RIVERS constitute a major tourism resource by providing spectacular settings, recreation facilities, a means of transport, a sense of heritage and adventure, and links with the environment and natural ...

THE United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) might rate Zambia among one of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) on the global development charts and yet it is one of the rich countries in terms of ...

Zambia will start rationing electricity supply to domestic consumers from December 15 following a big drop in water levels in Lake Kariba, threatening hydropower generation, the energy minister has ...

Zambia has vast freshwater resources, including major tributaries of the Zambezi River and significant lakes such as Bangweulu, Mweru and Tanganyika. The country receives moderate rainfall, averaging ...

Kafue river serves as the major water way in the southern African country of Zambia. The Zambian government has deployed helicopters to drop lime into the water to counteract the acid and roll back ...

In the heart of Mongu, Zambia, Sibeso Mulonda recalls suffering from a diarrheal disease not with the searing memory of pain, but with a horrifying sensation of death. "I struggled with severe ...

Zambia and Zimbabwe will be allocated the least amount of water on record for electricity generation next year due to plunging levels at Lake Kariba, the world’s largest artificial reservoir which ...

Access to safe water is central to human health and economic development, yet most rural households in sub-Saharan Africa don't have water piped to their home. When women and girls are forced to spend ...

Photo courtesy of Adam Ojdahl via Flickr Creative Commons The Kariba Dam straddles the Zambezi River and separates Zambia from Zimbabwe. The dam supports two hydropower stations. The North Bank ...

A pair of Zambian and Turkish non-governmental organizations have partnered to help increase access to clean and safe drinking water to poor communities. The AWQAF humanitarian foundation, a Zambian ...

Kelvin Beachum had wanted to visit Africa since 2016. He finally made it last month, and it changed him. The Arizona Cardinals offensive tackle, entering his 12th NFL season, visited the Rufunsa ...

Mining, and copper mining in particular, has long been the powerhouse of the economy of Zambia, a land-locked country in southern Africa, with copper amounting to 75-85 percent of the country’s ...