Zambia has introduced a new online visa service that will be available to all foreign nationals that require a visa to visit the country. According to Zambia Tourism Board (ZTB) Managing Director Felix Chaila, the new eVisas will simplify and speed up [...]
This is the response of ZAWA on their previous press release 'Minister lifts ban on hunting': Contrary to widespread blatant misinformation reports on social media and some sectors of the media that the hunting ban on elephants has been lifted, [...]
Four years ago, in July 2010, my husband, Dave and I moved from a hot Saudi Arabia to a 'not quite so hot' Zambia and Project Luangwa was born. Since then we've . . . . . . laughed and [...]
Amid rising concerns about the deadly Ebola virus in Africa, Zambia's tourism authorites remain optimistic that the country will reach its projected target of 1.2 million international tourist arrivals for 2014. Felix Mulenga, chairperson of the Tourism Council of Zambia, [...]
No “Bored” Meetings Allowed! The Victoria Falls Conference Centre at The David Livingstone Safari Lodge & Spa officially hosted its first conference week starting 18 August and the bookings are flooding in! This inspiring meeting space overlooking the Mosi-Oa-Tunya National [...]
Minister Of Tourism and Arts Jean Kapata has lifted the ban on hunting in the 19 hunting blocks with immediate effect. Ms Kapata made the announcement at a press briefing held at the Ministry of Tourism head office in Lusaka this [...]
The Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) is appalled at the level of dishonesty by some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in the industry, which go to the extreme of claiming credit for works they did not do in their quest to appease donors. [...]
ZAWA in conjunction with the Wildlife and Environmental Conservation Society of Zambia (WECSZ), Green Rural African Development (GRAD) and Grassroots Trust (GRT) celebrated an educational and fun day for children to create awareness on the importance of lions and wildlife [...]
52 buffalo have been found dead by Zambian Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) officers during their tour along the Musa River in the southern part of Kafue National Park. At a vast 22,400km2, Kafue is Zambia’s largest game reserve and is found [...]
Wilderness Safaris is thrilled to announce the re-opening of its new-look Shumba Camp, in Zambia’s Kafue National Park. The camp’s main area has been entirely remodeled and rebuilt and undergone a comprehensive and stylish soft refurbishment. A new raised wooden [...]
World Lion Day (WLD) falls on August 10th and is a fairly new event, launched just two years ago. This global campaign celebrates the importance of lions worldwide, particularly as their populations are dwindling to the point of risk of [...]
GRI's Kafue Conservation Project (KCP) are proud to announce that one of the officers in the GRI -supported ZAWA Special Anti-Poaching Unit (SAPU) has been promoted by ZAWA to Investigations Officer. Congratulations to Kamuti Muyongo! Since his promotion Kamuti has [...]
One Year of Village Scouts This month, CLZ celebrates the one year anniversary of our Village Scout patrols. We are proud of this partnership with the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA ) and the Community Resource boards (CRBs), and funding from [...]
July 2014 – Wilderness Safaris has announced the completion of an extensive upgrade at The River Club, situated 18km upstream from Victoria Falls in Zambia. Floor-to-ceiling glass windows, with wooden Venetian-style blinds have been installed along the front and partial [...]
From June 2014, Game Rangers International (GRI ) welcome National Milling Corporation (NMC) as the sponsor of the GRI Community Outreach Project “Conservation Conversations” radio program on Itehzi Tehzi FM. Broadcast on a weekly basis, this hour-long community-focussed radio program [...]
The Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) and Game Rangers International (GRI) would like to announce the successful translocation of two elephant orphans, Maramba and Kavalamanja, which were being kept at Lilayi Elephant Nursery, to Kafue Release Facility in Kafue National Park(KNP). [...]
A Bird's- Eye View Why is it that most safaris focus on the big game – those that bite? One of the real wonders of a safari is the bird life, look up to the skies and you will undoubtedly [...]
THE Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) has observed with regret the uproar raised by some stakeholders in Livingstone and reported in some quarters of the media, over the Authority’s decision to charge K15.12 AS Park entry fees to Mosi-Oa-Tunya National Park. [...]
Awarding the Deserving ZAWA and CLZ held the Annual May Day Scout awards this month to honour the ZAWA Wildlife Police Offices of the Lower Zambezi who work 365 days a year, in all weather and in challenging and often [...]
Game Rangers International (GRI) operates five conservation projects in Zambia. The Elephant Orphanage Project has rescued 13 animals, which are being rehabilitated at Lilayi Elephant Nursery and Kafue Release Facility and will ultimately be released back into the wild in [...]
