Islands in the Caribbean have made last-minute preparations for Hurricane Irma, the most powerful Atlantic storm in a decade, with officials warning of its “potentially catastrophic” effects. The category five hurricane, the highest possible level, has sustained wind speeds reaching 295km/h (185mph). It is starting to hit the Leeward Islands and will move on towards Puerto Rico and the Dominican ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has implored government to come up with a 2018 national budget that is growth oriented and pro-poor to reduce the high poverty levels in the country. UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani says this is because the 2017 national budget has been hectic for most Zambian people to survive. ...

Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary General Davies Mwila says he will present the petition from Eastern Province PF members demanding that Finance Minister Felix Mutati must resign on moral grounds or state where his loyalty belongs today. And Mr. Mwila says he is yet to receive a petition from Central Province where some PF members are protesting over what they described ...