The International Monetary Fund (IMF) may cease its support programme to Somalia in the next three months if scheduled elections face further delays. An essential military wages funding deal could also be on the chopping board. The debt relief programme needs to be reviewed by 17 May by a new government, according to IMF’s mission […]
Eighteen civilians in Niger have been killed in a militant attack in the west of the country, the government says. It said armed bandits on motorbikes attacked a truck transporting people between two villages in the Tillaberi region. Western Niger – like neighbouring Mali and Burkina Faso – has for years faced militant attacks, despite […]
By CLOZZEN BIKALE A mob in North Western Province has killed a- 25-year-old man identified as Stallion Mumba of Kalumbila District after he and his friends robbed a local business man. This happened after Mumba and two others attacked and robbed a local businessman identified as Muhammad Hassan. North Western police Acting Commanding Fred Mulenga […]
Dear Editor: The outcry by most opposition political parties about President HH’s purported wasteful international trips is very loud and clear. Yes he has traveled such many times and its indisputable too. It is also indisputable that the trips are cost effective because they don’t abuse our treasury through a bloated advance entourage, something which […]
By IREEN MULENGA Social Economist Kelvin Chisanga has urged the Government to come up with modalities that will address the high cost of living in the country. Mr Chisanga said that though the kwacha has moderately appreciated, there has been no change of food items. Mr Chisanga is however cognizant that the appreciation of the […]
Oil prices are climbing on fears that the Ukraine-Russia crisis will disrupt supplies across the world. The price of Brent crude, an international benchmark, reached a seven-year high of $97.76 (£72) a barrel on Tuesday. Russia ordered troops into two rebel-held regions in Ukraine’s east after it recognised them as independent states. In London, the FTSE […]
Former National Union for Public and Private Educators of Zambia ( NUPPEZ ) chairperson in North-western province, Davison Kandela has advised government to consider upscaling salaries for teachers with master’s degree qualifications. Mr Kandela says upscaling salaries will motivate teachers to work even harder and in turn improve service delivery. Mr Kandele in a phone interview […]
By IREEN MULENGA Minister of Youth Sport and Arts Elvis Nkandu says Government is commitment to improving infrastructure development in the country. Mr Nkandu said the slow pace in infrastructure development has been hampered by huge debts that government inherited since ascending to power. He said Zambians need to be patient with the new dawn […]
Ethiopians living in Kenya’s capital Nairobi are holding demonstrations against the alleged abduction of a businessman three months ago. Samson Teklemichael was taken out of his car in broad daylight by people believed to be police officers. His whereabouts remains unknown and the Ethiopian embassy in Kenya has asked the government for information about him. […]
Burkina Faso’s transitional president, Lt Col Paul-Henri Damiba, has called for an investigation to assess fatal events during the 24 January military coup. Two civilians were killed and a dozen others were injured by stray bullets during the military takeover, according to a statement released by the presidency. Mr Damiba ordered that the families of […]
Maimbo Mweemba
