The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) is confident that the introduction of examinations before entry into tertiary education will help improve the quality of education. PROTUZ Secretary General Kangwa Musenga has told Q news that it is clear that some students fail to perform well in university or college because of using leakage at grade twelve level. Mr. Musenge ...

There has been no interest from any club in Real Madrid’s star player Cristiano Ronaldo, who has threatened to leave Spain after running into problems with tax authorities, according to club president Florentino Perez. “No one has sent us an offer for either Cristiano or anyone else,” Perez told Onda Cero radio station. “Ronaldo is a lot more powerful and ...

A youthful Germany side weathered a second-half fightback by Australia to open their Confederations Cup campaign with a 3-2 win over the Socceroos on Monday in Sochi. Goals by Lars Stindl and Leon Goretzka, either side of a penalty by Julian Draxler, saw Germany home to leave them second in Group B behind Chile, who they face in Kazan on ...

Zambia Cooperatives Federation Director General James Chirwa has encouraged farmers to take advantage and utilize the solar milling plants installed around the country in processing their maize into mealie meal for business. Mr. Chirwa told Q News that the ZCF is aware of reports that some of the installed milling plants are dormant and not helping the communities in anyway. ...

Soaring temperatures threaten efforts to bring a raging forest fire in Portugal under control, officials say. The week’s highest temperatures of around 38C (100F) are expected on Tuesday and together with windy conditions could reignite fires already quelled. Civil protection officials say although 70% of the fire is under control, what remains is a source “of great concern”. At least ...

The US student held in captivity for more than 15 months in North Korea has died a week after returning home. Otto Warmbier, 22, was serving 15 years hard labour, accused of attempting to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel. He was returned to the US last Tuesday, with North Korea saying it was on humanitarian grounds. North Korea ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has observed that it would be difficult for the Catholic Church in Zambia to play a mediatory role in any political dialogue. YALI President Andrew Nthewewe has told QTV News in an interview that the contradictory statements made by Catholic Bishops on the state of the nation are sending a strong signal that the ...

Some opposition political parties have charged that the failure by President Edgar Lungu to acknowledge and accept that there is political tension in the country will not help in defusing the tension. People’s Party President Mike Mulongoti has told QTV News in an interview that it is unthinkable for President Lungu to continue denying that there is no political tension ...