Police are trying to identify a substance which caused a former Russian agent convicted of spying for Britain to collapse in Salisbury, Wiltshire. Sergei Skripal, 66 – who was granted refuge in the UK in 2010 as part of a “spy swap” – and a 33-year-old woman are critically ill in hospital. Meanwhile police have closed the city’s Zizzi restaurant ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) says government should also tax small scale miners also known as Jerabos who have been given 10 percent ownership of the mine dump site known as the black mountain in Kitwe. TIZ Executive Director Wesley Chibamba says the small scale miners should be taxed just like any other mining company. He has however, questioned government’s decision ...

Governance Activist Leslie Chikuse has opposed plans to increase the number of days for hearing the presidential petition from the current 14 days to 30 days saying this will pose a risk to national security. The Government Technical Committee on refining the country’s constitution has recommended during a workshop held in Siavonga that a presidential election petition should be heard ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) says the National Health Insurance Bill should be supported by subsidiary bills such as the Access to Information Bill for it to be a success. FODEP executive Director Mweenge Chimfwembe says there is need to support this progressive Bill because it will bridge the gap in accessing quality health services. He however, notes that ...