Oct. 30, 2024 16:18 PM EDT
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Eight miners died after being buried under mounds of earth that collapsed on them in an open-pit copper mine in Zambia on Wednesday, police said.
One miner was missing and another two survived, provincial police commissioner Peacewell Mweemba said. State media...
Oct. 11, 2024 22:13 PM EDT
LAKE KARIBA, Zambia (AP) — Tindor Sikunyongana is trying to run a welding business which these days means buying a diesel generator with costly fuel he can't always afford.
Like everyone in Zambia, Sikunyongana is facing a daily struggle to find and afford electricity during a...
Oct. 07, 2024 17:06 PM EDT
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — At least 10 people died and an unknown number are missing after a mine collapsed in central Zambia, police said Monday.
Authorities said rescue operations were underway and it wasn't clear exactly how many miners were underground. The collapse occurred in the...
Aug. 26, 2024 12:15 PM EDT
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Nine men died when a large pile of gravel collapsed on them while they were working in a quarry in Zambia, police said Monday.
The men were operating illegally in the quarry and were loading gravel onto a truck, police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga said. The...