Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) officers have visited the Post Newspapers offices on Bwinjifumu road in Rhodespark in an operation linked to the media institution’s outstanding tax payments. The team of ZRA officers arrived at the Post Newspapers offices around 10:00 hours and by about 13:00 hours the officers were still inside the company premises. Attempts by Journalists who have besieged ...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs George Zulu says Zambia’s preventive measures following the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa has not affected bilateral relations with neighboring countries. Mr. Zulu says country will also continue leaving its borders open for people from other countries to enter Zambia in view of precautionary measures put in place to ...

The Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) says the forgiveness and reconciliation that has taken place between Sister Emma Chakupalesa and Daswell Sichilongo is not a blessing on Gender Based Violence (GBV). ZEC secretary General Father Cleophas Lungu said this at Kapingila house when Sister Emma reconciled with Mr. Sichilongo after the former withdrew the case of assault from the courts of ...

Sovereign Credit rating agency Fitch has revised Zambia’s outlook from stable to positive, and affirmed the country’s ceiling at B . The revision of the outlook is in recognition of the progressive strides which the Government has made since October, 2013 when the rating and outlook was downgraded. In determining the Sovereign Credit Rating, Fitch, one of the world%u2019s top ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Livingstone Town Clerk Vivien Chiwila Chikoti for abuse of authority of office involving over K 750, 000. ACC Public Relations Manager Timothy Moono in a statement made available to QFM News today says Ms Chikoti, aged 49, of House No. 2 Flamboyant Street, Town Area, Livingstone was arrested today, 22nd September and has been charged ...

Government has expressed concern with the rampant abuse of social media networks. Speaking in Lusaka this morning during the 2014 Social Good Summit under the theme “Connecting for Good, Connecting for All”, Information and Broadcasting services Minister Joseph Katema says some people have continued to use the communication tool as a platform of insults and all sorts of malicious statements ...

The Lusaka Magistrate Court has acquitted Roma Girls Secondary School teacher Daswell Sichilongo who was charged with assaulting the school’s deputy Head teacher Sister Emma Chakupalesa. Magistrate Aridah Chulu acquitted Mr Sichilongo this morning after Sister Chakupalesa withdrew the case following their reconciliation by the church. Mr Sichilongo on 21st July vented her anger on the Catholic Nun by unleashing ...

Chief Chamuka of the Lenje speaking people of central province has observed that agriculture still remains critical to the survival of many people in rural areas of the country. Chief Chamuka says it is thus important that government remains committed to supporting farmers across the country. He notes that this means that there is need for government to continue increasing ...

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has thwarted a scam in which 67 illegal immigrants were being smuggled in Zambia using a Tanzanian registered cargo transport truck. The incident happened last evening around 18:00hrs during the Authority’s field test trial for its new scanner that will be commissioned on Monday tomorrow at its Enforcement center along the Great North Road in ...

The Private Sector Development Association (PSDA) has commended President Michael Sata for encouraging local enterprises to list on the Stock Exchange. In his speech to open the 4th meeting of the 11th session of Parliament on Friday last week, President Sata directed Secretary to the Cabinet Roland Msiska to operationalise the industrial development corporation and ensure that state-owned enterprises list ...