PARLIAMENT will next week on Tuesday, 11th July debate the motion on the declaration of threatened state of public emergency by President Edgar Lungu. Vice President Inonge Wina has disclosed this when she indicated business the house will consider next week. And Ms Wina says the powers invoked by President Edgar Lungu will be outlined once Parliament has approved ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) has attributed the high rate of absenteeism during examinations by grades nine and seven pupils in the country to a number of factors including early marriage. According to Examination Council of Zambia statistics, 62,294 Grade Nine pupils absented themselves from exams in 2015, while 39,160 Grade Seven pupils did not sit for their ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has observed that the country lacks legal frameworks to hold government officials accountable for failing to execute government projects which are given huge chunks of budgetary allocations. CSPR Resource governance coordinator Tommy Singongi tells QTV news that there is need to enhance the county’s legal framework especially on laws that enforce punitive measures ...

Coach Mumamba Numba insists “nothing can stop” Zanaco of Zambia reaching the CAF Champions League quarterfinals this weekend when they tackle Wydad Casablanca in Morocco. The Lusaka-based outfit top hotly-contested Group D, two points ahead of former champions Wydad and three in front of record eight-time title-holders Al Ahly of Egypt with one round left. But despite being in front, ...

US President Donald Trump is to have his first face-to-face encounter with Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin, at a G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany. They have both said they want to repair ties damaged by the crises in Syria and Ukraine, as well as Russia’s alleged meddling in the US election. Clashes with G20 protesters have left 76 police officers injured. ...

The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) says had President Edgar Lungu recognized and acknowledged that there was political tension in the country; the situation could have been diffused in time. NAREP Spokesperson Bwalya Nondo has told QTV News in an interview that his party even wrote letters to President Lungu and the UPND asking the two parties to come to ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has advised stakeholders making submissions towards the 2018 national budget to first identify their key areas of interest and understand the budgeting process before making submissions. Speaking during a media capacity building workshop on budget and policy analysis, jointly organized by CSPR, USAID and Counterpart International, CSPR Executive Director Patrick Nshindano says it ...

Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya says his ministry has no intention of issuing any license to allow the cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes. Dr. Chitalu has told parliament in a ministerial statement that following a statement issued earlier this year by Home Affairs Minister Steven Kampyongo that the law provides for the cultivation of marijuana for medicinal purposes, his ...

Finance Minister Felix Mutati is optimistic that the country’s economy will remain resilient even with the security measures announced by President Edgar Lungu. Mr. Mutati told journalists that the proclamation by President Lungu yesterday was made in pursuit that the country continues to protect the lives and well being of the people as a basis to grow the economy and ...

The US government says positive dialogue is the solution to the current political difficulties Zambia is facing. Speaking during the commemoration of the American National day which falls on 4th July in Lusaka today, outgoing US Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz says US regrets the divide that has emerged among Zambians and the way it has affected international perceptions of ...