Police in Lusaka have formally arrested and charged the man of Lusaka’s Meanwood Ibex Hill who was shot dead his girlfriend following an argument. In a statement, Police Acting Spokesperson Danny Mwale says Shinka Kaputo aged 34 of unknown house number in Meanwood Ibex Hill has been charged with murder contrary to section 200 of the Penal Code Cap 87 ...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda says the 90-days declaration of the threatened state of public emergency which has been in force since 11th July will expire at midnight tonight. In a ministerial statement to parliament, Mr Lubinda says the effect of the expiration of the period relating to threatened state of public emergency is that the application of the preservation of ...

Spain’s prime minister has put Catalonia on notice that it could impose direct rule on the region. Mariano Rajoy said his government had asked the regional government to clarify whether or not it had declared independence. The move is the first step towards suspending Catalonia’s autonomy under the constitution. Catalan leaders signed a declaration of independence on Tuesday but halted ...

More than 150 people are missing in wildfires that have ravaged northern California’s wine region, police say. At least 17 people are now confirmed dead and more than 2,000 buildings have been destroyed by the fires which broke out on Sunday. Eleven of the deaths have been in Sonoma County. One of the worst affected towns there is Santa Rosa, ...

The National Union for Small-scale Farmers of Zambia (NUSFAZ) has advised farmers to prepare adequately in view of the projection of another outbreak of army worms during the forthcoming farming season. The union has also called on government to start preparing to combat the possible outbreak of the perilous army worms. Union General Secretary Dr. Frank Kayula has told QTV ...

Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba says government needs about US$60 million for the modernization of Mpulungu Port for it to service the Great Lakes region effectively. Mr Mushimba said this in Lusaka when he briefed journalists ahead of the 2017 Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA) Conference that will be held in Livingston from 22nd to ...

Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Kampamba Mulenga has challenged Members of Parliament to help promote talent in the film industry in their constituencies. Speaking during the launch of a movie entitled “The Last Homily” produced by Minister of Water, Sanitation and Environmental Protection, who is also Matero Member of Parliament Lloyd Kazhiya, featuring mainly young people from his constituency, Ms ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern with the pace at which public debt, especially external debt, has increased and now put Zambia at risk of debt distress. In a statement at the conclusion of the Article IV consultation with Zambia, the IMF Executive board has, however, commended the progress made in developing a medium-term ...

The Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) is saddened by the drastic reduction in the budgetary allocation to the education sector since 2015. Coalition Board Chairperson Kabika Kakunta tells Q-News that the proposed K11.6 billion towards the education sector and skills development in the 2018 national budget translates into 16.1 percent of the total national budget, signifying a sustained reduction since ...

The Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CiSCA) has reminded the government that the Zambian people are still waiting for a workable roadmap to adopt the remaining part of the constitution, the Bill of Rights. CiSCA Chairperson Bishop John Mambo tells QTV News that it is worrying that the government has opted to go quite on this matter. He says the excuse ...