Contaminated maize sparks fear after 400 dogs die
An ‘alarming number’ of 400 dogs are thought to have died over the past month in Zambia after eating contaminated maize, and humans could be at risk too, the country’s health minister has said. Elijah Muchima announced that approximately half of the 25 samples taken from milling companies were found to contain exceedingly high levels […]
High Court stops Kenya-Zambia maizedeal
The High Court has temporarily suspended the decision by the Kenya government to contract Zambian farmers to grow maize for exclusive exportation to Kenya. High Court Judge Mugure Thande issued the order stopping Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mithika Linturi to move on with the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Kenya andZambia to produce […]
3 African countries with similar national anthems
Three African countries namely South Africa, Zambia and Tanzania have national anthems that are based on the same hymn. The three countries’ national anthems are based on the hymn Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika (Xhosa word for Lord Bless Africa) which was composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontoga. The song became a pan-African liberation song and versions […]
Zambia’s former President Kenneth Kaunda dies aged 97
Zambia’s former President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda has passed away on Thursday. This is after he was admitted to the Maina Soko Military Hospital in Lusaka earlier this week. Kaunda became president of Zambia in 1964 when the southern African nation won its independence from Britain. He was in power until 1991 and was among the […]
Video of rats crawling near a patient gets hospital boss in trouble
Video captures rats rummaging a plastic bag as a patient lay on a bed next to it at Kitwe Central Hospital in the Copperbelt region.
Female MP with HIV tests positive for COVID-19
The MP, a vocal HIV activist, encouraged people with already existing health conditions to adhere to medication during COVID-19 pandemic.
Zambia reopens border with Tanzania
Tanzania, a landlocked country, has been hit by border closures after Kenya shut its borders, except for cargo.