Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure Development Permanent Secretary Charles Mushota says Government has collected a total of about K1.9 billion (K1, 901, 866,000) from toll fees since the project started in 2013. Eng. Mushota says in 2017 alone Government raised K667, 658, 000 from toll fees recording a 98 percent achievement against a projected annual budget of K682 Million. The ...

Police in Kanyama have fought running battles with people who are rioting and demanding that they should be allowed back on the streets to sell their goods. Earlier, the residents rioted after security forces operating in the area attempted to close an illegal market near Total filling station in the implementation of SI No.79, in the wake of a Cholera ...

The Zambia National team has set up camp at the Adam Park Hotel in Marrakech Morocco. FAZ vice president Rix Mweemba is leading the entourage that took a two and half hour drive from Casablanca upon arrival from Dubai at 12:10 hours (14:10 hours Zambian time). The Chipolopolo boys will now focus on preparing for their opening match against Uganda ...

US President Donald Trump has reportedly lashed out at immigrants in a foul-mouthed Oval Office outburst. “Why are we having all these people from shithole countries come here?” Mr Trump told lawmakers on Thursday, according to the Washington Post. The remark was reportedly in reference to people from Haiti, El Salvador and African countries. The White House did not deny ...

The Economic and Equity Party (EEP) leader Chilufya Tayali claims that United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema wants to kill him. Mr. Tayali tells Q News that Mr. Hichilema has taken the case against him to Livingstone for his cadres to clobber and kill him. Mr. Tayali says he does not understand why Mr. Hichilema had to ...

Movement for National Transformation (MNT) President Daniel Shimunza says he will not relent in ensuring that Zambia becomes a First world inclusive advanced nation not middle income nation. Mr. Shimunza says Zambians are now at a strategic inflection point, and t-junction to decide whether they continue with politics as usual and remain a third world nation, or become a first ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Political Consultant Chishimba Kambwili has condemned government for removing street vendors in Lusaka’s central business district amid fears of the cholera spread. Mr. Kambwili says he has been to many countries which allow street vending and their streets are always clean. He says the cholera outbreak in Lusaka and some parts of the country is as ...

Political Scientist Dr. Alex Ng’oma has urged political parties in the country to avoid making political mileage out of a disaster. Dr. Ng’oma says the case in point is the issue of Cholera which some politicians are politicizing, saying these are national matters that need concerted efforts. He says whenever a nation is confronted with a tragedy like Zambia at ...

Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) Commissioner General Kingsley Chanda says the authority’s target for revenue collection in 2018 is K44.7 billion which is a K7.1 billion or 18.7 percent higher than the 2017 target of K37.6 billion. Mr. Chanda has told Journalists that the K7.1 billion difference between 2017 and 2018 targets is composed of tax policy measures as pronounced by ...