Sacked US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has warned of Russia’s “troubling behaviour and actions” in a parting statement after being fired by President Donald Trump. He pointedly failed to thank Mr Trump or praise his policies. The former ExxonMobil chief had a series of public rifts with the White House after being appointed last year. Mr Trump officially fired ...

World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. He died peacefully at his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday, his family said. The Briton was known for his work with black holes and relativity, and wrote several popular science books including A Brief History of Time. At the age of 22 Prof Hawking ...

The Foundation Democratic Process (FODEP) has advised electorates in areas where by-elections are pending to reject imposed candidates by political parties. FODEP Executive Director Mweenge Chimfwembe says political parties should learn from what happened in the 2016 elections where the people rejected candidates imposed on them and opted to vote for their preferred candidates who stood as independents. He says ...

The National Restoration Party (NAREP) has challenged President Edgar Lungu to dissolve Parliament and call for early elections. NAREP secretary general Ezra Ngulube says it is very clear that the Patriotic Front has embarked on campaigns in various parts of the country while the opposition political parties are being stopped from doing so. He states that the putting up billboards ...

Evangelical Youth Alliance International Executive Director Moses Lungu says there is need for the impending political dialogue to be inclusive of all stakeholders for it to be successful. Reverend Lungu says his organization has noted that the conveners of the dialogue process are only focusing on the ruling Patriotic Front and the opposition UPND. He says the problems facing the ...

Minister in the office of the Vice President Silvia Chalikosa says the distribution of branded exercise books bearing President Edgar Lungu’s portrait and the PF logo is not a political campaign TOOL. Responding to a question in parliament by Independent Chipili Member of Parliament Jewis Chabi, who wanted to know why the Government has allowed the PF to distribute to ...

Action Aid Zambia has observed that the Patriotic Front government has DEPARTED FROM its pro-poor agenda by chocking Zambians with so many taxes. Action Aid Executive Director Nalucha Ziba says government’s robust taxation system has centered more on the formal sector instead of lucrative industries with sufficient revenue. She explains that the formal sector which only accounts for 20 percent ...

The Barotse Royal Establishment has announced that this year’s Kuomboka ceremony will be held on 7th April. Ngambela Nyambe Mwenda says the programme for the ceremony will run up to 10th April with a series of activities. Meanwhile concerned citizen William Harrington has advised organizers of this year’s Kuomboka ceremony of the Lozi speaking people to ensure this year’s ceremony ...

Police recorded a total of three hundred and three (303) road traffic accidents during the just ended long weekend in which eleven people died. In a statement, Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says sixteen were serious road traffic accidents in which 59 people were seriously injured, while 46 were slight accidents in which 55 people were slightly injured. Ms Katongo says ...

University of Zambia (UNZA) students have lamented management’s decision to ban squatting without providing an alternative to the accommodation challenges at the institution. The institution has reopened after over six months of closure. A check at the institution by a QTV News crew found a fair number of students had returned, but most complained over the lack accommodation. Some students ...