseline survey on the Right to Know, Right to Education conducted by the Civil Society Coalition for Quality Basic Education (CSCQBE) shows that almost 80 percent of teachers and parents in Malawi have not read the African Charter on Child...