Grand Coalition Spokesperson MacDonald Chipenzi has with immediate effect resigned from his position. Mr. Chipenzi has also resigned as the Vice-Chairperson of the Council of NGO in Zambia. In a statement made available to QTV News today, Mr. Chipenzi says this is because he will soon be leaving the Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) and that he was elected as ...

The Zambia Police Service last year recorded a total number of 18, 088 cases of Gender Based Violence against the 15,153 cases recorded in 2014. Police Spokesperson Charity Munganga Chanda says this represents 16.2% increase in the number of gender based violence cases reported throughout the country in 2015 compared to 2014. Ms Chanda says topping the list of cases ...

Government has maintained its projection of Zambia’s economy to hover around 3.7 percent this year against the budget projected growth of 7 percent. Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda says this slow growth turn out is due to the expected continued adverse and unfavorable weather conditions the Country is forecast to have this year. Mr. Chikwanda has told Parliament in a Ministerial ...

Don McLean has pleaded not guilty to additional charges of domestic violence. The Knox County district attorney’s office in Maine added five charges against McLean last week, bringing the total to six. McLean did not appear in court during a proceeding related to the case on Monday. Police arrested the American Pie singer in Camden, Maine on 18 January. The ...

Chocolate maker Mars has widened its recall of Mars and Snickers bars to 55 countries, according to the AP news agency. It comes after bits of plastic were found in a product. The company initially issued a recall in Germany, but its believed to have spread to Britain, France, Belgium, Italy and Spain. Roel Govers, spokesman for Mars in the ...

The ruling PF Central Committee has made a resolution to allow the party secretariat to start the process of adopting candidates for the forthcoming general elections. The PF Secretary General Davies Chama has since been instructed to call for applications from aspiring candidates. PF Deputy Spokesperson and Central Committee Chairperson for Information Frank Bwalya says applications from aspiring candidates will ...

The opposition UPND has welcomed pronouncements that the Marriage and Child Code bills are expected in Parliament shortly saying this will no doubt address the problem of early marriages. UPND President Hakainde Hichilema says the nation has a shameful record on this front to date. Mr. Hichilema says in fact Zambia has one of the highest child marriage rates in ...

Government says the promotion of competition and consumer protection in the country’s economy is not designed to hinder business growth but to create a conducive business environment for all players. Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says the purpose of competition policy is to facilitate efficient allocation of resources in order to maximize national welfare by means sourcing from ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has recorded its highest seizure of cocaine following the arrest of two Zambians and a Tanzanian national for trafficking in 24.1kg of cocaine. Sydney Mwansa, 32, an Assistant Manager of Taqua Bus Services of Tanzania; Likuta Shaibu Abilahi, 42, a Tanzanian of Mbagra in Dar-es-Salaam and Teddy Matanda, 35, a Taxi Driver of Lusaka’s Matero ...

As they say in the Caribbean, pop’s baddest is yet again on her “worst behavior,” and she couldn’t be chicer! In the newly released video for her song “Work,” Rihanna transforms from cheeky pop star into a scintillating and exuberant dancehall queen. Partying with a crew of 420-friendly clubgoers, including Drake and her best friends Melissa Forde and Jen Rosales, ...