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Drunken Zambian police officer who freed 13 suspects to celebrate New Year arrested
A drunken Zambian police officer who freed 13 suspects from custody on New Year’s Eve so they could celebrate the holiday has been arrested, as per officials. Detective Inspector Titus Phiri was arrested after he released the detainees from Leonard Cheelo Police Station in Zambia’s capital Lusaka, before fleeing the scene himself. The escaped suspects…
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Popular Zambian musician Dandy Krazy dies after car accident on New Year’s Eve
Popular Zambian musician Dandy Krazy succumbed to his injuries in a hospital on Thursday after...
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Zambia: Suspected ‘witchdoctors’ accused of trying to bewitch President Hakainde Hichilema arrested
Authorities in Zambia have charged two suspected “witchdoctors” who were allegedly...
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3 facts about Amon Simutowe, the third black chess grandmaster from Africa
Amon Simutowe was introduced to the game of chess by his brother at the tender age of 10. Though...
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The custom where a man can inherit his brother’s wife is backed by law in Zambia
The philosophy behind the widow inheritance of the Bemba, Nsenga and Lenje tribes of Zambia is to ensure the family of the deceased man is well taken care of after his death. The deceased’s brother,...
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Zambia is now first African country to suspend debt service payments on loans due to COVID-19
Zambia has temporarily suspended interest payments to private creditors totaling $3 billion as it struggles to contain the economic effect of COVID-19, making it the first African country to default on...
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South Africans Stand in Solidarity with Fellow Africans To Protest #XenophobicSA
On Thursday, both South Africans and immigrants marched together in anti-xenophobic protests in Johannesburg (pictured) and Port Elizabeth, demanding for an end to the targeting of “foreigners,”...
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South Africa Sends Army To Stamp Out Violence, Africa Reacts to #XenophobicSA
With seven people being killed by South Africans in a rash of xenophobic violence in recent weeks, on Tuesday, the government sent the army to a number of hostels (pictured) in order to deter further violence,...
