Early on February 18th, communities in Zambia's Copperbelt Province confronted an environmental catastrophe that shattered their economic security overnight. A massive failure at Sino-Metals Leach ...

Monica Ngambi was born in Zambia's copper-rich northern province as the nation declared its independence on 24 October 1964. For 60 years, she has lived by the large copper mines on which the ...

President Hakainde Hichilema joined Chikuni Mission in Monze District of Southern Province, to commemorate the 120th anniversary of the ...

indicating prolonged occupation of the area dating back to some of the earliest humans. 2014 marks the fiftieth anniversary of Zambia gaining independence and joining the Commonwealth.

For over a century, Zambia has been an exporter of copper ... In the colonial era, mining was a private sector venture; after independence, mining was undertaken by the public sector; and then ...