In a show of displeasure with the mine in the park, environmental activists convened a press conference in Lusaka on Tuesday, May 31, to voice their concerns and demand that the government takes decisive action to halt all mining operations within the confines of the park.

A convicted wildlife smuggler is making a mockery of Malawi’s justice and correctional system as he comes and goes from prison with the help of prison officials and their official service vehicles.

Tourism body warned that this would threaten species and actually lose money for the Zambian economy

Human trafficking remains a pressing issue in Zambia, as victims from both domestic and foreign backgrounds fall prey to ruthless traffickers. In this article, we recount the harrowing experience of John Sitali (name changed), a 19-year-old who narrowly escaped becoming a victim of human trafficking

Last week, we reported that one year after 20 people in Kapiri Mposhi central Zambia were killed and others left blind after drinking methanol-laced jili jili vodka, the government has yet to release the full official report of the inquiry into the incident. This week, we meet 27-year-old Sakala

An investigation of how World Bank and Japanese government funds are being misused for a personal get-rich-quick scheme. The World Bank is set to take action.

The government has yet to reveal what action will be taken against the brewer of the alcohol that killed over 20 Kapiri Mposhi residents.

The CDF is getting bigger – K28.3 million per year! Constituencies are getting richer. But something hasn’t changed, measures to prevent misuse and theft of the fund remain weak.

In this writeup, the author responds to Dr. Sishuwa Sishuwa’s article published in South Africa’s Mail and Guardian Newspaper on Zambia’s relationship with China and the US. He concludes that the Southern African country needs the backing of both countries.

Government’s CDF community empowerment roll-out was meant to be a game-changer for struggling citizens. Instead, poor project choice and implementation bottlenecks are causing problems.

Originally, the decision to locate the dumpsite in Chunga was planned as a temporary measure by city planners. It began with a decision by the Environmental Council of Zambia (ECZ) – now Zambia Environmental Management Agency, to allow Lusaka City Council (LCC) to operate the landfill.

At Kasinsi community school, pupils learn in grass-thatched classrooms built using reeds and mud poles and teachers write on ragged black boards. The school, situated in the remote part of Mulobezi district in western Zambia has three teachers who teach 162 pupils and library but no books.

Health experts say manganese poisoning is a toxic condition resulting from chronic exposure to manganese and it is manly manifested as a neurological disorder with symptoms that include traumas, difficult in walking and facial mark spasms.

The school is still surrounded by piles of debris five years after the storm swept through.

Dr Sichembe was appointed by Auditor General by former President Edgar Lungu in 2020. Before that, he served as Accountant General in the Ministry of Finance.

In a mineral-rich north western region of Zambia, demand for water outstrips supply, while water distribution networks falter and the debt-ridden water company is struggling to deliver on its most basic function: access to water.

Centre for Environment Justice (CEJ) executive director, Maggie Mwape who visited the workers in Serenje after the MakanDay revelation said the health condition is suspected to have come from constant exposure to a toxic chemical used to enhance the value of manganese. 

MakanDay, a nonprofit investigative newsroom, would like to hear from those affected and others with knowledge about this topic to help guide our coverage.

In this column Bazzi weighs in on the everlasting wisdom of Led Zeppelin, why folks are so obscure, and how he intends to save the world with satire.

A May 2022 MakanDay investigation revealed that Destiny Helpers International had defrauded more than 74,000 Zambians who were lured into a savings group with the promise of receiving grants worth more than 100% of membership fees.

Government and the traditional leadership in the country continue to fail citizens when it comes to matters of land because of corruption and weak enforcement of the law. The result is that land wrangles are now a perennial problem that refuses to go away.

This is the second part of a five-part investigation by MNN into how Lesotho’s textile factories operate with a disregard for labour laws and with apparent impunity as tests confirm that factories release toxic wastewater into water courses, including the Mohokare/Caledon River.

Manganese disease symptoms are similar to those of Parkinson’s. They include trembling, stiffness, slow motor movement and potentially-severe depression, anxiety and hostility.

Michael Wanjelani may be among African tech innovators like Nigerian-born Chinedu Echeruo and Ethiopian Rediet Abebe but he simply prefers to call himself "a technology enthusiast".

Manganese disease symptoms are similar to those of Parkinson’s. They include trembling, stiffness, slow motor movement and potentially-severe depression, anxiety and hostility.

A permanent brain-damaging health condition with symptoms similar to Parkinson’s disease has hit workers at Indian-owned Southern Africa Ferro Alloys Limited (SAFAL) in Serenje, central Zambia. Close to twenty manganese mineworkers have been diagnosed with manganese disease. Look out for the story.

This is the first of a five-part investigation into chemical pollution by textile factories in Lesotho. This is not just affecting Lesotho. The rivers into which chemicals are being released extend into other countries in southern Africa. This series was supported by Pulitzer Centre

Pamela was in Namwala and observed that the affected areas, and the entire town, has no drainage system. She established that the only available single culvert, with Road Development Agency (RDA) branding, is old, small and can hardly hold off a huge volume of water.

In Uganda, repression by the ageing Museveni’s 37-year-old National Resistance Movement regime is only intensifying. The country is home to one of the world’s youngest populations, with 77% of citizens below 25 years old.

According to Zimbabwe’s leaders, suppressing the people described by acting ZANU-PF spokesman Patrick Chinamasa as ‘hired hooligans and hoodlums’ is simply the right thing to do.