The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has destroyed 696 bricks of smuggled cigarettes worth K42, 723. ZRA Corporate and Communications Manager Topsy Sikalinda in a statement says this is in line with the provisions of the customs and excise Act chapter 322, sections 204 (1) (b). Mr. Sikalinda says the authority will ensure that smuggling is brought to an end at ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has appealed to all road users to exercise maximum patience and observe all road traffic regulations ahead of the Kuomboka ceremony in Mongu this Saturday, 28th April. RTSA Deputy Director in-charge of Road Safety Gladwell Banda has advised road users to be cautious on the road bearing in mind the diverse range of ...

Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary budget and economic affairs Emmanuel Pamu says government wants insurance companies to contribute a lot more to the economic development agenda of the nation with considerable contribution towards the treasury. Dr. Pamu says now that government has made strides in stabilizing the inflation rate, maintaining a stable exchange regime and reducing interest rates, government sees ...

Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has pledged government’s full commitment towards prioritizing nutrition programs because of its impact on human development. Speaking when officially closed the 2018 National Nutrition Summit in Lusaka, Dr. Chilufya says nutrition is pivotal to human development as well as productivity of any given country. He says there is need to streamline nutrition in most of the ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Secretary General Mwenya Musenge has described the just ended local Government by-elections as nothing but a complete scandal. Mr. Musenge says the elections did not meet all the requirements for a credible, free and fair election. He tells Q-news that the campaigns in all the areas where the by-elections were held were marred by vote buying, ...

Former Liverpool and England captain Steven Gerrard is in contention for his first managerial post having made the short list for the role at Scottish giants Rangers, British media reported Thursday. The 37-year-old – capped 114 times and a member of the Liverpool side that won the 2005 Champions League – is presently the academy coach at Liverpool after rejecting ...

Real Madrid were unspectacular and even unconvincing in their 2-1 win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday but there was nothing lucky about a victory that should ensure a fourth Champions League final in five years. Zinedine Zidane has watched his side suffer through games away to Munich, the German champions, Paris Saint-Germain, the French champions, and Juventus, who sit top ...

Want to see Meghan Markle tie the knot? Well, you’ll have to wait until 19 May when she and Prince Harry get married at Windsor Castle. If you want a sneak preview, though, you can watch her farewell episode on US legal drama Suits, which ends with her character getting hitched to her on-screen partner. The final episode of Suits’ ...

French President Emmanuel Macron has said he may have failed in efforts to persuade Donald Trump to stick to an international nuclear deal with Iran. “My view is… that he will get rid of this deal on his own, for domestic reasons,” Mr Macron said at the end of a three-day state visit to the US. Mr Trump has until ...

A Spanish court has jailed five men for sexually abusing a young woman during the famous San Fermin bull-running festival but acquitted them of rape. All five were sentenced to nine years in prison for their part in the attack, which they filmed, during the festival in Pamplona in July 2016. The 18-year-old victim’s ordeal caused a national outcry, and ...