Daily Archives: March 21, 2018

Deceased suspect named as Texas man

Police have not formally identified the suspect, but he has been named in US media as Mark Anthony Conditt, aged 23. exas Governor Greg Abbot told Fox News that he lived with two flatmates in Flugerville, about 20 miles south of Austin. He added the two flatmates have been talking to authorities, but were not suspected of any crimes. Mr ...

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Pharmaceutical imports worries Lungu

Picture by Alfred Mwansa

President Edgar Lungu is concerned that despite the presence of some companies in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, the country continues to import pharmaceutical products. Speaking at the commissioning of Kingphar Zambia Limited, a pharmaceutical manufacturing company located in the Lusaka East Multi Facility Economic Zone, President Lungu urged potential investors to take advantage of the multi facility zones facilitated by ...

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Court Bailiffs leap on football house, confiscates cameras

Court Bailiffs have pounced on Football house the secretariat for the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) grabbing assorted goods such as office furniture and stationary. A QTV News crew that rushed to the scene found bailiffs loading confiscated office equipment onto a truck. The bailiffs however, prevented journalists from filming the operation threatening them that doing so would be contemptuous. ...

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Kambwili Freed!

National Democratic Congress political Consultant Chishimba Kambwili who was detained by Police and Immigrations officers at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport upon arrival from South Africa has been freed. NDC National Security Chairperson Menyani Zulu has told Q-news that Mr. Kambwili was detained for close to three hours at the Airport. Mr. Zulu says the officers have advised Mr. Kambwili ...

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Speaker shields Chilanga seat vacancy ,reprimands Kambwili

Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has defended his decision to declare the Chilanga parliamentary seat vacant following the conviction of former area Member of Parliament Keith Mukata for murder. Dr Matibini has told Parliament that he was obliged by the Republican Constitution to write to the Electoral Commission of Zambia informing them of the vacancy in Chilanga. He ...

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Lusaka man kills his children before committing suicide

A 30-year old man of Lusaka’s Emmasdale area has killed himself and his two children by consuming a pesticide. In a statement released to Q-news, Police Assistant Public Relations Officer Godfrey Chilabi says Matero Police received a report of suspected murder and suicide after a worker at a named lodge in Matero Township reported that an unknown man aged between ...

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Zambia has made great strides in ending child marriage – Kalima

Government says the country has made gigantic strides in ending child marriage. Gender Minister Victoria Kalima says despite the strides made in eliminating early child marriage, there is need for everyone to ensure that children’s rights are not only protected, but that services that are needed are made available to allow them explore their potential. Speaking during the launch of ...

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Zambian embassy in US begins processing dual citizenship applications

The Zambian Embassy in Washington D.C has begun processing applications for Dual Citizenship for Zambians living in the United States of America. Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Ngosa Simbyakula made the announcement at the launch of the Association of Zambians in Dallas and Fort-Worth Texas. Dr. Simbyakula said the Embassy has received Bestowal of Citizenship application forms from Lusaka to ...

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Govt urged to delay reopening of CBU in view of wrangles

MMD Die-Hard National Youth Coordinator Gerald Chiluba has implored the government to consider suspending the reopening of the Copperbelt University (CBU) in order to facilitate for serious dialogue between the warring parties. Mr. Chiluba says there is need for President Edgar Lungu to quickly find modalities of solving the issues at CBU before the University can reopen. He says what ...

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Kambwili detained at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe airport

Police in Ndola this morning detained National Democratic Congress (NDC) political consultant Chishimba Kambwili upon arrival from South Africa where he had gone for specialist medical check-up. NDC National Chairperson for Security Menyani Zulu has confirmed the development to Q-news. Mr. Zulu says Mr. Kambwili is being held in one of the holding rooms at the Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe international ...

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