A 16-year-old Zambian girl has spent the last two weeks in police cells after being arrested for allegedly walking past a police station wearing a miniskirt, according to local newspapers.
LUSAKA. – Kagem Mining has discovered an exceptionally rare high quality 5,655 carat (1.13 kg) emerald crystal at its mine in Lufwanyama.The emerald – dubbed ‘Inkalamu’, the Lion Emerald – shows remarkable clarity with a perfectly balanced golden green colour, and is already creating a buzz in the global gemstone industry ahead of its auction in Singapore next month.
LUSAKA — Zambia has revived plans it suspended two years ago after protests by animal rights activists for the controlled slaughter of up to 2 000 hippos over the next five years, its tourism minister said yesterday.
