Lusaka, Zambia

A 39-nation coalition in Africa passed a declaration on Tuesday to ban cluster bombs in a nearly unanimous vote. The gathering in Lusaka, Zambia was...

Webster Katope*, 43, a pastor from Lusaka who is married with three children, found out he had tuberculosis (TB) in 2007. He talked to IRIN/PlusNews...

With no end in sight to rising global food prices, families across southern Africa are being forced to tighten their belts. “Everything is very...

Clara Moyo, 50, has 11 children and three grandchildren. She went back to school a few years ago, and is now in grade 10 at the same secondary school...

Zambia's open-door investment policy is coming under criticism from rights activists for passing on the real cost of development to the poor, who are...

A public health scare sparked by allegations that batches of the injectible contraceptive, Depro-Provera, contained the HIV virus has exposed deep...

Zambia's mines are coming under increasing and sustained criticism for repeatedly polluting drinking water sources in the Copperbelt mining region,...

The high level of gender-based violence in Zambia is preventing many women from accessing HIV/AIDS services, according to a new report by global...

Rising rates of mental and emotional illness in Zambia are being met with growing levels of stigma and discrimination, with sufferers often isolated...

Civil society fears that the imminent introduction of legislation aimed at regulating non-governmental organisations (NGOs) will severely compromise...