The Road Development Agency (RDA) says with the rainy season now coming to an end, the construction of roads across the country will accelerate. RDA Communication and Corporate Affairs Director Loyce Saili tells QTV News that the timely release of funds by the government will also help in accelerating the road construction works. Ms Saili says the challenge of delayed ...

Chief Chimbuka of the Bemba speaking people of Chinsali District has advised fellow traditional leaders in the country against taking political sides. Chief Chimbuka says traditional leaders should avoid being drawn into matters which are political in nature. He says the recent threats by some Southern Province Chiefs to the government on a matter of a political nature is embarrassing ...

The Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) has expressed disappointment at the low price farmers in some parts of the Country have begun selling their maize produce. ZNFU president Jervis Zimba says his union has established that in some provinces such Eastern province a 50 kg bag of maize is being sold at K50. Mr. Zimba notes that this is an ...

Minister of General Education Dr Dennis Wanchinga says his ministry has not issued any policy statement to allow the distribution of condoms in schools. Dr Wanchinga says he has continued to hear reports by some sections of the media who claim that the ministry has begun the distribution of condoms in some schools which he says are not true. He ...

Former England and Aston Villa defender Ugo Ehiogu is in hospital after collapsing at Tottenham’s training centre on Thursday. The 44-year-old, who is Spurs’ Under-23s coach, received medical treatment on site before being transferred to hospital by ambulance, the Premier League club confirmed. “Everyone at the club sends their best wishes to Ugo and his family,” Tottenham added in a ...

The Lusaka city Council has destroyed expired and non certified goods worth K16,926 confiscated from various shops.   Lusaka City Council public relations manager Mulunda Habeenzu says the products were confiscated from about 16 shops for displaying expired products while other traders did not have certification from the Zambia Bureau of Standards. Mr. Habeenzu said 5 of the 16 shops ...

Two of Zimbabwe’s best known opposition figures have agreed to form an alliance against President Robert Mugabe. Long-time Mugabe critic Morgan Tsvangirai and former Vice-President Joice Mujuru say they will work together in next year’s election. However, it is not yet clear which of them will be the presidential candidate. Mr Mugabe, 93, has been in power since independence from ...

The Ministry of Health says it has managed to contain the cholera outbreak in Luapula and Northern provinces. Ministry of health spokesperson Dr Kennedy Malama has told QFM News that the 77 cholera cases that were recorded in Luapula province have all been successfully treated and the patients discharged from the clinics. He says this is also the case for ...

Chief Government Spokesperson Kampamba Mulenga says Government is ready to dialogue with all stakeholders to promote national unity in the country. Ms Mulenga says government has an open door policy. She says it is the duty of government to have an audience with any stakeholder that intends to talk about national development, reconciliation and unity. Ms Mulenga who is also ...

The Human Rights Commission is saddened by the alleged shooting to death of a 21 year old person with disability by his 71 year old father who was taking care of him in Chipata district of eastern province. Commission Spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya has described the killing which happened yesterday as inhumane, and that it must be condemned in the strongest ...