The International Monetary Fund (IMF) officially green-lighted the acceptance of China’s currency – the Yuan – into the IMF’s foreign exchange basket. According to Reuters, this move paves the way for the IMF to place the yuan on a par with the US dollar. This is the latest in a series of global developments that […]
Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko has died after being shot near his home in Kiev, Ukrainian police say. Mr Babchenko, 41, was found bleeding at the entrance to his block of flats by his wife and died in an ambulance. After writing about a crashed Russian military plane in 2016, Mr Babchenko said he received death […]
British citizen Andargachew “Andy” Tsege, who was being held on death row in Ethiopia, has been freed. He has been greeted by jubilant relatives and supporters at his family home in the capital, Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian government had accused him of plotting a coup and he was sentenced to death in absentia in 2009. […]
“Africa is for black people. Period. We need our land back and we’re going to take it by force,” said a woman amongst an angry crowd trying to occupy a field on the north-eastern edge of Johannesburg in South Africa. She is wearing a red beret indicating her support for the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), […]
By Onishias Mamba in Petauke Police have retrieved the two girls abducted by the Nyau dancers in Chief Mafuta’s area. Eastern Province Deputy Commissioner of Police, Sharon Zulu confirmed this during a press briefing at her office this morning. Ms Zulu said Police moved in yesterday after receiving a report of abduction through Mugubudu Police […]
South Korean officials have said President Moon Jae-in could attend a possible summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un. Any attendance by Mr Moon would be dependent on the progress of pre-summit talks between the US and North Korean leaders, said the Blue House. The historic meeting is scheduled to take place on 12 June […]
The Ministry of Finance has revealed that Zambia’s external debt rose to $9.1 billion through February from $8.7 billion at the end of last year. According to a report posted on the Ministry’s website, the fiscal deficit for the first quarter of 2018 was 3.7 billion kwacha ($361 million), compared with a target of 16.9 […]
Government says it will deploy adequate security to police Chilanga district ahead of the parliamentary by election in the district in order to quell any pockets of violence. Minister of Home Affairs Steven Kampyongo told journalists in Chilanga that necessary arrangements have been made to ensure that Zambia Police deals with any pockets of violence […]
Local Government and Housing Minister Vincent Mwale has announced that the Chamber of Mines will finance the construction of the modernized Chisokone Market. Addressing representatives of Chisokone Market traders on Sunday at Kitwe Council Chamber to discuss plans by Government to modernise the facility, Mr Mwale said the Chamber of Mines will provide a grant […]
President Edgar Lungu has called on the Church to play a major role in facilitating for the political dialogue process. President Lungu says the dialogue process can be achieved if the church takes center stage and provide guidance over the matter. The Head of State was speaking during a church service at saint Mary’s Assumption […]
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