Latest Zambia News
Barbra Banda joins her Orlando Pride teammates for her first practice with the team
Forward Barbra Banda has officially joined the Orlando Pride after helping Zambia secure a spot in the Summer Olympics. The Pride acquired Banda last month for a team-record transfer fee of $740,000 from Chinese Women’s Super League club Shanghai Shengli FC. She finally arrived in...
Tourist from Minnesota who was killed by an elephant in Zambia was an adventurer, family says
MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) — Family members described an American tourist who was killed in Africa when a bull elephant charged the truck she was riding in as an adventurer who loved to travel. They identified her as Gail Mattson, 79, of Minnetonka, Minnesota. She was with other...
Extreme drought in southern Africa leaves millions hungry
MANGWE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Delicately and with intense concentration, Zanyiwe Ncube poured her small share of precious golden cooking oil into a plastic bottle at a food aid distribution site deep in rural Zimbabwe. “I don't want to lose a single drop,” she said. ...
Malawi follows Zambia in declaring drought disaster as El Niño brings hunger to southern Africa
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The southern African nation of Malawi has declared a state of disaster over drought in 23 of its 28 districts and the president says it urgently needs more than $200 million in humanitarian assistance, less than a month after neighboring Zambia also appealed for...
The NWSL kicks off its 12th season this weekend, with two new teams and a new media deal
Now that the National Women's Soccer League has effectively distanced itself from the turbulence of two years ago, Commissioner Jessica Berman is extolling the league's momentum heading into Season 12 and beyond. The NWSL has two new teams in Bay FC and the Utah Royals, a new media...
Fresh from a deadly cholera outbreak, Zambia declares drought a national emergency
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema Thursday declared the country’s debilitating drought a national disaster and emergency, saying it has devastated food production and electricity generation as the nation battles to recover from a recent deadly cholera outbreak. ...
Frantic authorities in Zambia pump mud from Chinese-owned mine where 7 workers are trapped
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Authorities in Zambia said Tuesday they were frantically pumping water and mud from a Chinese-owned copper mine where seven miners were trapped underground. The two Chinese workers and five Zambian ones were caught on Monday when water and mud entered the...
