A Zambia High Court in Livingstone has set a precedent by declaring that mandatory testing of HIV/AIDS is illegal and unconstitutional. This was in a case in which Judge Elizabeth Muyovwe was hearing a matter in which two soldiers complained that they were subjected  to HIV testing without their consent  by the Zambian Air Force [...]

Zambia’s inflation slowed slightly to 9.1 percent year-on-year in May from 9.2 percent the previous month on lower food prices, the Central Statistical Office said on Thursday. “The decline is attributed to the decrease in some food prices. The recent increase in fuel prices will be reflected in June 2010 CPI,” the CSO said in [...]

Botswana’s Assistant Minister of Education and Skills Development, Mr Keletso Rakhudu says Botswanas literacy rate was marked by a significant growth since independence. Mr Rakhudu told the delegates of the Zambian Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Technology on Tuesday that Botswana has now surpassed over 80 per cent mark in literacy rate. The Zambians [...]

Two goals from Udinese striker Alexis Sanchez wrapped up a comfortable victory for Chile against Zambia but the South American side didn’t have it all their own way in their penultimate warm-up game before next month’s World Cup finals in South Africa. The Chipolopolo, who were losing quarter-finalists at the African Cup of Nations back [...]