A new report by ActionAid has revealed that Zambia has 13 restrictive tax treaties that dramatically restrict the government’s power to tax global companies doing business in Zambia and therefore unfairly limit the country’s potential to collect tax revenue. ActionAid Zambia Acting Country Director Harriet Gimbo has advised government through the Ministry of Finance to urgently revise the very restrictive ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has welcomed the abolishment of deputy minister positions because the current size cabinet is blotted and taking up a large chunk of public funds. CSPR Communications and Information Officer Maxson Nkhoma reducing the Size of Cabinet by having an optimal and stable number of ministers by abolishing the positions of Deputy Minister has ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has challenged President Edgar Lungu to prove his allegations that the party is training a militia group comprising of about 250 youths. UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani says the UPND Leader has on several occasions denounced violence and there is no way he can start training youths to ...

President Edgar Lungu has charged the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Leader Hakainde Hichilema will still remain in the opposition after August 11th General Elections. President Lungu says the behavior that the UPND exhibits goes to show that he is not yet ready to take up the leadership mantle. The Head of State has advised Mr. Hichilema to ...

Government says it remains awake to the reality of the Zika virus and its broadening geographical distribution in the recent past. Ministry of Health Acting Spokesperson Dr. Tasila Pitters says Zambia is however, not on the list of countries in the categories of autochthonous transmission, Indication of viral circulation, Countries/territories/ areas with outbreaks terminated or locally acquired without vector borne ...

Gianni Infantino caused a surprise by polling the most votes in round one of voting in Friday’s election to succeed Sepp Blatter as Fifa president. The Uefa secretary general failed to get enough to seal outright victory, claiming 88 of the 207 votes available at an extraordinary congress in Zurich. Pre-vote favourite Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa won 85. Prince ...

The original suit worn by George Harrison on the cover of The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper album is to go on public display for the first time. The peach outfit will form part of the V&A’s You Say You Want a Revolution? Records and Rebels 1966-70 exhibition. Opening in September, it aims to explore the impact of the late 1960s counterculture ...

Russian jets are reported to have intensified attacks on Syrian rebel positions, hours before a cessation of hostilities is due to come into force. Russia said it was continuing to bomb “terrorists” in parts of Syria. Meanwhile, almost 100 rebel factions have agreed to respect the truce, the main Syrian opposition group has said. The High Negotiations Committee (HNC) said ...

Manchester United came from behind to beat Midtjylland 5-1 with a brace from debut striker Marcus Rashford while Tottenham beat Fiorentina 3-0 and Liverpool squeezed past Augsburg to make the last 16 of the Europa League on Thursday. United had been trailing 2-1 from the first leg, and went 3-1 down on aggregate to the Danish champions before an own-goal, ...

The ruling PF has disclosed that they will be holding a solidarity match to the Chinese Embassy on Tuesday to commend them for not being part of a clandestine meeting that took place recently. Some diplomats over the weekend met the UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema at his residence for lunch, the move which has been received with mixed feelings. In ...