Business and Financial Analyst Blessings Kafwanka has called on government to seriously work on broadening the tax base. And Mr Kafwanka says the 2018 national budget does not contain anything new, but is a continuation of the economic recovery programme embarked on by government in 2016. He says it was anticipated that the 2018 national budget was going to focus ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) has expressed displeasure with the 2018 budgetary allocation to the Education Sector. Finance Minister Felix Mutati announced during the budget presentation last Friday that government intends to spend K11.6 billion on education and skills development in 2018. But PROTUZ General Secretary Kangwa Musenga tells Q-News that the allocation is insufficient, considering the number ...

Patriotic Front (PF) Matero ward 28 councilor Aggie Chinyanta has embarked on youth empowerment programs to supplement government’s efforts in job creation. Ms. Chinyanta notes that while government has been striving to create job opportunities for the youth, such efforts might not be enough if young people do not engage in activities which will keep them busy. She tells Q-News ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has challenged President Edgar Lungu to set-up a commission of inquiry headed by the Chief Justice to follow the financial trail in procurement of 42 fire tenders to understand beneficiaries of the US$42 million. YALI president Andrew Nthewewe tells Q-News that it is quite obvious that the claimed purchase price of US$1 million per ...

A general strike threatens to bring large areas of Catalonia to a standstill, following the Spanish region’s disputed referendum. The strike was called by Catalan trade unions and associations due to “the grave violation of rights and freedoms” seen during Sunday’s ballot. Madrid had deemed the referendum illegal. However, more than 2.2m people reportedly voted in spite of this. But ...