The Spanish Senate is due to discuss a plan by the Madrid government to take over some of Catalonia’s autonomous powers, amid an escalating crisis over the region’s push for independence. Earlier this month Catalonia held a disputed referendum on the issue. The Senate is expected to pass the emergency measures, which include sacking the Catalan president. Meanwhile the regional ...

Water Aid Country Director Pamela Chisanga has observed the need to connect more Lusaka households to the sewer network to avoid the outbreak of diseases such as Cholera. Ms Chisanga tells QTV News that according to statistics at the Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company; only 14 percent of the entire population in Lusaka is connected to the sewer network, which ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) says it’s disturbed by General Education Minister Dennis Wanchinga’s indication that the over 500 teachers who were found with fake qualifications face dismissal. Dr. Dennis Wanchinga told parliament that the Ministry has instituted measures that will culminate into the dismissal of the over 500 quack teachers. But PROTUZ General Secretary Kangwa Musenga says ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) is concerned with the continued rivalry between Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili and Copperbelt Minister Bowman Lusambo. FODEP Executive Director Chimfwembe Mweenge says there is no law that restricts a Member of Parliament from visiting a constituency that is not his/her and that it is therefore not right for Mr Lusambo to declare ...

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) President Andyford Banda has proposed the holding of another referendum to adopt the Bill of Rights alongside the 2021 general election. Mr. Banda says this is considering that the government has no resources at the moment to undertake such an expensive exercise. He says it is only reasonable that stakeholders agree that this exercise be ...