President Edgar Lungu has directed the Ministers of Finance and National Planning to expedite engagements with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). President Lungu says this is in order that the process of seeking an IMF funded programme can also advance. Speaking when he met World Bank Vice president for Africa Hafez Ghanem at State House, President Lungu expressed hope that ...

Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has announced government’s intentions to construct a 40 bed capacity mini hospitals at Mukobeko Maximum Correctional facility in Kabwe Central Province. Speaking when he toured the Correction facility and Kabwe General Hospital yesterday Dr Chilufya said the Ministry of Health will work with other line ministries to deliver health services in correctional facilities. Dr Chilufya said ...

The World Bank has affirmed its commitment to supporting Zambia’s health and education sectors. World Bank Vice president for Africa Hafez Ghanem says his bank’s support in various programs of Zambia’s health, education and energy sectors is now worth US$ 1.2 billion. Dr. Ghanem says the objective of the World Bank is to help fight poverty and promote economic development ...

KPMG Zambia has become the latest Tax and Advisory firm to favor the abolished Value Added Tax (VAT) over the newly introduced Sales Tax. KPMG Zambia Director Michael Phiri says the VAT was more efficient than the Sales Tax is likely to be in collection of tax by government. Speaking during a public discussion on the Sales Tax organized by ...

The Chipata Magistrate Court has meted out a five years imprisonment with hard labor to a 34 years old man who was convicted for the crime of Unlawful Possession of live pangolins. David Phiri, was arrested and taken to Court by officers from the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, who found him with two live Pangolins concealed in a ...

US President Donald Trump has cautioned against rushing to blame Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. He told the AP news agency that Riyadh was being treated as “guilty until proven innocent”. Mr Trump also said that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman had denied knowing what happened to Mr Khashoggi. Unnamed Turkish officials say a ...

Pakistan has hanged a man convicted for the rape and murder of six-year-old Zainab Ansari in January. Imran Ali, who was arrested after her body was found in a garbage dump, was executed in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat prison early on Wednesday, police said. Zainab’s father and other relatives were present. The case, the most heinous in a string of similar ...

The first recreational cannabis to be legally bought in Canada was purchased at midnight on Wednesday (02:30 GMT) on the eastern island of Newfoundland amid queues of hundreds of people. Canada has become the second country after Uruguay to legalise possession and use of recreational cannabis. Medical marijuana has been legal in the country since 2001. But concerns remain, including ...

Minister of Justice Given Lubinda has been challenged to explain why he is still holding on to the Constitutional Amendment Bill when it is ready for publication. Human rights lawyer Moono Mapani says citizens are anxious to see the contents of the Bill and therefore there should be no further delay in publishing it. Mr. Mapani says the Minister should ...

Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Administration Dr Kennedy Malama has reaffirmed government’s commitment to supporting people living with albinism in the country through the provision of sunscreen lotion. Dr Malama says the ministry will ensure that persons living with albinism benefit from the allocation in the 2019 national budget to the health sector through the procurement of sunscreen lotion ...