President Edgar Lungu has expressed profound sadness at the demise of Zambia’s acclaimed medical icon Professor Chifumbe Chintu who passed away at the age of 79 yesterday, 4th May, 2017 at 19:35 hours. In a message of condolences to the Chintu family, the President highly extolled Professor Chintu for his unequalled loyalty and distinguished service to the medical profession not ...

The State has conceded to the submission by lawyers representing UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema that the treason case before the Lusaka Magistrate Court raises constitutional issues. When the matter came up today for continued submissions before Magistrate David Simuusamba, the State submitted that the constitutional questions raised by the defence team were not vexatious. The State has however, argued that ...

UNDER-20 national soccer team Coach Beston Chambeshi has named his final 21-member squad for the FIFA U-20 World Cup to be hosted by South Korea starting later this month. FAZ Communications Manager Desmond Katongo says the team will this evening be heading to Spain for a training camp. He says the team leaves today for Spain at 21:25 hours aboard ...

Power utility company ZESCO says it will this year alone purchase power from independent power producers costing US$502 million Zesco Managing Director Victor Mundende disclosed this in Lusaka during the official opening of the public hearing by the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) on ZESCO’s application to hike electricity tariffs by 75 percent. Mr. Mundende says the high cost of power ...

Brad Pitt has chosen the pages (and website) of a glossy magazine to give his first interview since splitting from Angelina Jolie amid accusations he’d hit their teenage son. It was a calculated attempt to rehabilitate his image – and it seems to have worked. It’s seven months since Brangelina broke apart against the backdrop of reports of a physical ...

President Donald Trump has declared Obamacare “dead” after the Republican healthcare bill was narrowly passed by the lower chamber of Congress. The 217-213 vote marked his first legislative victory and goes some way to keeping a key campaign promise to roll back his predecessor’s law. Democrats say the American Health Care Act will leave millions uninsured. The bill now heads ...

The Zambia Center for Social Development (ZCSD) has expressed concern that retirement in National Interest has become inherent in the government systems. ZCSD Executive Director Lewis Mwape tells QTV News that Civil Servants are now working in fear, and that some may be tempted to change names if their names are putting them at risk of being retired in National ...

People’s Party president Mike Mulongoti has advised the ruling Patriotic Front not to take the Zambian people for granted. Mr. Mulongoti says it is unfortunate to see how government is treating its own people when it comes to land allocation for development. He says government should ensure that it prioritizes Zambian citizens when it comes to land issues. Mr Mulongoti ...

Chief Chimbuka of the Bemba speaking people of Chinsali district says Chiefs in southern province should stop asking President Edgar Lungu to intervene in UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema’s treason case. Chief Chimbuka has told Q News in a walk-interview that that it is uncalled for the Tonga Chiefs to continue asking the head of state to intervene in a matter ...

Health Minister Dr Chitalu Chilufya says his Ministry will not issue any license for the cultivation and use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Dr Chilufya has told Q news that as the licensing authority; his ministry is not ready to issue any license as currently the end to end encryption for marijuana from cultivation to processing for its medicinal value ...