Business and financial analyst Blessings Kafwanka has noted an improvement in macroeconomic fundamentals in 2017. Mr Kafwanka points out that the year 2017 has seen the drop in the rate of inflation while there has been stability in the exchange rate. He has also noted the Zambia Revenue Authority’s exceptional performance in terms of revenue mobilization through various initiatives such ...

Founders of Gospel Outreach Fellowship, commonly known as GO Centre, Pastor Helmut Reutter has encouraged the church to rise to the occasion and help in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Pastor Reutter has told QTV News that through the Chreso Ministries’ AIDS Relief which he started in 1994, he has been able to care and treat more than 40, 000 people. ...

The MMD Felix Mutati led faction has called on government to be proactive in addressing challenges in the implementation of the e-voucher system. National Secretary Raphael Nakachinda says if the government fails to adequately deal with challenges such as the activation of e-voucher cards, it will be risking the national food security. He has reminded government that the agriculture sector ...

Consumer Unit Trust Society (CUTS) International Zambia has challenged the government to tell the nation how the savings from the removal of subsidies have been used. CUTS International Zambia Coordinator Chenai Mukumba tells QTV News that since the removal of the subsidies on energy and other areas, the people have not seen the benefits of this move. Ms Mukumba says ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) is concerned that the government has not been able to present to Parliament key reforms aimed at strengthening the public finance management system. CSPR Executive Director Patrick Nshindano tells QTV News that while Parliament is expected to adjourn sine die this Friday, the Minister of Finance has not yet presented key reforms to ...

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has warned that playmaker Eden Hazard is yet to hit his peak at the Premier League club and backed the Belgian to become one of the best players in the world. Hazard has been instrumental in Chelsea’s success since joining the club in 2012, scoring twice in Chelsea’s 3-1 league win over Newcastle United on Saturday ...

United States Soccer Federation chief Sunil Gulati said on Monday he will not seek re-election next year as the fallout from the USA’s failure to qualify for the World Cup claimed another victim. Gulati told ESPN in an interview that he had decided not to enter the battle for the presidency of the USSF, which has seen several candidates enter ...

Sia makes it to Sydney gig late after travel woes and dicky tummy So we all assume tpop stars get smoothly transported in and out of big gigs. They don’t have to worry about the same logistical issues as the rest of us – right? Wrong. Aussie hit-maker Sia arrived late to a gig in Sydney on Saturday after severe ...

The director of the new Freddie Mercury biopic, Bohemian Rhapsody, has been fired due to “unreliable behaviour”. In a statement, Twentieth Century Fox said Bryan Singer was no longer the director of the film. A source told the BBC the main reason for the firing was “a pattern of unreliable behaviour on the set”. But Singer said his firing came ...

The US Supreme Court has ruled President Donald Trump’s travel ban on six mainly Muslim countries can go into full effect, pending legal challenges. The decision is a boost for Mr Trump’s policy against travellers from Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen. The ruling covers the third version of the directive that the president has issued since taking office. ...