Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $4.7bn (£3.6bn) in damages to 22 women who alleged that its talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. A jury in the US state of Missouri initially awarded $550m in compensation and added $4.1bn in punitive damages. The verdict comes as the pharmaceutical giant battles some 9,000 legal cases involving its ...

Donald Trump has said the UK will “probably not” get a trade deal with the US, if the prime minister’s Brexit plan goes ahead. He told The Sun the PM’s plan would “probably kill the deal” as it would mean the US “would be dealing with the European Union” instead of with the UK. Downing Street has not yet reacted ...

United States Ambassador to Zambia, Daniel Foote has challenged parliamentarians to advocate for increased funding and public private partnerships that will increase and promote national parks and wildlife preservation in the country. Speaking when he officiated at an International Conservation Caucus Foundation (ICCF) workshop for the Zambia Parliamentary Conservation Caucus (ZPCC), Mr. Foote said conserving and preserving national parks and ...

Vice President Inonge Wina says the media is an important stakeholder in helping government achieve the full implementation of the 7th National Development Plan. Speaking when she officiated at the Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) media workshop on the role of the media in the implementation of the 7th National Development Plan in Lusaka, Ms. Wina says the role ...

The Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) has instituted investigations into allegations that there is counterfeit Blue band butter on the market to ascertain the objectiveness of the matter. This follows the video circulating on social media on the Blue Band Fat spread, which could not melt in boiling water. Agency Public Relations Officer, Lee Hamunji says as at 11th July, ...

Police in Mpulungu are looking for a suspect identified as Chuma Simfukwe of Chitongo Village in Mpulungu District in connection with the murder of his daughter, a female juvenile aged one month. Police spokesperson Esther Katongo says the murder occurred on 8th July, 2018 at around 20:00 hours at Chitongo Village. She says the report was received from the mother ...

The Zambia Association of the Blind in Urban and Rural Areas has called on government through the Ministry Of Community Development and Social Welfare to clearly quantify the number of people living with disabilities if they are to effectively deal with the number of challenges they face. Association President Keshi Chisambi has noted that in the absence of proper statistical ...

The sixteenth meeting of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Committee on Peace and Security has officially opened in Lusaka today. The meeting which will run from the 9th to the 19th of July is being held under the theme:  “COMESA Towards Digital Economic Integration”. Speaking during the official opening of the meeting, outgoing COMESA Secretary General, ...

Zambia is officially the second largest market for Chinese investment in Africa. Chinese ambassador to Zambia, Li Jie says the rule of law has made it possible for Chinese people to have confidence to invest in Zambia. Mr. Li says the social stability that has been sustained in Zambia is an important aspect of the cooperation with China. He says ...

Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has disclosed that a team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected in the country next week as continuation of the consultative process. Mr Yamba says the IMF’s mission visit to Zambia follows the successful submission of data that the fund had requested for. He says the meeting is expected to reconcile figures ...