The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction in Eastern Province has welcomed the decision by the Provincial Administration to conduct a performance Audit of all agriculture extension officers in Eastern province and produce a report within 14 days. CSPR Eastern Province Coordinator Maxson Nkhoma tells Q-News that the move by the provincial permanent secretary to instruct the provincial agriculture coordinator to ...

Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of being in possession of properties reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime. And Lusaka Magistrate Mwaka Mikalile has granted Mr Kambwili a K10,000 bail with two sureties. Mr Kambwili has also been asked to surrender his passport to the court. This was after the state objected ...

GOtv Zambia Limited has expressed delight at being awarded a network license as Zambia’s private signal distributor by the Zambia Information and Communications Authority (ZICTA). GOtv Zambia Limited Managing Director Ngoza Kasunga Matakala says the network license will allow GOtv Zambia to continue the existing network services to the content company GOtv Broadcasting thus providing great digital entertainment which contributes ...

Revivals of much-loved TV series can be hit and miss. And Roseanne has been welcomed back by critics – but they say it doesn’t quite match the original. Many of the sitcom’s stars are back 21 years on, including Roseanne Barr and John Goodman as Roseanne’s husband Dan. The New York Times said the show was still “feisty and funny” ...

England manager Gareth Southgate questioned the use of the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system after it denied his side a sixth successive clean sheet and a notable victory over Italy on Tuesday. The World Cup-bound hosts looked comfortable against the four-times world champions after Jamie Vardy’s 26th-minute goal had brought a sizeable Wembley crowd to life. But instead of the ...

Two white officers who shot and killed a Louisiana black man in 2016 will not face criminal charges, officials say. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said the officers acted reasonably under “existing law and were justified in their use of force”. Video footage appearing to show the officers holding down Alton Sterling, 37, as one fired his gun, sparked days ...

After days of speculation, it has been confirmed that North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un has visited China. The visit, confirmed by China and North Korea, was Mr Kim’s first known foreign trip since taking office in 2011. Mr Kim held “successful talks” with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. China is North Korea’s main economic ...

Finance Minister Margret Mwanakatwe has disclosed that government has so far released k167 million to pay 494 retirees money owed to them. Mrs. Mwanakatwe says the delay in paying retired public service workers their terminal benefits has been due to challenges faced on fiscal fronts leading to low revenue collection. She has disclosed that government has also released a total ...

Zambia Youths Association in the Fight against Corruption (ZYAFAC) has asked the speaker of the national assembly to consider dismissing the impeachment motion filed by the UPND. ZYAFAC Executive Director Maurice Malambo says this is because President Edgar Lungu has not committed any impeachable offense as claimed by the movers of the motion. He says it is for this reason ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) Leader Hakainde Hichilema says his members of parliament could have reconsidered their decision to move the impeachment motion against President Edgar Lungu if the dialogue process was brought up immediately after the 2016 elections. He says the motion is not meant to distort the dialogue process, but an effort to restore human rights, liberties ...