The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the ruling Patriotic Front of positioning cadres at Prime Television studios where it’s Political Consultant Chishimba Kambwili was scheduled to feature on a live program last night. NDC Spokesperson Eric Chanda has told QTV News that the PF hired three big buses to deploy their cadres at Prime TV with the intention to ...

Over 4, 612 students have been awarded scholarships for the 2018/2019 academic year across all the Technical Education, Vocational Training and Entrepreneurship Training (TEVET) institutions in the country. Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu Luo says of the 4, 612 students, about 1,447 are female representing 31 percent, while 3, 165 are male. Professor Luo has told journalists in Lusaka that ...

Chelsea captain Gary Cahill has insisted that he and his fellow players have “no idea” about Antonio Conte’s future at the Premier League champions as they prepare to take on Bournemouth on Wednesday. The Italian led the Blues to last season’s league title in his first season in charge, but he has been surrounded by speculation since the summer, with ...

Rapper Nelly sexually assaulted a fan after an Essex gig then threatened “I will find you”, a US lawsuit claims. The unnamed woman is said to have been forced into a sex act in Southend last month, according to a separate rape allegation filed in the US. The papers cite the alleged incident, and another in London in 2016, as ...

The director of the CIA expects that Russia will target the US mid-term elections later this year. Mike Pompeo told the BBC there had been no significant diminishing of Russian attempts at subversion in Europe and the US. He also said North Korea may have the ability to strike the US with nuclear missiles “in a handful of months”. The ...

Governance Activist David Kapoma has called on government to tell the nation how much money it has received through donations towards containing the Cholera outbreak. Mr. Kapoma says for the sake of transparency, it is imperative that the government tells the nation how much it has received, how much has been used so far and how much is remaining. He ...

The Zambia Police Service has warned people vandalizing water tanks installed in communities by government to supply clean water in the wake of the outbreak of cholera of stern action. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says they have started receiving reports of vandalism of the water facilities. Ms Katongo says the Police Command has since instructed all Police Officers to extend ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has advised the government to ensure it starts preparing for the 2018/2019 farming season early to avoiding some of the challenges encountered during this farming season. CSPR Executive Director Patrick Nshindano recommends that as a way of allowing farmers to prepare well for the next farming season, it is imperative that activation of ...

The Zambia council for social development (ZCSD) says transport and communications minister Brian Mushimba’s intention to take to parliament bills aimed at regulating social media, is a choke on freedom of expression. The three bills that will be taken to parliament are the Data Protection Bill, Cyber Security Bill and the E-commerce Bill. But ZCSD Executive Director Lewis Mwape has ...

Advocacy against Child Abuse and Gender Based Violence Executive Director Bellion Chola believes the move by the Teaching Service Commission to distribute breathalysers in schools as a measure to curb drunkenness among teachers will bring sanity in the teaching fraternity. Mr. Chola says his organization has noted with concern reports that some teachers report for work drunk. He says such ...