Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has announced that government will next month commence the construction of a modern state of the art medical stores hub in Kabompo Northwestern province worth over 2million United States Dollars. Speaking after touring a rented temporary medical hub in Kabompo, Dr Chilufya said government has resolved to have a zero stock out of drugs in the ...

Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela has announced that over 120 Million Kwacha has been released to pay to contractors across the country. Mr. Chitotela told journalists in Lusaka that the money was released last week to pay local contractors across the country. Mr. Chitotela says his ministry is paying attention to the local contractors, stating that the economy ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) Vice President Geoffrey Bwalya mwamba has assured Zambians that his party will eradicate corruption and nepotism in the country when it forms government. Mr. Mwamba has says all money that has been siphoned by government officials will be recovered and channeled into programmes to alleviate poverty. Mr. Mwamba states that the UPND will create ...

GEARS Initiative Zambia has questioned the appointment of former Minister of Finance Katele Kalumba as special envoy to monitor the November 7 Madagascan presidential election. Executive Director McDonald Chipenzi has wondered what message President Edgar Lungu is sending to the nation and the electorate in Madagascar by making such an appointment. Mr. Chipenzi states that he personally finds it shocking ...

The owner of Leicester City FC died when his helicopter crashed outside the stadium, the club has confirmed. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger were killed when the aircraft crashed at about 20:30 BST on Saturday. Witnesses said the helicopter just cleared the King Power Stadium before it spiralled out of control and crashed ...

A Lion Air Boeing 737 passenger plane with 188 people on board has crashed into the sea shortly after taking off from the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. Flight JT 610 was on a scheduled flight to Pangkal Pinang, the main town in the Bangka Belitung Islands. It lost contact with ground control a few minutes after take-off, and was last tracked ...

Far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro has won a sweeping victory in Brazil’s presidential election. Mr Bolsonaro won 55.2% of the votes cast against 44.8% for Fernando Haddad from the left-wing Workers’ Party, the Brazilian electoral authority reported. Mr Bolsonaro campaigned on a promise to eradicate corruption and to drive down Brazil’s high crime levels. The election campaign has been deeply divisive. ...

President Edgar Lungu has been challenged to demonstrative he truly believes in late President Michael Sata’s vision for Zambia by putting to an end thefts of public resources. National Democratic Congress (NDC) consultant Chishimba Kambwili has also urged President Lungu to show that his government truly cares about the poor. Mr. Kambwili who is also Roan Member of Parliament wants ...

Minister of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe says government has this year so far paid over US$ 800 million in debt service. Mrs. Mwanakatwe says government has also not registered any default in debt repayment. She says had this not been so, investors in Zambia’s Eurobonds and other financing facilities would have activated cross-default provisions in accordance with international debt market regulations. ...

The Leicester City owner’s helicopter has crashed in a car park outside the club’s ground as it left the stadium following a Premier League match. Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha was in the helicopter when it came down at about 20:30 BST on Saturday, a source close to the family has told the BBC. One witness said he saw Leicester player Kasper Schmeichel ...