Lusaka, Zambia News

It was a bittersweet victory in Libreville, Gabon. Last week after arriving for the finals, Zambia's current players laid flowers on a stretch of sand in Libreville not far from where a Zambian military plane crashed into the ocean soon after takeoff in 1993, killing 25 players and officials on board as well as a state news agency sports reporter ... (more)

Before the Africa Cup of Nations, bookmakers regarded Zambia as underdogs set for an early exit.

As visitors exit the Lusaka International airport to enter the capital of Zambia, the Zambian tourism board has erected a billboard that reads 'Welcome to Zambia - the real Africa!' When they decided to market Zambia as the 'real' Africa it is safe to assume they were focusing on the stunning Victoria Falls, the excellent game viewing in their ... (more)

Aradial recently announced that AfriConnect Zambia has implemented the Aradial AAA and Policy Control solution to offer Wimax and future services to the city of Lusaka and a number of other key cities in Zambia.

THE Government has started withdrawing the K3.1 trillion illegally printed and released into the Zambian economy by the former administration in the run-up to last year's tripartite elections.

Airtel Zambia's network is now reportedly comprised of more than 1,000 cell sites across the country, according to the Times of Zambia.

Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, has extended its reach into Africa with the launch of a new linked service to Lusaka and Harare.

As visitors exit the Lusaka International airport to enter the capital of Zambia, the Zambian tourism board has erected a billboard that reads 'Welcome to Zambia - the real Africa!' When they decided to market Zambia as the 'real' Africa it is safe to assume they were focusing on the stunning Victoria Falls, the excellent game viewing in their ... (more)

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Zambian police have questioned the wife of former president Rupiah Banda about the source of funding for a luxury villa, the latest in a string of investigations into high-profile figures by the southern African country's new government.

THE Emirates Airline, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, has launched a new linked service to Lusaka and Harare that will help sustain Zambia's economic growth by bridging the country with markets throughout the world.

EMIRATES Airlines made a grand entrance into the Zimbabwean airspace yesterday at a colourful event witnessed by hundreds of on-lookers at the Harare International Airport.

It has not been easy for some people to cope with the new economic trends because before 1991 young men and women only believed in getting formal employment and nothing else.

Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, has extended its reach into Africa with the launch of a new linked service to Lusaka and Harare.

SOME of the key determinants of a good investment climate in any given country are political stability, peace and tranquility as well as the predictability of key economic policies even in the event of a change of Government.

THE local construction sector recorded a 100 per cent increase in the registration of contractors in 2011 following a boom in the industry, National Council for Construction has said.

Malawi -- the African country bordered by Zambia in the northwest, Tanzania to the northeast and Mozambique on the east, south and west -- is hot and sunny, even during its rainy season, making it a prime candidate for solar power.

THE raising of the minimum capital requirement for commercial banks will make the financial sector more resilient to external shocks and stimulate further growth in the economy, Standard Chartered Bank has said.

It is engaged in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity in Zambia.

ZAMBIA's inflation for January 2012, is now at 6.4 per cent down from the 2011 figures of 7.2 per cent, the lowest rate the country has recorded over the years.