Christians against poverty in Zambia executive director Gregory Chileshe says there is need for government to realign its policies on poverty reduction as the current ones are not yielding any fruits. And Mr. Chileshe has charged that the patriotic front has not done anything tangible in addressing poverty since they were voted back into power in august last year to ...

Community Development Minister Emerine Kabanshi says her Ministry is this year spending K320 million to train 72, 000 women in various entrepreneurship skills. Ms Kabanshi told QNews that the 72 000 women will be picked from the 52 districts of the country to be trained and empowered in various skills. Ms Kabanshi has stated that government is through her ministry ...

The Zambian Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has denounced the continued attacks on the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) and government’s plans to undermine it. ZCCB president Telesphore Mpundu says the ZCCB believes that given optimum conditions, LAZ can play its rightful role as one of the most effective checks and balances in a true democratic dispensation. Bishop Mpundu who ...

Governance activist MacDonald Chipenzi has observed that the key solution to the current political standoff in Zambia lies in respecting rights. Mr. Chipenzi says freedoms of association, expression, assembly and those to hold and impart opinions and information, demonstrate and protest without interference as such results that must be respected. He has told QTV News that suppression of such rights ...

The Southern African Partnership for Democratic Change (SAPDC) notes with great concern the silence of the Sothern African Development Community (SADC) in light of the arrest of Zambia’s opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema. In a letter addressed to the SADC House Gaborone Botswana, SAPDC is calling upon SADC to intervene in the perceived crisis opposed to silently endorsing the alleged ...

The Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) has finally added its voice in deploring the manner in which incarcerated opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema was recently arrested. In a pastoral Statement released to QTV News today the ZCCB has observed that massive and disproportionate force was used by the Police in apprehending Mr. Hichilema on a charge of treason. ZCCB ...

Newly formed political party, Movement for National Transformation (MNT) has cautioned against any acts of disrespect to the Country’s Republican Presidency. MNT leader Daniel Shimunza says his party is not in support of anyone or any political party that disrespects the office of the Republican President. Mr. Shimunza says the office of the Republican President is there to protect the ...

A 35 years old woman of Chief Mwangala’s area in Chadiza District of Eastern Province has been strangled to death by her ex-husband. Malesi Banda is reported to have been murdered by her ex-husband on April 21, 2017. The body of the deceased was founded 500 meters from her house along a footpath to a maize field around 17:00hrs. The ...

A 30 years old lecturer of Ukwimi Trades and Vocational Training Institute in Petauke District of Eastern Province has been arrested for defiling a 15 years old girl. Eastern Province Police Commissioner Alex Chilufya has confirmed that the name of the victim as Edina Mwanza and that the alleged defiler is Jabes Mushanga. Mr. Chilufya says Mr. Mushanga committed the ...

Manchester City’s hopes of a maiden Women’s Champions League final look slim after a home loss to holders Lyon in their semi-final first leg. The French side led on two minutes when City’s Carli Lloyd handled in the box and Saki Kumagai converted the penalty. Kosovare Asllani quickly slotted in the hosts’ equaliser but Dzsenifer Marozsan soon put Lyon deservedly ...