Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign (TALC) has commended the World Bank for giving Zambia a concessional loan of US$67million towards the Zambia Health Services Improvement Project (ZHSIP). TALC country Director Felix Mwanza says the monies have come at the right time when most of the health centers in the country are facing critical drug shortages. Mr. Mwanza says there is ...

Chinese Ambassador to Zambia Yang Youming says the Chinese mining companies operating in Zambia are ready to dialogue with government over the new mining tax regime. Ambassador Youming says his government has already engaged the Chinese mining companies to see how best they can work with the Zambian government with regards to the newly introduced tax regime. He has however ...

The Zambian Voice has insisted that there is need for political parties to disclose their source of funding. Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali notes that the issue has a serious bearing on the political direction of the country. Mr. Tayali says the issue should be taken seriously to help fight corruption in Zambia. He states that it is unfortunate ...

Reappointed Mines, Energy and Water Development Minister Christopher Yaluma says he has a lot of work to do considering that the mines are not happy with the current taxation issues. And Mr. Yaluma says government is open to dialogue with mining owners over the tax regime on mineral loyalties saying government considers mines as partners of development. Mr. Yaluma has ...

Human Rights advocates say revelations that inmates at Isoka State Prison in Muchinga Prison are forced to sleep in shifts should be treated as a matter of urgency. Prisons Care and Counseling Association (PRISCCA) Executive Director Godfrey Malembeka has told QFM News that records indicate that about 5, 000 people in prisons are remandees out of the 18, 600 people ...

Justice Minister Ngosa Simbyakula has disclosed that he has begun holding consultative meetings with relevant stakeholders to discuss the way forward with regards the constitution making process. Dr. Simbyakula says some stakeholders have written submissions to his ministry on how best they think the constitution making process can be finalized. Dr. Simbyakula has told QFM News in an interview that ...