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 ...

The ruling Patriotic Front says Liberal parties, including the United Party for National Development (UPND), met in Ghana to adopt a common constitution that will support and promote gay rights in Africa. PF Media Director Sunday Chanda says the UPND delegation included their Chairman for international relations Mulondwe Muzungu and Party spokesperson Charles Kakoma. UPND, with its partners appended their ...

Three people have died on the spot after a Fuso Truck collided with a stationery truck along Great North Road early this morning. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says two others sustained injuries in the accident which happened at about 05:50 hours this morning along the Great North road, about one kilometre north of landless corner police post. She says involved ...

The Treasury released a total of K5.63 billion for developmental programmes and government operations in February, 2018 . Ministry of Finance Public Relations Officer Chileshe Kandeta says of this amount, a total of K2.14 billion was for personal emoluments for public service workers,K1.5 billion went towards debt service, and K799 million was released for grants while the remainder of K1.22 ...

Economic and Equity party (EEP) president Chilufya Tayali has called on the government to apply taxes while being sensitive to the economic status of the majority Zambians. Mr Tayali notes that despite raising the tax free income threshold from K1, 000 to K3, 000 in 2014, the ruling party has come up with other strategies to tax the common Zambian ...

The University Teaching Hospital (UTH says it has been recording an increase in cases of patients being abandoned by the relatives. UTH public relations officer Natalie Mashikolo says the hospital has been having cases of both babies and adults being abandoned by their relatives upon being admitted. She says the hospital has recently had cases of abandoned patients of which ...

Zambia’a High Commissioner to South Africa, Emmanuel Mwamba has called on South African retail chain stores operating in Zambia to recall ready-to-eat meat products imported from that country following expert confirmation that the products were a source of Listeria bacteria. Mr Mwamba says the withdrawal and recall of all ready to eat meat products from retail stores would help contain ...