The Zambia Chamber of Mines says more than half of Zambia’s copper mines will become loss making at current copper prices should the government go ahead to implement tax measures announced in the 2019 national budget. New Chamber of Mines President Goodwell Mateyo has told a media briefing to announce the release of a new report entitled ‘taxing the mining ...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer returned to Manchester United’s Carrington training ground on Thursday to begin his stint as interim manager, knowing he has a chance of landing the role on a full-time basis. The 45-year-old has been put in charge for the remainder of the season following the dismissal of Jose Mourinho on Tuesday. United are committed to using the time ...

Tens of thousands of passengers have been disrupted by drones flying over one of the UK’s busiest airports. Gatwick’s runway has been shut since Wednesday night, as devices have been repeatedly flying over the airfield. Sussex Police said it was not terror-related but a “deliberate act” of disruption, using “industrial specification” drones. About 110,000 passengers on 760 flights were due ...

All People’s Congress (APC) President Nason Msoni has described the imprisonment of rainbow newspaper editor-in-chief on contempt of court charges by the supreme court as troubling. Mr Msoni says jailing a journalist is a terrible indictment on the government and is essentially an international matter which will haunt the state. He says an opportunity to fix the international image of ...

The Zambia Consumer Association (ZACA) has appealed to government through the National Biosafety authority to rescind its decision to allow some distributors to import products that contain Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Earlier this month, the National Biosafety authority granted Cold Chain, Horizon and Innscor new permits to import products that may contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs). the three applicants were ...

Goals from Son Heung-min and Dele Alli gave Tottenham victory over bitter rivals Arsenal and secured a two-legged Carabao Cup semi-final against Chelsea. Son pounced on Alli’s smart ball over the top to put Spurs in front after just 20 minutes at the Emirates. Alli then coolly chipped it over keeper Petr Cech with the outside of his boot in ...

President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw all US troops from Syria has been met with heavy criticism. Mr Trump made the announcement on Wednesday, asserting that the Islamic State (IS) group had been defeated. But major allies, including senior Republicans and foreign powers, have disputed the claim and say the move could lead to a resurgence of IS. US troops ...

Government has clarified that no community health worker will lose their employment following the withdrawal of support to the health sector by some stakeholders. Early this year, the Churches Health Association of Zambia (CHAZ) indicated that it will suspend financial support to community health workers at the end of 2018. Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary in Charge of Administration Dr. Kennedy ...

Government says the high rate of stillbirths in the country is a source of worry. Ministry of health assistant director of child health and nutrition, patricia mutepa says investing in the prevention of stillbirths; maternal and neonatal mortality will reduce the high rate of stillbirths the country is recording. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting on stillbirths, ms mutepa who represented ...

Five people have died while three others sustained serious injuries in a road traffic accident that happened in Mazabuka this morning. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says the accident which happened around 06:40 hours at Dallas area north of Mazabuka town along great north road involved six vehicles. Mrs Katongo says the accident involved a Hino truck registration number fr 96 cd ...