Domestic
Nearly 2,000 Zambian villagers have won the right to sue mining giant Vedanta over alleged pollution, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Read more: BBC
A 30-member delegation of Finnish private company officials are in the country to explore possibilities of engaging government and the livestock subsector to increase the production and export of goats to Saudi Arabia. Read more: ZNBC
Government has reduced training and equipment fees across public health training facilities to make them affordable for learners in the health sector. Read more: ZNBC
The International Monetary Fund has projected that Zambia’s economic growth will fall to 2.9 percent next year from the 3.1 targeted for this year. Read more: Lusaka Times
The Standard Bank Group which trades in Zambia as Stanbic Bank has forecast that foreign exchange reserves in Zambia could decline further to US$1 billion before the end of June. Read more: Lusaka Times
International
European Union leaders were poised to grant Prime Minister Theresa May a second delay to Britain’s fraught exit at an emergency summit on Wednesday, after arguing over how long and on what terms. Read more: Reuters
Chief executives of some of the largest U.S. banks faced off with the House Financial Services committee for the first time since the financial crisis armed with the healthy balance sheets, but lawmakers grilled executives more on social issues than business fundamentals. Read more: Reuters
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the U.S. and China are making progress on a trade deal, including resolving a key sticking point that’s been dragging out the process. Read more: CNBC