Hivos Southern Africa Regional Advocacy Officer For Sustainable Diets William Chilufya says his organization takes the recent directive by president lungu that there is need for Zambians to reduce dependence on mono cropping as a serious policy statement which can help addresses issues of climate change and food security. Mr. Chilufya says HIVOS therefore, welcomes the statement by the president ...

The Ruling Patriotic Front (PF) is convinced that it will emerge victorious in the parliamentary by-election. And Patriotic Front Secretary General Davis Mwila has urged party members to remain united as the party holds internal elections. Mr. Mwila has advised party members to remain united in good and difficult times. He explains that internal elections in the party are clear ...

Zambia is almost being tainted with a brand of buying counterfeit goods with some even going so far as to sell fake water to unknowing residents and organizations. Fairy Bottling Zambia Limited (FB), the producers of Aquasavana pure mineral water, Chief Executive Officer Dr. Mohamed Sahili has reported simuliya trading company, a Chinese company  for bottling ‘fake water with Aquasavana ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) says the united party for national development (UPND) Leader Hakainde Hichilema must apologize for accusing Janet Rogan of aiding the ruling patriotic front (PF) rig the 2016 elections. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza tells q news that it is unfair for the opposition leader to launch baseless attacks of the UN Resident Coordinator. Mr. ...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda has clarified that the political parties’ bill will not limit the number of time any candidate should contest presidential elections. Mr. Lubinda says the political party bill will ensure that there is intraparty democracy within political parties before their candidate should contest in presidential elections. And Mr. Lubinda has reaffirms governments commitment to refine the republican constitution ...

The Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) has expressed sadness by the allegation that a named pregnant woman was allowed by health practitioners in eastern province to give birth on the bin patch. Organization Senior Public Relations Officer Terry Musonda says the purported act by the health practitioners is an unethical and unprofessional. He explains to q-news that by letting the ...

Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe is in Ivory Coast to attend the African Development Bank [AFDB] high-level consultative meeting on accelerating Africa’s growth and development. During her tour of duty in Abidjan, the host town for the head office of the African development bank, Mrs. Mwanakatwe will attend a focus meeting on southern Africa which will be scrutinizing progress made by ...