NEW! For generations, Lake Bangweulu has sustained thousands of families across Luapula, Muchinga, and Northern provinces in Zambia. Makanday Media Centre investigates how traditional fishing methods are now threatening the lake’s fragile fish stocks. twp.ai/4itxZl

Mining Zambia’s Carbon Forests A newly approved mine by a Chinese-owned company has moved machinery into a forest area linked to a major REDD+ carbon project — raising alarm over land rights, livelihoods, wildlife, and Zambia’s climate commitments. By Womba Kasela A quiet

Mining Zambia’s Carbon Forests A Chinese-owned company has moved mining machinery into a forest linked to a major REDD+ carbon project — raising alarm over land rights, livelihoods & climate commitments. 🔗 makanday.org/mining-zambias… #Zambia #ClimateChange #REDDplus

At dawn in Chiawa GMA, the sound of birds and elephants is now drowned out by heavy machinery. Trees uprooted. Earth piled high. A mine takes shape in one of Zambia’s most sensitive ecosystems. 🔗 makanday.org/mining-zambias… #Chiawa #WildlifeProtection #Environment @ZambiaTourism

The mine belongs to Deco Luck Investments Ltd, a little-known company that quietly set up operations in Kafue District — slipping past public scrutiny where others failed. 🔗 makanday.org/mining-zambias… #MiningTransparency #Extractives #Accountability @MinistryMinesZ

Documents reviewed by MakanDay reveal troubling questions: A mining licence was transferred to Deco Luck months before the company was legally incorporated — a red flag under Zambia’s mining law. 🔗 makanday.org/mining-zambias… #RuleOfLaw #MiningLaw #Governance @PACRA_Zambia

Despite repeated press queries, the Ministry of Mines has not explained how a licence could be transferred to a company that legally did not exist at the time. Silence remains. 🔗 makanday.org/mining-zambias… #Transparency #PublicAccountability @MinistryMinesZ Zambian Unitrary Presidential Republic

ZEMA approved the mine’s Environmental Impact Statement — on condition of local consent. A royal letter was issued. But sources say the community itself was never consulted. 🔗 makanday.org/mining-zambias… #CommunityRights #EnvironmentalJustice @ZEMA_Zambia

🇿🇲 Hardwoods on the Brink. Makanday Media Centre reveals how ineffective laws are contributing to the decimation of Zambia’s precious hardwoods. Details in GIJN's Africa newsletter for November 👇 twp.ai/4itIwA

The land in question overlaps with a REDD+ carbon forest, part of the Luangwa Community Forests Project — meant to protect forests from degradation & mining. 🔗 makanday.org/mining-zambias… #CarbonForests #REDDplus #ClimateAction UN Climate Change @BioCarbon

REDD+ zones support Zambia’s climate pledges under the UNFCCC. Allowing mining here raises serious questions about compliance with national law and international climate obligations. 🔗 makanday.org/mining-zambias… #ClimateCommitments #ParisAgreement UN Climate Change @GreenEconomyZM

Tourism vs mining. Wildlife & long-term income Short-term jobs & permanent scars Once minerals are gone, companies leave — but the damage remains. 🔗 makanday.org/mining-zambias… #SustainableDevelopment #TourismVsMining @ZambiaTourism

Local workers say promises have not matched reality: K50 per day No meals Frequent replacement Outsiders, they say, are being prioritised for jobs. 🔗 makanday.org/mining-zambias… #LabourRights #LocalLivelihoods @ZCTU_Zambia

Community leaders are divided. Some hoped the mine would bring development where wildlife authorities failed. Others say promised benefits have not materialised. 🔗 makanday.org/mining-zambias… #CommunityVoices #DevelopmentDebate Zambian Unitrary Presidential Republic

Deco Luck denies wrongdoing and says it is compliant with regulations. Environmental activists warn pollution can last decades — even where EIAs exist. 🔗 makanday.org/mining-zambias… #EnvironmentalRisk #Pollution @GreenpeaceAfrica

As bulldozers cut deeper into the Muchinga Escarpment, Chiawa stands at a crossroads: Economic desperation — or ecological collapse. Who protects Zambia’s carbon forests? 🔗 makanday.org/mining-zambias… #ProtectOurForests #ClimateJustice #Zambia @MakanDay

Licenced to Pollute: Inside Zambia’s Copperbelt Pollution Crisis Across Chingola, Kalulushi and Mufulira, communities are living with toxic air, contaminated water, and recurring mine spills, while regulators delay enforcement and mining companies operate with near impunity. By

🌲Makanday Media Centre exposes how a newly approved mine, operated by a Chinese-owned company, has moved machinery into a forest area linked to a major REDD+ carbon project — raising alarm over land rights, livelihoods, wildlife, & Zambia’s climate commitments: twp.ai/4iu5sN

Kamakonde’s Long Wait for CDF Water By Ackim Mugala Fifteen kilometres west of Kitwe lies Kamakonde – known also as Kitwe West, a new township sprouting along the route to Kalulushi, testimony of Kitwe’s steady expansion. In early 2023, men in work suits arrived with a clear

OPINION: Bill 7 – The Reform That Benefits Political Elites More Than Ordinary Citizens At exactly 11:30 hours on Thursday, 18 December 2025, at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre, President Hakainde Hichilema assented to Bill Number Seven, one of the most