American tourist dies after fall from Victoria Falls Knife Edge Bridge

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An American tourist, Christopher Gibbs, has died after plunging 100 metres from the Knife Edge Bridge at the Victoria Falls heritage site.

Gibbs, who arrived in Zimbabwe on 26 December, crossed into Zambia on Monday before allegedly committing suicide the following day.

Zambia deports 48 Ethiopians, convicts 19

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The Department of Immigration in Zambia has deported 48 Ethiopian nationals, while 19 have been convicted.

Among those deported are 39 Ethiopian nationals who were apprehended on 23rd November last year in Kapiri Mposhi District after being discovered concealed in a fuel tanker. 

Zambia calls on DRC to boost truck route safety

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Zambian authorities have called upon the Congolese authorities to strengthen road patrols along commonly used truck routes to enhance safety.

The appeal comes after reports of some missing foreign truck drivers and one left dead, allegedly after an attack.

Zambia to host DRC security meeting

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At the request of the International Conference (ICC) on the Great Lakes Region, Zambia has agreed to host an urgent regional ministerial meeting to discuss the security situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Lusaka faces burial space shortage

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The City of Lusaka, Zambia's capital, has run out of burial space and is now seeking private landowners to partner with or sell their land.

Lusaka City Council (LCC) Public Relations Manager Chola Mwamba disclosed that there have been 17,717 deaths in the city since January this year.

ZDF engineers reopen Great East Road

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Military engineers from the Zambia Defence Force (ZDF) have reopened the Great East Road, paving the way for passage to eastern Zambia, Malawi and northern Mozambique.