Due to a prolonged drought in Zambia, maize production could fall from the current 3.6 million tonnes to 1.8-2 million tonnes this crop season if the current dry spell which the nation is experiencing continues.
A century of lead mining in Kabwe, officially abandoned two decades ago, has poisoned millions of people and left the city with deadly concentrations of toxic lead in the soil and water.
Zambian villagers claim a giant copper mine under UK-based Vedanta has polluted their waters. They’ve now won the right to have their case heard in British courts.
Circus Zambia uses performance art to improve the lives of vulnerable children, empowering them with circus and life skills.
Zambia announced a hunting ban for 2016, yet more effort is needed to protect big cats. Tourism offers a potential resource: animals should be shot with cameras, not guns.
Zambia went to the polls on the 11th of August, seeing the re-election of President Edgar Lungu. His main rival alleges the vote was fraudulent.
Fear, uncertainty and panic. This is how the people of Zambia and Zimbabwe are struggling to adapt to reports of a possible collapse of the Kariba Dam.
Play, creativity and empowerment. This is how Lusaka’s Barefeet Theatre gives street children a chance at a better life.
