US President Donald Trump is to impose 25% tariffs on $50bn worth of Chinese goods, accusing Beijing of intellectual copyright theft. Tariffs that affect more than 800 products worth $34bn in annual trade are due to come into effect on 6 July. The White House said it would consult on tariffs on the other $16bn of products, and would apply ...

The case in which Roan Member of Parliament Chishimba Kambwili is charged with 39 counts of being in possession of property suspected to be proceeds of crime has been adjourned as the chief executive officer of Mwamona Company whom he is jointly charged with was not before the court to take plea. When the matter came up before magistrate Mwaka ...

Government Government has declared the 2017-2018 Cholera outbreak that lasted eight months and claimed 114 lives officially over. And a total of 162 million kwacha was spent to curb the cholera outbreak in the country. Minister of Health, Dr. Chitalu Chilufya says the declaration is in line with the national health regulation that requires that a consecutive 14-days period pass ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission says it is investigating a total of six cases arising from the 2017 report of the Financial Intelligence Centre. In a statement to obtained by Q-News, ACC Public Relations Manager, Timothy Moono says the cases are as a result of four reports received by the Commission from the FIC and involve several individual and entities. Mr.Moono says ...

Government in partnership with the World Bank will construct two secondary schools in Kaumbwe Constituency in Petauke District which has no secondary school. Kaumbwe Member of Parliament, Listed Tembo who has confirmed the development to QTV News in an interview says school going children in his constituency access secondary education from other constituencies. Mr. Tembo says he has been pushing ...

The Centre for Trade policy and Development (CTPD) has observed that Zambia needs more factories and not shopping malls that are mushrooming in the country. CTPD Executive Director Isaac Mwaipopo says his organization has noted with concern the increasing number of Shopping malls dotted around the country with the capital, Lusaka alone, boasting of not less than seven major retail ...

Veteran politician and former southern province Minister Daniel Mukombwe has died. Mr Mukombwe 86, died this morning around 09:40 hours in the Livingstone Central hospital where he was admitted. Southern province Minister Edify Hamukale has confirmed the death of Mr Mukombwe who had been battling lung cancer. He was at one point evacuated to South Africa for treatment by the ...

Finance Minister Margret Mwanakatwe has announced measures aimed at addressing the pace of debt contraction and the affordability of the debt. Mrs Mwanakatwe says the measures include the indefinite postponement of the contraction of all pipeline debt until the debt is brought back to moderate risk of distress, cancelling some of the current contracted loans that are yet to be ...

Health Professional Council of Zambia (HPCZ) Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Aaron Mujajati says the council has engaged the Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) with a view to ensure the proper disposal of medical waste. Dr. Mujajati tells QTV News that disposing of medical waste is a very serious problem that needs serious attention and concerted efforts. He says the council ...

Presence of God Ministries Overseer, Apostle notes with sadness that some youths start abusing the illicit liquor locally known as ‘Junta’ as early as 06:00 hours thereby being unproductive. Apostle Kunda says young people ought to know that the consumption of alcohol in such a manner will not help them achieve their desired goals. He has since commended government for ...