Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya says government has concluded negotiations with the Indian government for the refinancing of the construction of 650 health posts by expanding the loan amount by a further US$12 million. Dr Chilufya has told Parliament in a ministerial statement that this follows the non release of funds to support the option of Zambia National Service undertaking the ...

Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya says the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) will this marketing season operate 760 satellite depots across the country instead of the usual 1,223 deports. Ms Siliya has told Parliament in a ministerial statement on marketing arrangements for the FRA for 2017 marketing season as well as the e-voucher nationwide rollout in 2017/2018 that the agency will buy ...

Inspector General of Police Kakoma Kanganja has warned Police officers across the country not to abuse the sweeping powers they have been given following the invocation of Article 31 of the Constitution. And the Police Chief has assured the business community and the people of Zambia the police will be there to protect then and their property, hence they should ...

Manchester City have missed out on one of their summer transfer targets after Brazil full-back Dani Alves joined Paris St-Germain on a free transfer. Alves, who has signed a two-year deal, has opted against joining up with his former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola. City were prepared to give the 34-year-old a two-year contract, but would not match the £230,000 a ...

Clint Eastwood’s new film about three Americans who stopped a terror attack on a train to Paris will star the real-life heroes of that 2015 incident. Anthony Sadler, Alek Skarlatos and Spencer Stone will play themselves in The 15:17 to Paris, based on the book they co-wrote with Jeffrey E Stern. Actors will play younger versions of the trio in ...

Donald Trump has defended his son over a meeting with a Russian lawyer during his presidential campaign, calling him “open, transparent and innocent”. He tweeted hours after Donald Trump Jr spoke to Fox News about the meeting he was told would offer Kremlin-linked information about Hillary Clinton. Critics accuse Mr Trump Jr of intent to collude with the Russians, and ...

No one likes a dull wedding, but one father-of-the-bride’s speech was a little too electrifying at his daughter’s ceremony last weekend. JP Nadeau was reportedly struck by lightning mid-sentence in his apple orchard in New Brunswick, Canada. “And just as I told my new son-in-law ‘You’re a lucky guy’ – Boom!” he told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Aside from a ...

Lady Gaga is changing up her 2017 Dive Bar Tour before it even begins. The singer announced that the first stop on her series of small-scale shows, before her worldwide tour, will be postponed. Gaga was set to perform at a small bar in Las Vegas on Thursday. A statement released Tuesday said the singer is “deep in rehearsals for ...

The YouTube record-breaking music video for the song “Gangnam Style” by Psy has been surpassed by Wiz Khalifa’s “See You Again.” As of July 11, “See You Again,” featuring Charlie Puth, has obtained about 1 million more views than the South Korean singer’s pop hit, according to NPR. The song “See You Again” was used in the “Fast and Furious” movie ...

Local Government Service Commission Chairperson Amos Musonda has warned that local government workers engaging in active politics will be retired in public interest. Mr. Musonda says only councillors who are elected officials are allowed to participate in active politics and not workers. He states that while local government workers have the right to vote, they are not allowed to participate ...