Kafue Member of Parliament Miriam Chonya has accused government of being selective in the distribution of national resources. She says government is only taking development to areas considered to be Patriotic Front (PF) strongholds. Ms Chonya says she has been lobbying for infrastructure development in her constituency but to no avail. She says President Edgar Lungu’s statement when he delivered ...

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba has called on Government to shelve the tabling the of Constitution Amendment Bill until some key processes that are on-going such as election petitions in the Constitutional Court, the Commission of inquiry on Political violence, and the dialogue on the land policy, among others, are concluded. Mr. Sinkamba says it will be premature and an ...

Police in Lusaka have arrested a Zimbabwean national who has been masquerading as a medical student on attachment at Lusaka’s Chipata First Level Hospital. In a statement, Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says Mac Xunga aged 27 of Kabangwe in Lusaka believed to be a Zimbabwean national was purporting to be a student medical doctor from UNZA’s Ridgeway Campus. He explains ...

Manchester City will face Liverpool in a mouthwatering all-English Champions League quarterfinal while Juventus have a chance to gain revenge on holders Real Madrid in a repeat of last year’s final. Surprise qualifiers Sevilla take on five-time European champions Bayern Munich while Lionel Messi’s Barcelona were paired with AS Roma in the draw made in Nyon on Friday. Jurgen Klopp’s ...

President Edgar Lungu has noted with great concern the deterioration of morals in the country. In his state of the nation address on the progress made in the application of national values and principles, President Lungu says this is evidenced by the high prevalence of teen pregnancies and early marriages. He says this is also evidenced by the growing trend ...

The Public Health Partnership Forum (PHPF) has called on the Ministries of Health and Local government and housing to consider stopping the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) 2018 football season from commencing this Saturday until all the stadia in which hosts matches are certified fit to host such competitions as a cholera prevention measure. Board Chairperson Brian Kabika says his ...

The Basic Education Teachers Union of Zambia (BETUZ) has observed that the country has continued grappling with a high pupil-teacher ratio. BETUZ Spokesperson Kabika Kakunta says this is despite the recent teacher recruitments. He notes the need for the government to fill the huge human resource gap that still remains in the education sector. Mr Kakunta tells Q-News that government ...

SOS Children’s Village Zambia National Director Joseph Munsanje says the introduction of the National Health Insurance Scheme is a burden to those in the formal sector. Mr. Munsanje has told Q-News that this is because those in the formal sector are already subjected to high taxation. He notes the need to instead create a pro-poor Health Insurance Scheme that will allow ...

The Bus and Taxi Owners Association of Zambia has called on government to seriously consider addressing the issue of pirate taxis in the country following the spate of killings that have rocked some parts of the country. Association Chairperson Justine Chabala says it is difficult for people to refrain from boarding pirate taxis; therefore it is incumbent upon government to ...

UN Resident Coordinator Janet Rogan has disclosed that close to US$7 million has been secured from the Central Emergency Relief Fund in New York to facilitate for the opening of the Mantapala settlement Centre in Luapula province for refugees entering Zambia from the DRC. Ms. Rogan has told Q-News that progress towards the opening of the Mantapala Settlement Centre has since been ...