The ministry of national development planning alongside ministry of lands and natural resources has launched a more than 32 million us dollar World Bank supported program dubbed the Zambia integrated forest landscape program (ZIFL). National development planning, minister Alexander Chiteme says  the launch of the program is scheduled to run for an initial 5 year to build capacity and improve ...

The Lusaka City Council has extended the deadline for shop owners in the Central Business District to paint their shops to 28th February, 2018. LCC Acting Public Relations Manager Brenda Katongola has told QTV News that the deadline had initially elapsed on 25th January. Ms. Katongola says shop owners whose shops have not yet been painted should ensure they are ...

Zambian DNA Spokesperson Spuki Mulemwa says Cabinet Ministers affected in the recent reshuffle should be given chance and time to perform their ministerial duties without disturbance. Mr. Mulemwa says the people saying the reshuffles will not bring any change in government should give the ministers the chance to prove themselves. He says President Lungu knows what is good for the ...

Operation Young Vote (OYV) Executive Director Guess Nyirenda says he’s shocked and disappointed that Higher Education Minister Professor Nkandu Luo survived the recent Cabinet reshuffle by President Edgar Lungu. Mr Nyirenda has told Q-News that it is not a secret that Professor Luo has lamentably failed to manage her ministry to the expectations of the people of Zambia. He says ...

Pressure is mounting on the FBI over the agency’s failure to act on a tip that Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz might carry out an attack. Florida Governor Rick Scott said the agency’s director must resign, while Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered a review, lamenting FBI “failures”. Some of those close to the 17 victims of Wednesday’s shooting also ...

Thirteen Russians have been charged with interfering in the US 2016 election, in a major development in the FBI investigation. Three of those named have also been accused of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five have been accused of aggravated identity theft. The charges were made by Special Counsel Robert Mueller, who is investigating alleged Russian meddling. Three Russian ...

LUAPULA province Minister Nickson Chilangwa says government is in the process of procuring various equipment aimed at revamping and boosting Kawambwa Tea Company which is being operated by ZAFICCO. In 2016 government repossessed Kawambwa Tea Company due to the failure by the Zimbabwean investor who had bought the company to operate it for several years, who later abandoned the company. ...

The opposition Movement for National Transformation (MNT) says there is need to develop a comprehensive inward-looking macro-economic policy plan that will shift Zambia from being dependent on foreign aid, to finding domestic solutions through aggressive industrialization and economic growth. MNT Leader Daniel Shimunza tells QTV News that in order for the people of Zambia to benefit, there is also need ...