Green Party President Peter Sinkamba has given government a seven day notice to release the report on the major acid mist pollution incidence that occurred in Mufulira’s Butondo Township in February 2012, emitted from Mopani Copper Mines Heap Leach Plant situated close to the Township. The Green Party Leader is also urging the government to facilitate the compensation of the affected people according to ...

Transport and Communication Minister Brian Mushimba has reaffirmed government’s commitment to equitably spread infrastructure development across the country. Engineer Mushimba says this will be done through the construction of roads, schools, hospitals, and administrative offices in order to create an enabling environment for conducting business. Speaking during the launch of the Zamtel kwacha at east park shopping mall in Lusaka, ...

The Zambia National Commercial Bank (ZANACO) has announced that it is increasing lending by a further 300 million Kwacha to the productive sectors of the economy. This follows a recent positive announcement by the bank of Zambia lowering the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) from 14 percent to 12.5 percent and reducing the percentage of deposits banks are required to hold ...

Patriotic Front PF National Youth and Security Chairperson Stephen Kampyongo says former Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Chishimba Kambwili is the most indisciplined Member of the PF Central Committee. Mr. Kampyongo, who is also Minister of Home Affairs, has told journalists that contrary to his rantings, Mr. Kambwili is the one who is indisciplined as he has been daring the ...

Irate Choma residents in Batoka area last night set ablaze a police station accusing the police of failing to fight crime in the area. The irate residents are believed to have blocked traffic around Batoka area claiming that the police were quick to arrest political opponents but were doing nothing in controlling crime in the country which was rampant. Some ...

The last two quarterfinals at the Fifa U-20 World Cup Korea Republic on Monday saw Italy prevail in a thriller and England edge a very tight game to set up an all-European semifinal. Unusually for a country with their footballing pedigree, Gli Azzurrini will be taking their place in the last four of the competition for the very first time, ...

The ruling Patriotic Front says Zambia has not lost its democratic credentials following the incarceration of the opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya has told Q NEWS that the country has continued thriving on democracy, and multipartism, adding that it cannot be derailed by the incarceration of one politician. And Mr. Bwalya has dismissed assertions by ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has advised Members of Parliament not to turn parliament into a boxing ring as witnessed in the previous session as the house reopens next week. FODEP Executive Director Mweenge Chimfwembe says parliament is an institution that defends human rights, hence the need for parliamentarians to put the interest of people first. He says the ...

Political Analyst Dr. Alex Ng’oma has cautioned the opposition UPND against treating the absence of their vice president for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba lightly at a time their leader Hakainde Hichilema remains incarcerated. Dr. Ng’oma has urged the opposition United Party for National Development to handle the absence of their vice president with great concern. Dr. Ng’oma has questioned Mr. Mwamba’s ...

Islamist militants who have overrun parts of the Philippine city of Marawi have prepared for a long siege, officials said. Security forces have been trying to flush out the gunmen since they attacked the city two weeks ago. The militants are hiding in tunnels and basements with stockpiles of food and weapons, military officials said. The conflict has killed at ...