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CIDRZ, Ministry of Health Intensify Targeted HIV Testing Efforts in Lusaka to Close Case Identification Gaps.
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
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August 13, 2025
The Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Health through the Lusaka Provincial Health Office (LPHO), is intensifying efforts to enhance HIV testing strategies in Lusaka Province, in line...
Biased credit ratings are costing Africa billions—and worsening its health crises
Atlantic Council
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August 14, 2025
As Zambia mourned the death of its former President Edgar Lungu on June 5, a quieter crisis was unfolding in the country’s public hospitals. Just days after Lungu’s passing, the Resident Doctors Association of Zambia suspended all voluntary...
Zambian's authorities dismiss claims of Chinese waste spill
MENAFN
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August 10, 2025
(MENAFN) The Zambian government has dismissed a recent warning issued by a US diplomatic mission regarding toxic pollution following a waste spill from a Chinese-run mining operation that affected a major local waterway earlier this year....
Highlights and Goals Morocco vs Zambia (3-1) in African Nations Championship
VAVEL
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August 14, 2025
End of the match: Morocco defeated Zambia 3-1 and continues its path to qualifying for the next African Nations Championship. It was a good performance by the home side, who scored in key moments. Mohamed Hrimat 45'+2' Oussama Lamlioui 66' Sabir...
2024 CHAN: Morocco bounce back with 3-1 win, Zambia exit
Panapress
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August 14, 2025
14 august 2025 - 16:37:37 MA/WA 331 Views Panafrican News Agency Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - Two-time champions Morocco reignited their 2024 TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign with a clinical 3-1 win over Zambia in Nairobi on...
How Chinese-mined CSR is revitalising Copperbelt schools, clinics
Zambia Daily Mail
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August 14, 2025
NEWTON SIBANDA Lusaka WHEN pupils at Namboard Community School in Chambishi sat cross-legged on dusty floors 28 years ago, the future looked uncertain. Established in 1997 in a former Food Reserve Agency (FRA) warehouse, the school was a...
BoZ Governor Warns Against Expecting Quick Fix for Zambia’s Economic Woes
Lusaka Times
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August 14, 2025
BoZ Governor Warns Against Expecting Quick Fix for Zambia’s Economic Woes Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Governor, Dr. Denny Kalyalya, has urged Zambians to temper expectations for a rapid turnaround in the country’s economic fortunes, warning that the...
ZAMBIA RESPONDS TO USA VISA BOND REQUIREMENTS FOR B-1/B-2 APPLICANTS
Zambian Observer
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August 9, 2025
ZAMBIA RESPONDS TO USA VISA BOND REQUIREMENTS FOR B-1/B-2 APPLICANTS The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has taken note of the recent decision by the Government of the United States of America (USA) to introduce visa bond...
NAMIBIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER BIDS FAREWELL, AS HH PRAISES ZAMBIA-NAMIBIA CORDIAL RELATIONS
Zambian Observer
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August 14, 2025
NAMIBIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER BIDS FAREWELL, AS HH PRAISES ZAMBIA-NAMIBIA CORDIAL RELATIONS LUSAKA, Wednesday – President Hakainde Hichilema says his administration’s economic agenda is anchored on trade, investment, and infrastructure development as...
A Hostile Zambia Is No Place for Edgar Lungu’s Farewell- Thandiwe Ketiš Ngoma
Zambian Observer
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August 14, 2025
A Hostile Zambia Is No Place for Edgar Lungu’s Farewell By Thandiwe Ketiš Ngoma When I was a child, we mourned for strangers. We could be playing netball in the dusty schoolyard, but when we saw a convoy carrying the dead, the game stopped. We...
Zambia: Court rules for repatriation of ex-President’s remains
Africa Feeds
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August 8, 2025
A South African court has ordered the repatriation of the remains of former President Edgar Lungu for a state burial in Zambia, despite objections from his family. The ruling which goes in favour of the Zambian government ends a contentious legal...
Emmanuel Mwamba urges govt to allow jailed PF chieftain, Kambwili, urgent medical attention
Zambian Observer
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August 14, 2025
Ex-envoy, Mwamba, urges govt to allow jailed PF chieftain, Kambwili, urgent medical attention Zambia’s former Ambassador to Ethiopia, Emmanuel Mwamba, has appealed to the government to urgently allow former Information and Publicity Minister,...
Maunga Village man arrested for murder of Zambian shopkeeper
Namibian Broadcasting Corporation
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The police in the Zambezi Region arrested a 38-year-old Maunga Village resident from the Choi area on Wednesday night for the murder of a Zambian national at the Sinai entertainment centre. The deceased, Mike Longwani from Siboya village in...
ZAMMSA Audit ‘clears’ 2 pharmacies: “they did not resale USAID-funded drugs”
News Diggers
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August 14, 2025
A FORENSIC audit into the suspected theft and resale of USAID-funded medicines has found no evidence that two Zambian pharmacies resold donated drugs to the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA). The audit, conducted by PwC,...
Clicks Pharmacy Eyes Zambian Market but Wants 5-year Tax Incentives and Duty Free Imports
Zambian Observer
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August 14, 2025
Clicks Pharmacy Eyes Zambian Market but Wants 5-year Tax Incentives and Duty Free Imports Clicks (officially Clicks Group Limited) is a South African healthcare, personal care, and beauty retail chain with a significant presence in South Africa....
Paratus launches LEO satellite connectivity for health centres across Africa
SatelliteProME
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August 14, 2025
Through Paratus Connect2Care, eligible institutions will receive 2TB of Priority Data to guarantee uninterrupted connectivity. Paratus Group has announced the launch of Paratus Connect2Care, an initiative providing affordable, high-quality...
Zambia Agricultural Fair heightens Tanzanian medical tourism
Daily News Tanzania
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August 8, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA’s excellence in the medical sector brightened the country at the just-ended Agricultural Exhibition in Zambia, where 911 people received Champions Health services. Tanzania finished overall runner-up in the exhibition that...
Zambia ex-president must be sent home for burial, South African court rules
Al Jazeera
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August 8, 2025
After months of dispute, Pretoria high court says Edgar Lungu’s family must hand over his body for burial in Zambia, against their wishes. A South African court has ruled that Zambia’s former president, Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa,...
LUSAKA CITY COUNCIL DIRECTS SHOP OWNERS TO PAINT THEIR SHOPS OR FACE NON-RENEWAL OF PERMITS
Zambia Reports
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August 8, 2025
Lusaka City Council has directed all shop owners within the Central Business District and across the city to paint their shops to enhance the aesthetic appeal of the urban environment.In addition, the Council advises all shop owners and traders to...
Zambian Couple Injure Each Other After Brutal Domestic Fight Over Livestock
Face of Malawi
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August 8, 2025
199 words • approx. 1 min read A Chief’s Retainer from Moyo Chiefdom in Pemba, Zambia, and his wife have both reported each other to police after sustaining severe injuries during a violent physical altercation stemming from a marital dispute. The...