The Zambian Government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have agreed on the need to review and redefine the macroeconomic framework that anchors a path towards debt sustainability. This follows a number of meetings between the two parties on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington DC, at which discussions were held on the way forward following ...

Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has demanded that the five constitutional court judges be punished for gross misconduct in their handling of the presidential petition filed by its leader Hakainde Hichilema and his running mate Geoffrey Mwamba. This follows the findings of the judicial complaints commission that the five constitutional court judges who presided over the 2016 presidential ...

Kanyama Member of Parliament Elizabeth Phiri has challenged the Lusaka City Council (LCC) to convince her why it should continue collecting levies if they cannot clean up Kanyama which has been hit by a cholera outbreak. She says the council should stop collecting levies from marketeers in kanyama if it cannot clean up the area, so that the money collected ...

The council of churches in Zambia (CCZ) has expressed concern over the increasing number of gender based violence (GBV) cases among couples in the country resulting in the loss of lives. CCZ General Secretary Father Emmanuel Chikoya has since called for maximum restraint among couples by applying the principle of love and forgiveness. He says there are always better ways ...

Self Help Africa (SHA) Zambia has called for consolidated stakeholders’ collaboration in ensuring there is food security in the country. SHA Country Director Kalongo Chitengi says as Zambia joins the global community in commemorating world food day, it is important that stakeholders work with government to fight food insecurity in the country. Ms. Chitengi is concerned that more than 350, ...

The Lusaka City Council has with immediate effect banned the sale of ready to eat food stuffs on the streets in a bid to curb the spread of cholera in the city. The decision has since been communicated to street vendors and through their representatives who attended the cholera sensitization meeting held at nakatindi hall in lusaka. Council assistant public ...

Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane highlighted the threat posed by Tottenham Hotspur’s Harry Kane as the English side travel to the European champions on Tuesday battling for top spot in Champions League Group H. Kane has scored as many goals (43) this year for club and country as Cristiano Ronaldo but in fewer games, sparking rumours Real could try to ...

Frustrated West Ham United defender Pablo Zabaleta has urged his teammates to be smarter after they were reduced to 10 men early in their 1-1 draw at Burnley in the Premier League at the weekend. Striker Andy Carroll’s 27th-minute red card left West Ham trying to hold on to a 1-0 lead but for much of the match and they ...

Pop star Ed Sheeran has broken his right arm, putting his upcoming tour dates in jeopardy. “I’ve had a bit of a bicycle accident,” wrote the star on his Instagram page, posting a picture of his arm in a cast. “I’m currently waiting on some medical advice, which may affect some of my upcoming shows. Please stay tuned for further ...

Irish stand-up star and BBC quiz show panellist Sean Hughes has died aged 51. Richard Bucknall, his former agent and promoter, said the “formidable” comic died in hospital on Monday and would be remembered for his “superb wit”. Hughes was a team captain on Never Mind the Buzzcocks on BBC Two and had his own Channel 4 sitcom, Sean’s Show. ...