The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has observed that despite Zambia recording some positives in economic fundamentals, the country is still under fiscal stress. CSRP Executive Director Patrick Nshindano tells QTV News that this could be the reason why the International Monetary Fund has rejected Zambia’s latest borrowing plans. Mr. Nshindano says it is very clear that the fund ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has called on the government to review all pieces of legislation that are a source of political conflict in the country. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe tells QTV News that these pieces of legislation include the colonial Public Order Act that has brought about antagonism amongst political players in ...

Transport and Communications Minister Brian Mushimba says government is considering moving the deadline for public service buses to have seat belts from January 2019 to January 2022. Mr. Mushimba says this is because discussions on having all buses fitted with seat belts have been very slow and are being met with challenges. He explains that one of the challenges is ...

Liverpool’s top scorer Mohamed Salah has credited manager Jurgen Klopp’s tactics for his prolific form, saying a change in his playing position has helped him score more goals. Salah has netted 30 goals in 36 matches across all competitions in his debut season at Liverpool, and is the league’s second highest goalscorer with 22 goals to his name, one fewer ...

A king will rise … to box office glory! According to Variety, Monday estimates show that Black Panther is set to make a whopping $235 million over its four-day holiday weekend debut, smashing the record for the biggest President’s Day weekend earnings. The number surpasses the $152 million made by Deadpool during the same weekend in 2016 — and the $100 – $200 million which the movie ...

A Bangkok court has awarded paternity rights to a Japanese man over 13 babies he fathered through Thai surrogate mothers. The ruling allows Mitsutoki Shigeta, 28, to pursue custody of the children. The son of a wealthy entrepreneur, he caused controversy in 2014 when he was revealed to have fathered 16 babies via surrogates in Thailand. His so-called “baby factory” ...

Bombardments by Syrian government forces have killed dozens of civilians in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area outside Damascus, activists say. At least 77 civilians, including 20 children, were killed in air strikes and rocket fire on Monday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The army is believed to be preparing a ground offensive. Urging a halt to the bombardment, ...