The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) has issued a directive on the prohibition of unwarranted charges and fees to all financial service providers. The Directive which came into effect on Tuesday the 4th of September  2018, through Government Gazette Number 6693, is pursuant to section 167 of the Banking and Financial Service Act No. 7 of 2017. BoZ Deputy Governor for ...

BBC presenter Rachael Bland has died at the age of 40, almost two years after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Her family confirmed she died peacefully at home in the early hours of this morning. Bland was a familiar voice on Radio 5 Live as a newsreader and presenter, and won praise for co-hosting You, Me and the Big C, ...

Two Russian nationals have been named as suspects in the attempted murder of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. There is “sufficient evidence” to charge Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov over the attack in Salisbury, Scotland Yard and the CPS say. They are thought to have been using the names as aliases and are about 40. Mr ...

The Zambia Police has been called upon to immediately arrest the man who allegedly sexually abused an unconscious woman and filmed the ordeal in Petauke District of Eastern Province. The Non-Governmental Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) is disgusted by the conduct of the man who exposed the nakedness of the woman after allegedly raping her. Programs Manager Chilufya Siwale says the ...

Government has through the support from the Global Fund invested US$4 million in the construction of two medical stores hubs in Western and Northwestern Provinces. Minister of Health Chitalu Chilufya says the construction of the medical hubs in Mongu and Kabompo Districts are expected to commerce in the next few weeks. Dr. Chilufya states that the hubs will improve efficiency ...

Four people escaped with serious injuries in a road traffic accident that happened in the early hours of Wednesday at the Lusaka showgrounds bus station along the Great East Road. According to eye witnesses, the accident happened when the breaks of the Toyota Hiace Mini bus failed to function after which the driver lost control of the vehicle. The bus ...

A 54 years old male Zambian national has been shot dead in Germiston, South Africa by unknown people. Kenneth Sikopo, a businessman based in the small city in the East Rand region of Gauteng,  is reported to have been shot seven times by two assailants at about 20:00 hours local time last week. According to information made available to the ...