Uganda Airlines expands its SADC footprint with 15th and 16th route to Lusaka, and Harare Lusaka, Zambia | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Airlines Wednesday made a nostalgic return to favorite central African destinations, Harare and Lusaka. Touching down and taxiing to water cannon salutes cheers, dancing and jubilation at both the …
Read More »Foreigner detained for keeping rotting dog carcasses in house in Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Police in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, on Wednesday arrested a 50-year-old foreigner for killing dogs and letting them rot in his house. The man believed to be a British national of Nigerian origin has been charged with the offense of cruelty to animals. Danny Mwale, the …
Read More »Zambia inaugurates new president at colorful ceremony
Lusaka, Zambia | Xinhua | Hundreds of dignitaries and thousands of ordinary citizens on Tuesday thronged the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, the Zambian capital, to witness the inauguration of the country’s new President Hakainde Hichilema. People, many clad in red T-shirts and caps, the color of the United Party for …
Read More »Zambian leader seeks US envoy’s recall for denouncing homosexuality
Lusaka, Zambia | AFP | Zambian President Edgar Lungu wants the US to recall its ambassador to Lusaka for criticising the southern African nation over a 15-year jail term slapped on two gay men for consensual sex. Daniel Foote came under fire in Zambia after he expressed horror over the high …
Read More »HICHILEMA: Zambia’s dogged opposition leader
Lusaka, Zambia | AFP | Hakainde Hichilema, who was released from custody after treason charges against him were dropped, is a self-made entrepreneur who has made five unsuccessful attempts to become the Zambian president. He alleges that the 2016 election was rigged and, as leader of the opposition United Party …
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