International

INDIA MAKES COUGH SYRUP TESTING MANDATORY FOLLOWING DEATHS LINKED TO MEDICINE … Zambia is a huge importer of Indian drugs

The Indian government has made it compulsory for cough syrup makers to get samples tested before exporting their products. Starting 1 June, these companies will have to get a certificate…

RUSSIA ISSUES ARREST WARRANT AGAINST WESTERN LINKED ICC PROSECUTOR

Russia has placed International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor and British lawyer Karim Khan on its wanted list after the court indicted President Vladimir Putin for alleged war crimes, the independent…

AWARD WINNING JOURNALIST WONDERS WHY HICHILEMA IS OBSESSED WITH REVENGE, INSTEAD OF JUST GOVERNING

By Merlyn Mwanza Two time African journalist of the year Hopewell Chin’ono is wondering why Hakainde Hichilema can’t just concentrate on building Zambia instead of being obsessed with politics of…

SA VOWS TO QUIT ICC FOLLOWING PUTIN WARRANT … ICC has failed to arrest George Bush, Blair, other west leaders for war crimes

President Cyril Ramaphosa said the governing party’s decision is based on the “unfair treatment” of certain countries by the tribunal The South African government has decided to again attempt a…

MUSEVENI PROPOSES AMENDMENTS TO HOMOSEXUAL BILL TO OFFER AMNESTY TO THOSE WHO COME OUT FOR HELP

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni is supportive of the anti-homosexual bill, but has sent the bill to parliament to offer amnesty “for those who will have come out to be helped…

AUSTRALIAN GOVT GRANTS ZAMBIAN DIPLOMAT ASYLUM AFTER REFUSING RECALL … “she feared UPND persecution”

Staff Reporter Information reaching Daily Revelation says that the Australian government has given asylum to a Zambian diplomat who feared political persecution from the UPND administration if she were to…

ZAMBIA WILL PROMOTE RESPECT FOR SEXUAL ORIENTATION, ACCORDING TO SUMMIT DECLARATION

The declaration from the summit on Eight states: Eighth, promote respect for human rights and equality for all individuals and combat all forms of discrimination and exclusion on any grounds,…

IT DOESN’T MATTER YOUR STATUS WHEN YOU TRANSGRESS AGAINST LAW – HICHILEMA … as Harris announces $16 million in anti-corruption fight

By Merlyn Mwanza United States of America Vice-President Kamala Harris says her country is committing $16 million for new programmes in Zambia focussing on anti-corruption and other programmes. And Vice-President…

TO HELL WITH HARRIS, WE ARE GOING AHEAD WITH ANTI-GAY BILL, GHANA SPEAKER TELLS USA … slams country’s President for meekness

Ghana intends to pass its family values act regardless of what the US says, Speaker of the Parliament Alban Bagbin has told lawmakers. He criticized remarks by US Vice President…

WE’VE ‘MODIFIED’ ANTI-GAY BILL, GHANA PRESIDENT REPORTS TO HARRIS … after Harris tells him US considers gayism as human rights

Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday said an anti-gay bill being debated in parliament has been “modified” following his government’s intervention. Speaking during a joint news conference with the visiting…