The Foreign Relations Senate Committee has narrowly approved Rex Tillerson as US secretary of state, despite concerns about his business ties to Russia. It split along party lines, with all 11 Republicans voting in favour and all 10 Democrats against. A full vote will now be held in the Republican-run Senate. The move caps a busy day for the new ...

The Christians against Poverty in Zambia (CAPIZ) has appealed to government to be serious in its fight against poverty in the country. CAPIZ Founder Gregory Chileshe says a lot of pronouncements have been made on the fight against poverty but that the pronouncements should be accompanied with actions. Evangelist Chileshe says government has made good and progressive pronouncements on poverty ...

The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) says it is expecting the police to act swiftly to the report made against PF Secretary General Davies Mwila for his directive to PF cadres to take over the running of markets and bus stations. NAREP Media Committee Member Frank Sichone says his party commends the move by the FDD to formally lodge in ...

The ruling PF says it finds the silence that the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has kept over President Edgar Lungu’s eligibility to seek reelection in 2021 to be too loud. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says his party would have liked LAZ to give its view of such a matter of national debate before it was taken to the ...

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has called on the Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila to retract his worrisome statements on running of bus stations, markets and the allocation of land. The association is further calling on elected public officials and those in public service to work within the confines of the law. In a statement issued to QFM ...

Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) president Archbishop Telesphore Mpundu has described the statistics on reported cases of abused children in the country as a tragedy. And the ZCCB President has called for the protection of Children and minors. Speaking on behalf of other Catholic Bishops of Zambia during the opening of a one day workshop on Child protection held ...

The Human Rights Commission says it is investigating reported cases of sexual abuse of pupils at Kasama Girls Secondary School in Northern Province to establish their authenticity and ensure that culprits are dealt with accordingly. Commission Spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya in a statement says the commission is also investigating allegations of sexual abuse of female police recruits are Lilayi Police College ...

Israel has approved hundreds of new settlement homes in occupied East Jerusalem, after the staunch pro-Israel US President Donald Trump took office. Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Meir Turgeman told AFP: “Now we can finally build.” Israel’s PM reportedly delayed approval given the opposition of Barack Obama, who infuriated Israel by allowing a UN resolution against settlements to pass. Settlements in East ...

Government has assured the nation that completion of phase one of the construction of chiefs palaces will be done this year. Chief and Traditional Affairs Minister Lawrence Sichalwe says government has allocated some funds towards the competition of the phase in this year’s national budget. Mr. Sichalwe has told QTV News that his Ministry is thus this year following up ...

The Felix Mutati led opposition MMD has added its voice is arguing against other political parties that have accused President Edgar Lungu of seeking a third term in 2021. National Secretary Raphael Nakachinda says his party does not think if President Lungu chose to stand in 2021 it would amount to him seeking a third term. Mr. Nakachinda says the ...