[Times of Zambia] THE Ministry of Finance and National Planning says the Government is expecting the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout package to be agreed by the end of this month.

[Times of Zambia] The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) has called on African member states to conduct a national study or assessment on harmful practices affecting children on the continent.

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya and Zambia have agreed to work together towards removing barriers that hinder trade and investment between the people of the two countries.

[Times of Zambia] AN economist has tipped businesses on how to drive more benefits from events as the country prepares to host the 41st Ordinary Session of the Executive Council of the African Union (AU) and the 4th Mid-Year Coordination Meeting (MYC...

[Times of Zambia] SOMEWHERE in May 2014, I stated that in an economy where market forces are sensitive and swiftly responsive to any major economic statement and positive occurrence, the prices of mealie-meal could have that week started coming down.

[Times of Zambia] Millers have this year witnessed a drop in the maize moisture content, a situation that has delayed the opening of the marketing season.

[Africa Renewal] In Chipata, now nicknamed 'Amsterdam', cycling is transit and livelihood

[WHO-AFRO] Lusaka -- Environmental surveillance teams across Zambia are instrumental to the country's polio eradication programme. Since the outbreak of wild poliovirus in Malawi in February 2022, they have stepped up efforts for early detection as f...

[The Conversation Africa] Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most deadly infectious diseases. Around 9.9 million people around the world fell ill with the disease in 2020 and an estimated 1.5 million people died.

[DW] In Africa, where many countries outlaw homosexuality, LGBT people live in fear of attacks and imprisonment.

[New Frame] The country's discriminatory laws and societal attitudes towards queer people mean each bit of help they do receive requires caution, patience and a network of sympathetic friends.

[Times of Zambia] KAPESIKA Energy and Petroleum Limited says the recent boost in investor confidence and Government's ambitious target of reaching three million tonnes copper production in the next decade will create more demand for energy products.

[Nyasa Times] The Senior Resident Magistrate Court in Lilongwe adjourned to 3 June, 2022 hearing of the defence in the MK53 million wildlife crime involving Zambian national, Kelby Roy Malambo.

[UN News] Zambia's plan to abolish the death penalty adds to the growing global chorus against the practice, the UN Human Rights Office, OHCHR, said on Friday in welcoming the decision.

[allAfrica] The U.S. Senate moved a bit closer to confirmation of President Biden's nominees for six key ambassadorial posts in Africa with a hearing on Tuesday. [Watch]

[Chatham House] The call to action for the mining sector must be supported by continued improvements to the domestic operating environment and bring along regional partners.

[State Department] The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:

[WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- Thousands of clinical trials conducted in different parts of the world have shown that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and efficacious. So why do we continue to study the performance of these vaccines - such as a recent one done ...