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President Hakainde Hichilema announces an agreement with China to build Zambia's first manufacturing facility for cholera vaccines. [9] 10 October – The first case of mpox in Zambia is recorded in a 32-year old visitor from Tanzania. [10] 30 October – Eight miners are killed and another is reported missing following a copper mine collapse ...
[citation needed] This was done after claims by the government that the Watchdog was inciting violence in the country through false and unprofessional reports, particularly claiming it supported the opposition UPND. Journalists writing for the Zambian Watchdog frequently face state-sponsored persecution. Some are currently attending court ...
Mwebantu is a national news agency headquartered in Lusaka and is one of the leading online news website and social media platform in Zambia. [1] Mwebantu.com is their flagship website which is an online based news publication catering for local Zambians and those in the diaspora.
The campaign commenced with the distribution and administration of 1.4 million doses received on January 15, 2024, from the World Health Organization (WHO), which has allocated a total of 1.7 million doses to Zambia. [16] The launch event took place in George Township, Lusaka, and was officiated by Zambia's Health Minister, Sylvia Masebo.
In 2012, Zambia won the Africa Cup of Nations in Libreville, only a few hundred metres inland from the crash site; the victory was dedicated to the ones who lost their lives in the tragedy. Zambia beat Côte d'Ivoire 8–7 in a penalty shoot out after the game ended 0–0 after normal and added time. [17] [18] [19]
Costa was born in Kalulushi in the early 1980s and began his career at Muvi TV as a presenter in 2007. He went on present the assignment program interviewing politicians including Michael Sata and Hakainde Hichilema, Rupiah Banda, Edgar Lungu, Kenneth Kaunda and made his name through the program.
The President is elected via the two-round system. [5] Of the 167 members of the National Assembly, 156 are elected by the first-past-the-post system in single-member constituencies, with a further eight appointed by the President and three others being ex-officio members: the Vice President, the Speaker and a deputy speaker elected from outside the National Assembly (a second deputy speaker ...
However, the EU commission accused state media of being unbalanced in its report. [26] United States: The US-based Carter Center said that the election was conducted in a highly tense atmosphere and that there was a lot of polarization due to inter-party politics. The center was also concerned by the delay in the announcement of the results by ...