Why child marriages should be discouraged
By DOREEN NAWA, TIME OF ZAMBIA AT 13, Nchimunya has already experienced the pain of labour in child-bearing, although she never saw the intended results as she had delivered a still-born baby. A…
Married woman jailed over lover?s death
By DORIS KASOTE A 40-YEAR-OLD married woman in Ndola has been sentenced to three-years imprisonment with hard labour for causing the death of her lover in an extra-marital affair. The victim died last…
Chiluba’s wife to stand trial for corruption in Zambia
Frederick Chiluba and his wife Regina in 2003 A Zambian judge ordered Tuesday the wife of former president Frederick Chiluba to stand trial in August for alleged corruption regarding funds and property she…
VEEP has instruments of power
Chief government spokesperson, Mike Mulongoti has dismissed rumours that before his departure for Egypt, President Levy Mwanawasa left the instruments of power with defence minister George Mpombo. Mr. Mulongoti, who is also Information…
Malawain President hitting it out with Zambia divorced former First
Well not that he is turning 90 or being jailed for 27 years, Mutharika is reportedly hitting it out with former Zambian First Lady, Vera Chiluba. Weekend reports from Malawi say hardly a…
President’s stroke stokes crisis
ROBERT CHISANZA Zambia's governing Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) party is suffering a growing leadership crisis after President Levy Mwanawasa's stroke earlier this month. Mwanawasa (59) remains in a semi-comatose state in the…
UN: discrimination increases vulnerability
LUSAKA, July 13 (Xinhua) — People living with HIV/AIDS have to contend with enormous stigma and discrimination even when applying for a visa to abroad, United Nations AIDS country representative has said,…
Zambians Nettle Bluetown Residents
The ever busy airport stop in Bluetown location in has become a thorn in some of the residents' sides. The stop is well known for Zambians who sit there night after night waiting…
Mobile phones to come from Zambia
A MALAYSIAN company is planning to set up a manufacturing base in Zambia. M-mobile is investing more than US$3 million in setting up the first mobile-phone handset manufacturing plant in the country with…
Zambia’s President to Undergo Operation to Improve Breathing
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa, who suffered a brain hemorrhage last month, will undergo surgery to improve his breathing, Vice President Rupiah Banda said.
Zambian president in intensive care after stroke
Zambian President Levy Mwanawasa has suffered a stroke, his deputy said Monday, as the leader remained in intensive care in Egypt where he was due to attend an African Union summit. "I wish…
Young Zambians have sex to ‘prove a point,’ make money
Young men and women in Zambia are under pressure to engage in multiple sexual relationships due to prevailing attitudes about masculinity and for economic benefits, according to a study recently published in the…
27 die in Zambian road accident – police
By Times Reporter Accident victim POLICE spokesperson Bonnie Kapeso has said the death toll of th e people who died in a bus accident in Eastern Province yesterday has reached 27.
S Africa mob burns Mozambican man
A Mozambican man has been burned alive by a mob during disturbances near the South African capital Pretoria. The 30-year-old was stoned then set alight in Atteridgeville township after being accused of an…
12 granted asylum
By REBECCA CHILESHE Zimbabweans TWELVE Zimbabweans have been granted political asylum in Zambia after it was established that they have a legitimate case to be granted international protection. Ministry of Home Affairs Permanent…
Zambia lodges diplomatic protest against Zimbabwe
President Levy Mwanawasa accused LUSAKA (AFP) — Zambia's government has lodged a formal protest with neighbouring Zimbabwe over continued accusations that Lusaka is in league with Western nations to oust President Robert Mugabe,…
Forty-three Zambians to return home from South Africa
LUSAKA, June 8 (Xinhua) — The first batch of Zambians will return home this week from South Africa in fear of xenophobic attacks, according to Sunday Mail. Zambian High Commission to…
World Health Organization Admits Threat of Global AIDS Epidemic Is Over
The head of the World Health Organization’s HIV/AIDS department has officially admitted for the first time that there will be no global epidemic of the disease among the heterosexual population outside Africa, The…
West scold Zim, hails Levy
By ANGELA CHISHIMBA and JERRY MUTHALIWESTERN countries have condemned Zimbabwe’s continued attacks on Zambia and have instead commended President Mwanawasa’s brave and courageous stance over the situation in that country. Swedish ambassador to…
No room for refugees- Levy
President Levy Mwanawasa President Levy Mwanawasa says Zambia has no room and resources to contain 25,000 fleeing Zimbabwean refugees. The Zambian leader says his government was not consulted on the issue of receiving…
The Best Quotes on Sex
Rarely do you find a topic on which practically everyone has an opinion. But the topic of sex affects every family. (Even your own parents had sex, you know!) Here are some of…
AIDS: Facts You Must Know!
Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome (AIDS) is caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Once it enters the human body, HIV slowly but surely, destroys the immune system of the host. We all know that…
Zambia sees GDP reaching 7.5 %
Lusaka ZAMBIA sees foreign direct investment doubling in 2008 to US$3 billion, with Investments expected to push up Gross Domestic Product to 7.5 per cent in 2008 – up from a previous forecast…
10 Zim families seek political asylum
TEN Zimbabwean families have asked for political asylum in Zambia after crossing the border through Luangwa district east of Lusaka. Minister of Defence and acting minister of Home Affairs, George Mpombo, announced at…
Zambia faces major power outages
Lusaka – Zambia is expected to face a major power blackout for a week after the planned shutdown of a key hydropower generator, its national power company announced on Friday. The power outages…
