A report carried out by ActionAid Zambia on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 5 and 10 has recommended governments in developing countries to urgently improve on their policy readiness if they want to have any chances of achieving development goals. The report shows that governments in developing countries do not yet have the laws and policies in place to allow them ...

Angolan President José Eduardo Dos Santos has expressed his Government’s willingness to continue consolidating the mutual ties that exist between Zambia and Angola. In a message of congratulations to President Edgar Lungu President, President Dos Santos has said the Angolan Government is willing to continue enhancing the mutual ties of friendship and cooperation between the two countries and for the ...

The Zambia Council for Socio Development (ZCSD) has joined calls for President Edgar Lungu to do away with the office of the district commissioner. ZCSD Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape says now that the country has executive mayors and council chairpersons, they can perform those duties that the office of the district commissioner’s was performing. He says doing away with the ...

A raven-haired Italian beauty has committed suicide after a sex tape she made with her new boyfriend went viral after she sent it to her former boyfriend to make him jealous. Tiziana Cantone, 31, who lived in Naples, Italy, killed herself while alone in a cellar after the embarrassing video of her performing a sex act surfaced on the worldwide ...

The European Council President Donald Tusk has called on EU leaders to take a “sober and brutally honest” look at the bloc’s problems, in the wake of Britain’s shock vote to leave the EU. As they gather in Bratislava for a meeting without the UK, they will discuss ways to regain trust in the EU. The meeting is not due ...

Former player Roy Keane has insisted Celtic need to do a “lot better” in Europe following their 7-0 loss away to Spanish giants Barcelona in the Champions League. Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers tried to insist the defeat at the Camp Nou was not an embarrassment. But as far as one-time Celtic midfielder Keane was concerned, Rodgers’s words were concerning. Celtic ...

Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya has reaffirmed government’s commitment in strengthening heath services across the country. Dr. Chilufya says he will diligently spearhead the execution of President Edgar Lungu’s vision on health in the country. Dr. Chilufya says Zambia is burdened by communicable disease that it is his desire to address this challenge. He says he will make sure that ...

Former Transport and Communication Minister William Harrington has opposed intensions by President Edgar Lungu to establish a Commission of Inquiry on this year’s post-election violence. Mr. Harrington says such inquiries have already in the past proved to be a drain on the Country’s scarce financial resources. In an interview QTV News Mr. Harrington notes this is besides their findings ending ...

New Finance Minister Felix Mutati says though the journey towards boosting the country’s economy will be painful, it will be worthy it. Mr. Mutati says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is one option that is on the table as government starts to address the challenges in the country. Mr. Mutati has told journalists in Lusaka that he is confident that ...