Germany’s centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) have narrowly won the country’s federal elections, beating the party of outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel, according to preliminary results. The SPD secured 25.7% of the vote, while the ruling conservative CDU/CSU bloc gained 24.1%. The Greens achieved the best result in their party’s history, coming in third with 14.8% of […]
The leaders of the US, Japan, India and Australia have vowed to work together for a free and open Indo-Pacific region at their first in-person summit, amid shared concerns about China. The so-called Quad group of nations agreed to move ahead on a joint plan to provide Covid-19 vaccines around Asia. They also launched a […]
A diplomatic row between China and the West appears to be ending, after the release of two Canadians held in China and a Chinese tech executive in Canada. Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, arrested on a US warrant in 2018, left Canada on Friday in a deal with US prosecutors. Hours later it was announced that […]
Germany’s election is too close to call, with the latest polls putting the two main parties fighting to come out top almost neck and neck. Polls suggest an unusually tight race between outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s centre-right CDU and the Social Democrats. Politicians vying to replace her are to make their final appeals to voters […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) says they are disappointed with the manner in which the UPND administration is handling the issues in the mining industry related to the liquidation of KCM as well as the Mopani purchase deal. PeP leader Sean Tembo said about three days ago, the Minister of Mines Paul […]
By MAIMBO MWEEMBA Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Chipoka Mulenga says the economy will not recover if revenue continues to be externalized. Mr Mulenga said he was impressed by the performance of the Zambia Compulsory Standards Agency (ZCSA) which continues to exceed its targets. He said that there are many firms and individuals who operate […]
By CHINOYI CHIPULU Sponsors Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has made changes to the Power Dynamos executive with the aim of improving the performance of the team. Among the notable change is the dropping of Chairman Bhenkele Hachitwe and appointment of Alpha Mwale as his successor. According to a statement released by CEC Senior Manager Corporate […]
By Maimbo Mweemba The International Monetary Fund (IMF) technical staff is scheduled for a visit to Zambia next week. The team will visit Zambia from September 27 to October 1, 2021. This follows Cabinet’s approval of the Budget Policy Concept paper on the 2022 to 2024 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and the 2022 National Budget […]
By Maimbo Mweemba The Zambia women’s Under-20 national football team will this afternoon lock horns with neighbors Malawi in the first leg of the 2022 Cost Rica World Cup Qualifier fixture to be played at the Nkoloma stadium. The encounter that kicks off at 15:00 hours will see the two teams begin their pursuit of […]
The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says they are willing to resume talks with the South if it ends its “hostile policies”. Kim Yo-jong was responding to a renewed call from the South to officially declare an end to the Korean War. The conflict, which split the peninsula into two, ended in […]
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