National planning and development Minister Lucky Mulusa says significant progress has been made in the preparation of the Seventh National Development Plan. Mr. Mulusa has told parliament in a ministerial statement that efforts are being made to synchronise strategic interventions to address economic diversification and create resilience in the economy. He explains that the zero draft document has been prepared ...

Ten point eight (10.8) million People living in Elephantiasis endemic districts in the country received preventive chemotherapy last year during the first mass drug administration for the prevention of the disease, Parliament heard today. Health minister Chitalu Chilufya told the house in ministerial statement that government is currently undertaking the second mass drug administration in 85 districts of the ten ...

The Oasis Forum says it’s becoming increasingly alarmed at the trend of political intimidation and physical attacks against citizens and members of the private media. It has cited the most recent incidents against Komboni Radio and Prime TV and generally the violation of human rights on Zambian citizens. In a statement, Oasis Forum Chairperson Cleophas Lungu notes that these attacks ...

The Anti Corruption Commission says it’s investigating fifteen cases from the latest Auditor General report. ACC Public Relations Manager Timothy Moono has told a quarterly media briefing in Lusaka today that of these, nine cases were authorized for investigations, while five were referred to relevant institutions for administrative action. Mr Moono says one case was recommended for corruption prevention exercise. ...

Justin Bieber is no longer a fan of the roaring masses. The 22-year-old “Sorry” singer stopped his Birmingham, England concert on Monday to make a special request to his fans. “Can you guys do me a favor? Can you guys just relax for about two seconds?” the Biebs asked after he was interrupted in the middle of a story. “I ...

Norwegian three-time Olympic cross-country skiing medallist Therese Johaug has been given a provisional two-month suspension pending a full investigation into her positive doping test. The defending World Cup champion tested positive for the steroid clostebol. The Norwegian ski federation said the substance had come from a lip cream. “The fact that she has been suspended means she has some degree ...

If Paul McCartney ever needs a little help from a friend, he can’t call on Phil Collins. The Genesis rocker revealed in a new interview his 14-year feud with the Beatles member. Collins recalled meeting McCartney at the 2002 Buckingham Palace party where they were both set to perform. “McCartney came up with [his then-wife] Heather Mills and I had a first edition ...

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will take to the stage in Las Vegas later for the final debate in an increasingly bitter race for the US presidency. Polls show Mr Trump is losing in key battleground states after facing a slew of sexual assault allegations. But Mrs Clinton remains unpopular with many US voters and has faced more bad headlines ...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger believes a serious challenge for trophies will go a long way towards convincing influential winger Alexis Sanchez and midfielder Mesut Ozil to sign new long-term deals at the club.Ozil and Sanchez have entered the last 20 months of their current contracts at the Emirates Stadium and will hope to secure hefty pay rises to their reported ...

Thousands of people have fled the Mosul area and more are expected as Iraqi troops move on the city to liberate it from the so-called Islamic State (IS). Some 5,000 people have crossed the border into Syria in the last 10 days, the aid agency Save the Children says. They have arrived at the al-Hol refugee camp where conditions are ...