The Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CiSCA) has advised government not to extend the threatened state of public emergency when the 90 days elapses. CISCA Chairperson Bishop John Mambo says it is not necessary for government to extend the period of the threatened state of emergency. He says the declared threatened state of public emergency has the potential to erode investor ...

Police in Las Vegas are responding to reports of an active shooter near the Mandalay Bay Hotel. At least one gunman is reported to have opened fire at a country music festival being held on the Las Vegas strip. Videos on social media show hundreds of people fleeing from the scene. The sound of what appears to be automatic gunfire ...

Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont says the Spanish region has won the right to statehood following a contentious referendum that was marred by violence. He said the door had been opened to a unilateral declaration of independence. Catalan officials later said 90% of those who voted backed independence in Sunday’s vote. The turnout was 42.3%. Spain’s constitutional court had banned the ...

Home Affairs Minister Steven Kampyongo says government is determined to bring sanity in Chibolya Compound with regards to drug abuse. Mr. Kampyongo says last week’s raid in Chibolya is one of the operations that the Ministry of Home Affairs will be conducting to ensure that there is law and order in Chibolya. Mr. Kampyongo says the ministry will ensure that ...

MMD youths have described the 2018 National Budget as a good document with an emphasis on diversification. Mr. Chiluba tells Q News that it is also interesting to hear that government will only borrow funds for priority projects. He says the youths are expectant that as the nation moves towards diversification, government should also ensure that there are a lot ...

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has been accused of being a toothless institution when it comes to fighting corruption. UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani says it is worrying that the ACC and the Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) are not working to the expectations of the people of Zambia. Mr. Mapani says these institutions must [rove their ...

  Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General says the authority is positive that it will exceed its revenue collection target for this year. Mr. Chanda has told QTV Business News that the authority is targeting a surplus in terms of revenue collection. He says there could be some challenges on the tax revenues, but that this does not distract the ...

Economic, Equity Party (EEP) President Chilufya Tayali has described the 2018 National Budget as a punishment to the poor. Mr. Tayali says this is because government has increased tax on a lot of items in the 2018 national budget. He says in as much as the taxing may appear to be microscopic, they are going to have a huge negative ...

Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya says the increase in the budgetary allocation to the health sector which has increased to about 9.5 percent of the total budget will result in the quality provision of health care. Dr. Chilufya says through the 2018 National Budget, the government will see the introduction of the innovative health care financing which will also result ...

Two men have become the first gay couple to marry in Germany, on the day gay marriage became legal there. Karl Kreile and Bodo Mende, a couple for 38 years, exchanged their vows at the town hall in Schöneberg, Berlin. Registry offices in several German cities were opening, unusually, on Sunday to allow couples to wed on the first day ...