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Namibia celebrates independence heroes, but glosses over a painful history
The Conversation
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August 25, 2025
Namibia celebrates 26 August as Heroes’ Day. It recalls the first military encounter between the South African army and members of the South West Africa People’s Organisation (Swapo), Namibia’s liberation movement, in 1966. Initially a German...
Hand over the body for burial at home, a South African court tells Zambian ex-president’s family
CityNews Halifax
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August 8, 2025
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — A South African court on Friday ruled in favor of the government of Zambia and ordered that it can repatriate the remains of its former president and bury him in his home country, against his family’s wishes. The Zambian...
VIDEO: Reactions from Edgar Lungu’s sister as court rules Lungu to be buried in Zambia
Zambian Observer
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August 8, 2025
Pretoria Court Orders Release of Edgar Lungu’s Remains to Zambia Amid Family Opposition By Brian Matambo, Sandton, South Africa The Pretoria High Court has ordered the immediate release of former Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu’s remains to...
Court orders Edgar Lungu's remains be repatriated back to Zambia
Eye Witness News
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JOHANNESBURG - The Pretoria High Court has ordered that the remains of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu be repatriated back to Zambia to be buried in a state funeral. Gauteng Deputy Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba handed down the judgment on...
High Court rules that former Zambian President Edgar Lungu’s remains be returned to Zambia
Eye Witness News
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The Pretoria High Court has ordered that the remains of former Zambian President Edgar Lungu be repatriated to Zambia for a state funeral. Gauteng Deputy Judge President Aubrey Ledwaba handed down the judgment a short while ago, ruling in the...
Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana launch agricultural value chain
New Business Ethiopia
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August 25, 2025
The new initiative that focuses on Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana to boost intra-regional trade in agricultural goods and aimed at advancing the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is launched this week. The Economic...
Persons with Albinism in Zambia living in fear
Lusaka Times
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August 8, 2025
Persons with Albinism (PwAs) in Zambia say they live in fear, not because of their genetic condition, but because of ignorance, myths and false beliefs that still prevail in some communities in the country. The albinos say harmful practices are...
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA REAFFIRMS GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT DURING LIKUMBI LYA MIZE CEREMONY
Zambian Observer
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August 25, 2025
PRESIDENT HICHILEMA REAFFIRMS GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT TO CULTURAL PRESERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT DURING LIKUMBI LYA MIZE CEREMONY PRESS STATEMENT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23rd August, 2025 Republican President, Mr. Hakainde Hichilema, has reaffirmed...
DR Congo end winless run with clinical victory over Zambia
The Standard
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Zambia's Wilson Chisala (left) and Linda Mtange of DR Congo in action at the Nyayo National Stadium, Nairobi, on August 7, 2025. [Jonah Onyango, Standard] DR Congo reignited their CAF African Nations Championship (Chan) 2024 campaign with a...
GCC Facility Management Market To Reach USD 77.52 Billion By 2030, Growing At 5.22% CAGR Driven By Infrastructure Investments, Tourism Growth, And Smart Building Trends: Markntel Advisors
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) NEW DELHI, Aug. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The GCC Facility Management Market size valued at USD 60.11 billion in 2025 , is projected to reach USD 77.52 billion by 2030 , growing at a CAGR of 5.22% during 2025–2030 , according...
Regional three Quality Improvement Conference Kicks Off in Lusaka with a Focus on Sustainable Healthcare Delivery.
Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
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August 5, 2025
The Regional Three Quality Improvement and Quality Assurance Conference for Lusaka and Eastern Provinces has officially commenced in Lusaka under the theme “Moving together towards sustainable quality health and care: Inspiring improvements at all...
Kambwili was being taken to court not hospital – PF
Zambian Eye
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August 6, 2025
55 Views Chishimba Kambwili in jail Contrary to media reports earlier in the day that imprisoned former Minister Chishimba Kambwili was being evacuated from prison in Kasama to Hospital in Lusaka, he was actually being driven to appear before a...
Despite USAID Cuts, Global Health Innovations Offer Glimmers Of Hope
Forbes
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A young member of the Africa Directions karate club conducts a workshop for team members on how to educate their peers about HIV and AIDS. Africa Directions is a recreational centre which is run by and for young people in a poor neighbourhood of...
Zambia Sixth Poorest Country, One of the Most Unequal in the World-World Bank – Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba
Zambian Observer
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July 30, 2025
Amb. Emmanuel Mwamba wrote; Zambia Sixth Poorest Country, One of the Most Unequal in the World-World Bank Minister of Finance, Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane has had serious trouble to run the economy. He has relied on heavy borrowings, grants and...
Amid Turbulence, Global Health Innovations Offer Glimmers Of Hope
Forbes
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When Concillia began taking antiretroviral treatment for HIV, she was on the verge of death's door. Just three months later, the Zambian-native was on a path to healing and soon gave birth to an HIV-free daughter. Today, she's dedicating herself...
DR Congo 2-0 Zambia - Open Goal Match Report
Open Zambia
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August 7th 2025 Africa Cup of Nations - Match Day 2 DR Congo bounced back emphatically in their TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) Group A clash, defeating Zambia 2‑0 at Nairobi’s Nyayo National Stadium. After a tense, goalless...
2024 CHAN: DR Congo end winless run with clinical victory over Zambia
Panapress
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August 7, 2025
07 august 2025 - 18:15:21 MA/WA 223 Views Panafrican News Agency Nairobi, Kenya (PANA) - DR Congo reignited their 2024 TotalEnergies CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign with a commanding 2-0 victory over Zambia in their second Group A...
How Zambia’s Cyber Laws Rebrand Repression
Journal of Democracy
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August 7, 2025
The hope was that President Hakainde Hichilema would bring much-needed reform and openness. Instead, he has ushered in new laws that are silencing dissent and free expression. By Wiriranai Brilliant Masara August 2025 When Zambia’s President...
STATEMENT BY KBF ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT ISSUED BY THE U.S. EMBASSY REGARDING THE SINO METALS MINE TAILINGS DAM SPILL IN KITWE
Zambian Observer
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August 7, 2025
STATEMENT BY KELVIN FUBE BWALYA (KBF) ON THE PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT ISSUED BY THE U.S. EMBASSY REGARDING THE SINO METALS MINE TAILINGS DAM SPILL IN KITWE Lusaka, Zambia 6th August 2025 I have received with deep concern the public health alert issued...
Zambia: Submarine cable to connect remote island to electricity
ESI Africa
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July 29, 2025
A major fishing community in Zambia is to be connected to the national grid through a submarine electricity cable laid under Lake Bangweulu. For the first time, Chishi Island in the country’s Luapula Province is being connected to electricity –...