Political analyst Alex Ng’oma has observed that nothing new is coming out of the Commission of inquiry into voting patterns and electoral violence. Dr. Ng’oma tells Q-News that everything that is coming out of the Commission’s sittings is something the majority of Zambians already know. He has also noted that the commission has taken long in conducting its investigations. Dr ...

Southern African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says all stakeholders should be involved in the debate on the proposal to limit the numbers of times a person can be a presidential candidate in elections. Mr. Cheembe says it is important that this debate is conducted in a constructive manner that will allow all ...

Vice President Inonge Wina has called on traditional leaders to take a leading role in resolving chiefdom succession disputes instead of rushing to courts. Responding to calls by some headmen of rufunsa in chief bundabunda’s area, who wanted government to help them chose a successor to their chief patrick chakashi who died four years ago. Speaking on behalf of the ...

Republican vice president Inonge Wina says government is concerned with the continued high rate of illegal harvesting and trade in valuable tree species. The latest integrated land use assessment report has indicated that Zambia is losing 276,021 hectraes of forests per year due to illegal harvesting and cutting down of various tree species. Speaking when she launched the national tree ...

Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya says Provincial Agricultural Coordinators and District Agricultural Coordinators who have failed to perform their duties in the implementation of the E-voucher system will be dismissed. And Ms Siliya has assured the nation that the money meant for the e-voucher system will be released by September 2018 for effective implementation of the e-voucher system for the 2018/2019 ...

Economic and Equity party president Chilufya Tayali has staged a lone protest in Lusaka calling for the reopening of the University of Zambia and Copperbelt University. Mr Tayali who was clad in a green work suit used a megaphone to call for the reopening of the two institutions during his protest which started from East Park shopping mall to the ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says striking the right balance between debt contraction and investment is one of the most critical economic challenges facing African countries including Zambia. Speaking in Lusaka during the Africa Fiscal Forum under the theme “Fiscal Policy in an Evolving World”, IMF African Department deputy Director, Roger Nord has also observed that debt levels in many ...

Government says it has commenced discussions on a nuclear energy development programme that will result in generation of about two Giga Watts of electricity. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary for International Relations and Cooperation, Chalwe Lombe says the programme will take approximately 15 years. Speaking when he held talks with Toshiba General Manager for Government and External Relations, Yoshita ...

“I’ve made a decision tonight that this is going to be the last show,” said Elton John, announcing his retirement from touring. That wasn’t him announcing his farewell tour a couple of weeks ago – that was in 1977. Farewell doesn’t always mean goodbye, as fans who have been to “farewell” gigs by rock and pop legends over the years, ...

North Korea is set to hold its 70th anniversary military parade, a day ahead of the Winter Olympics in South Korea. The annual parade, marking the founding of its army, is usually held in April but was moved to 8 February this year. Ahead of the parade, Korean Central Television is showing video archive of previous leaders, the local landscape ...