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Lusaka - Zambia: Police in Kalulushi have apprehended a 15 year old girl for allegedly dumping the body of a newborn baby at a dump site.

16 ViewsThere is a remarkable family story behind the swearing-in of Lyaliwe Pauline Banda as the new Member of Parliament for Petauke Central. As she took the oath of office in Parliament on Monday, Pauline was not simply becoming one of Zambia’s newly elected MPs. She was stepping into a constituency that had been represented […]

18 ViewsTanzania’s First Gentleman Hafidh Ameir Hassan Dies Tanzania is mourning the death of Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband of President Samia Suluhu Hassan and the country’s first First Gentleman. Hafidh died at around 8:00am on Monday, September 7, 2026, while receiving treatment for a heart condition at Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital in Zanzibar. The death […]

Lusaka - Zambia: Defending Champions Mufulira Leopards have extended their lead at the top of the National Rugby League to ten points with five games

PRESIDENT HICHILEMA MOURNS PASSING OF HUSBAND TO TANZANIA’S PRESIDENT SULUHU We convey our deepest condolences to her excellency President Samia Suluhu Hassan on the passing of her husband, Hafidh Ameir Hassan. We stand side by side with the first family, and all citizens of the United Republic of Tanzania during this difficult time. Hakainde Hichilema […]

Lusaka, Zambia: Family urgently calls for medical support for Findlay, who is in critical need of care to recover his health.

There is usually one person in every family who is assumed to be fine. They remember the doctor’s appointments, answer the late-night calls, solve the practical problems and find money when something unexpected happens. At work, they meet deadlines even when life is falling apart. If they live abroad, they are expected to know what […]

Levy, an 11-year-old a grade four pupil recently moved to Lusaka from Chipata to live with his newly wedded sister. Adjusting to the city life was not easy as the Nyanja spoken in Lusaka was very different from what he grew up speaking. His friends would laugh at him when he used words such […]

Hafidh Ameir Hassan, husband of Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, has died. Tanzania’s Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi announced that Mr Hassan died at about 08:00 on Monday, 7 September 2026, at Emilio Mzena Memorial Hospital in Zanzibar, where he had been receiving treatment for a heart condition. Ndejembi conveyed condolences to President Samia, her family, […]

Emerald and Semi-Precious Stones Mining Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) has called on government to move quickly from policy pronouncements to action if Zambia’s emerald sector is to become a key driver of the Grow Zambia agenda ESMAZ President Victor Kalesha said while the Agenda presents a timely opportunity for economic diversification, the emerald sector will […]