The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) says all unregistered Sim Cards will be disconnected by 31st October,2016, the deadline for Sim Card verification and registration. ZICTA Director Support Services Mofya Chisala says the Authority is currently working with the three mobile service providers to conduct a clean-up of registered SIM cards to address incorrect and incomplete information. Speaking ...

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila says President Edgar Lungu’s warning to Ministers against being disloyal is a call for discipline among Ministers and the general membership of the ruling party. PF Secretary General Davies Mwila says President Lungu is wary that without discipline and loyalty in both government and the ruling PF, there will be disorder. In an interview ...

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has hailed President Edgar Lungu’s emphasis on the importance of peace in Zambia. COMESA Assistant Secretary General Kipyego Cheluget says the president’s commitment to peace in his speech is what stood out for him. In an interview with QTV News, Dr. Cheluget says in his view, President Lungu has in fact emphasized ...

The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) says it expects reality from the rhetoric President Edgar Lungu has brought out in his speech during the official opening of Parliament. In an interview with QTV News, CCZ Secretary General Suzanne Matale says the CCZ is mindful that it is not the first time that such rhetoric has been made by politicians. ...

Newly appointed Zambia head coach Wedson Nyirenda has stated that things are shaping up ahead of their crucial clash with Nigeria. Zambia’s Chipolopolo are set host Nigeria in the 2018 FIFA World Cup (CAF) qualifier at the Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola next week Sunday. Nyirenda has called up local-based players for a preliminary training camp ahead their encounter with ...

Italian police have recovered two Van Gogh paintings stolen during a dramatic raid on an Amsterdam museum in 2002. The works were recovered from the Naples mafia, they said. The Van Gogh museum in Amsterdam said the works were found during a “massive, continuing investigation” by Italian prosecutors and organised crime officials. The paintings were taken when thieves used a ...

The US is trying to spare a jihadist group in its attempts to unseat Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, Russia’s foreign minister has told the BBC. Sergei Lavrov said the US had broken its promise to separate the powerful Jabhat Fateh al-Sham (formerly known as al-Nusra Front) and other extremist groups from more moderate rebels. And he defended the bombardment of ...

President Edgar Lungu has outlined his government‘s programme for the country for next five years. And President Lungu says the PF Government will in the next five years through the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) target to create one million jobs. Speaking when he officially opened the first session of the twelfth National Assembly this morning, President Lungu says the government ...

Dozens of world leaders are gathering in Israel to pay tributes to Shimon Peres, one of the country’s founding fathers, who died on Wednesday aged 93. Mr Peres’ state funeral will be held in Jerusalem later on Friday. A massive security operation in preparation has so far led to the “preventative arrests” of several people. Guests include the Palestinian leader ...

President Edgar Lungu is today expected to officially open the first session of the twelfth National Assembly amidst high expectations from the Zambian people. President Lungu’s speech to Parliament will give an indication of his administration’s policy direction for the next five years. With the country’s economy not doing very well, President Lungu is expected to outline measures his government ...