Zambia: Chiluba to Leave SA After Check-Up Oct 26, 2009
Lusaka Former president of Zambia Frederick Chiluba has completed a two-week medical review and treatment of his heart problem in a Johannesburg clinic in South Africa. Mr Chiluba, who ruled Zambia from 1991 to 2001, was in August this year acquittal of embezzlement of public funds involving $500,000 by Lusaka Magistrate's Court ... Mr Mwamba said Mr Chiluba would return to Lusaka midday tomorrow (Monday). (allAfrica.com)
Quest for one-horned rhino leads to Assam Oct 22, 2009
In 1981 I attended a fundraiser in Lusaka, Zambia, for something called The Save the Rhino Trust, along with a raft of ideologues, NGO officers, and the elite of the country. The president of the country at the time, Dr. Kenneth Kaunda, urged me to take the stage at one point and make a pledge for the cause. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Remembering Congo's rumba king Oct 15, 2009
Page last updated at 07:07 GMT, Monday, 12 October 2009 08:07 UK. By Noel Mwakugu BBC News, Kinshasa. (BBC News -- Africa)
CKMS teacher goes on safari in Zambia (381) Oct 5, 2009
After flying some 20 hours from New Orleans, through Johannesburg, we landed in a plush guest house in Lusaka, capital of Zambia. Zambia, previously Southern Rhodesia, is now a sufficiently stable country and the U.S. is building a huge embassy complex there. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Zambia: The Repercussions of Suspending Aid Sep 26, 2009
"We are suffering very much here; every month we have to come here [the health centre in Mpulungu town] to get drugs," said Evans Sikazwe, who lives in Mpulungu district in Northern Province, about 1,100km north of the capital, Lusaka ... "We come here this month; we go to Kapiri Mposhi [town on the main road about 150k north of Lusaka] next time. We go to Chirundu [on the Zimbabwean border] also, even Nakonde [on the border with Tanzania]," a teenage sex worker told IRIN. She charges about... (allAfrica.com)
India lets Kashmir leader travel Aug 19, 2009
The unique plight of a Lusaka slum, in sound and pictures. . (Yahoo News -- Kashmir Dispute)
Zambia: Dialogue Key to Beating Economic Challenges, Says Banda Jul 28, 2009
The president was speaking to journalists at Lusaka International Airport before he left for Uganda yesterday where he is expected to hand over the Smart Partnership Dialogue chairmanship to his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni. "This forum is very important because it allows us to discuss smart ways of overcoming economic challenges which can only be done through dialogue, "he said. (allAfrica.com)
Time for change? Jul 14, 2009
From Accra to Zanzibar, from Lusaka to Libreville, we have been witnessing leadership the likes of which we may never see again. Just the other week, somewhere in a Libyan backdrop, a great leader said we should become the United States of Africa immediately, that we should not wait. (BBC News -- Africa)
Disney sets out to make 'The Passion for kids' Jun 25, 2009
A monkey urinated on Zambian President Rupiah Banda during a press conference outside his office in the capital Lusaka. Mark Sanford, the Governor of South Carolina, has admitted he has had an affair after going missing for a week. (Yahoo News -- 'The Passion of the Christ')
Inside Nigeria Jun 24, 2009
Zimbabwe and Zambia; Lusaka, Livingstone, Victoria Falls and then home. Digg. (iAfrica.com)
Africa: Ivory trafficking surpasses drugs Jun 20, 2009
"In terms of monetary value, ivory trade has surpassed drugs and is now one of the most thriving illegal trade in the continent," said Karl Karugaba, the head of a panel from the Lusaka Agreement Task Force ... The Lusaka Agreement, which came into force in 1992, is designed to help African law enforcement agencies tackle wildlife smuggling. (India Times, India)
Killer Virus ID'd In Africa May 30, 2009
The outbreak started in September, when a female travel agent who lives on the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia, became ill with a fever-like illness that quickly grew much worse ... A paramedic in Lusaka who treated her also became sick, was transported to Johannesburg and died ... The name given to the virus -; "Lujo" - stems from Lusaka and Johannesburg, the cities where it was first identified. (CBS News)
South Africa's leading chef May 6, 2009
When South Africa began releasing the first political prisoners in 1990, Margot and David went to Lusaka in Zambia, where the ANC had its headquarters at the time. There shemet its leaders Walter Sisulu, Oliver Tambo and also, later, Nelson Mandela. (iAfrica.com)
Zambia to host International T00004000ravel show Apr 20, 2009
LUSAKA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Hundreds of local and international tour operators have confirmed participation for this year's Zambia International Travel show which will take place from April 28 to 29 this year. The Africast Exhibition Management has reaffirmed its continued support to attract more tourists in the country despite the global economic recession. (Xinhuanet, China)
World Bank to provide 500 million dollars to boost trade, Apr 8, 2009
The World Bank's Vice President for Africa Ms. Obiageli Ezekwesili told a conference in Lusaka on Monday attended by several African Heads of State that the Bank had already approved US$140 million in support of the core investment requirements of the Corridor, and was prepared to commit the additional funding over the coming three years. The remaining US$500 million would be for non-core projects that were complementary to the NSC.. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Local briefs Apr 3, 2009
Former Capital High and University of Chicago soccer standout Stuart Phelps is currently interning in Lusaka, Zambia, with Africa's Grassroots Soccer (GRS) program. The nonprofit organization uses soccer as a vehicle for HIV/AIDS education programs for youth. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Ethiopia: Exiled Mengistu Flourishes in Zimbabwe Mar 15, 2009
Unlike Uganda's Milton Obote, who died a virtual pauper in Lusaka, Zambia, or even his compatriot Idi Amin who complained that his US$4 000 monthly stipend from his Saudi hosts was inadequate to cover his expenses and those of his 30 plus children, Mengistu "has had it all and still has it all", said one Zimbabwean intelligence official. This is because when Mugabe's octopus-style grip on power came under heavy threat from a resurgent civic society and opposition, the dictator turned to his old... (allAfrica.com)
Zambia: Court Sets Judgment Day for Chiluba Mar 15, 2009
THE Lusaka magistrate's court has set July 20 as judgment day in the case in which former president, Fredrick Chiluba is charged with theft of public funds. This is in a case in which Chiluba is jointly charged with former Access Financial Services directors, Aaron Chungu and Faustin Kabwe for theft of public resources. (allAfrica.com)
Luxury hotels for Africa Feb 23, 2009
The group this week also announced two Radisson Blu hotels for Luanda, Angola (a property located on the edge of the capital citys CBD right on the beach with an investment value of US$80-million that will feature 257 rooms) and also in Lusaka, Zambia (a property with an investment value of US$40-million that will feature 142 rooms). In addition Rezidor will continue to pursue the development of hotels in South Africa, Namibia, DRC and Nigeria, while also targeting the Indian Ocean Islands. (iAfrica.com)
