Electoral Expert Macdonald Chipenzi says 2017 has been characterized by democratic ills as evidenced from abuses against the opposition. Mr. Chipenzi says the country witnessed mass arrest of opponents, political asylum seekers, political refugees which has never happened in the last 20 years. He has attributed this due to the delay in resolving electoral disputes. And Mr. Chipenzi has called ...

The Movement for National Transformation (MNT) has complained to the ministry of home affairs through the registrar of societies’ office that the patriotic front government has stolen its ideas from its constitution. Party President Daniel Shimunza says elated to note that his political party has very strong, compelling, and advanced first world nation ideolofocal standpoint. Mr. shimunza says since the ...

Catalonia’s ousted separatist leader, Carles Puigdemont, has declared that the Spanish state has been defeated in a snap regional election. Speaking in Brussels where he is in self-imposed exile, Mr Puigdemont hailed the result as a victory for the “Catalan republic”. Separatist parties will hold a slim, reduced, majority in the new assembly. However the Citizens party, which wants Catalonia ...

The Zambia national football team has improved its position on the latest Fifa rankings published on Thursday, rising by a single place to its highest position this year, to end 2017 in 74th position globally, 15th in Africa and as the highest ranked team from the Cosafa region. Zambia started the year ranked 88th globally but fell to 99th position ...

The ruling Patriotic Front has cautioned National Democratic Congress (NDC) officials to desist from politics of provocation and character assassination. PF Media Director Sunday Chanda is cautioning NDC Political Consultant Chishimba Kambwili and the opposition in general to engage in politics devoid of character assassination, hate speech and inciting one tribe or one party against another if the country is ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) says the cancelation of 80% of Zambia’s debt by Brazil will provide relief to the treasury to invest in key sectors of Zambia’s economy. Brazil and Zambia last week signed a US$ 90.7 million debt write-off. Before the debt write-off was executed, Zambia owed the South American economic giant a consolidated amount of ...

The opposition UPND has advised the government to start working out modalities of importing maize from neighboring countries in anticipation of poor maize yields next year. UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction and Development Moono Mapani says this is in view of the chaotic implementation of the e-voucher coupled with the outbreak of the fall army worms in certain parts of ...

Charles Banda Tourism and Arts Minister Charles Banda says his Ministry has performed according to expectation in 2017, and could do even better in 2018. Speaking at a function dubbed Meet the Minister and Permanent Secretary for Tourism and Arts Staff in Lusaka, the Minister said the prowess of the Ministry is undoubted especially that the 2018 budget is in ...

The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) says it has from January to date approved investment projects worth over 12 billion United States dollars. And ZEMA approved 61 investment projects in November worth over US$223 million. ZEMA acting corporate affairs manager Alexander Museshyo has told Q-News that the Environmental Assessments Committee at its 16th ordinary meeting held on 30th November, 2017, ...

The Swedish Government through Swedish International Development Cooperation (SIDA) has donated 25 basic support ambulances worthy thirteen million,one hundred and twenty five thousand kwacha (K13, 125, 000) to the Zambia government. The ambulances will be used for maternal health, new born child health, adolescent health and nutrition. Speaking he received the ambulances, Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya said the donation ...