Economic Equity Party president Chilufya Tayali has charged that his failure to file in nomination papers for the Lusaka Mayoral by-election is politically motivated. Mr. Tayali says the move was properly calculated in order to disfranchise him from participating in the election. He says officers both from the Electoral Commission of Zambia and at the Civic Centre had assured him ...

Health Minister, Dr Chitalu Chilufya says approximately 860,000 people were initiated on treatment as of December 2017 representing a 20 percent increase in the number of people testing for HIV and being put on treatment since the routine HIV counseling ,testing and treatment program was launched in 2017. Dr Chilufya told Parliament that Zambia is estimated to have approximately 1.2 ...

The Ministry of Transport and Communications has signed performance contracts with the Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL) and Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL). Speaking during the signing ceremony, Minister of Transport and Communications, Brian Mushimba said the contracts entail that both institutions are expected to achieve certain goals. Mr. Mushimba says his Ministry is expecting to see enhanced performance which in ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it expects the 2017 Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) report to be acted upon. NDC Secretary General, Mwenya Musenge says his party expects the relevant institutions to act upon the report. Mr Musenge says those cited in the report should be pursued and brought to book. He says doing so will act as a ...

Patriotic Front Lusaka Mayoral Candidate, Miles Sampa has promised to transform Lusaka District within 100 days if elected Mayor. Speaking during the PF Interactive Forum in Lusaka where he unveiled his vision, Mr. Sampa said he will ensure that the Lusaka City Council (LCC) sets up a call center as a way of enhancing communication between the council and the ...

The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has penalized all three (3) Mobile Network Operators for failing to adhere to the Quality of Service parameters as outlined in the Quality of Service Guidelines during the fourth quarter of 2017 and first quarter of 2018 respectively. The three Mobile Phone Operators, Airtel Networks Zambia Plc, MTN Zambia Limited and ZAMTEL ...

The three Church mother bodies have called for serious commitment from all stakeholders in the dialogue process. In a communiqué on the national dialogue and reconciliation, the three church mother bodies namely Council of Churches in Zambia, Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia and Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops have also called on the stakeholders to remain focused and avoid political expediency ...

Economist Lubinda Haabazoka has attributed the Kwacha’s inability to appreciate despite a rise in copper prices on the international market to increasing government debt. Dr. Haabazoka says servicing government debt is demanding a huge chunk of foreign exchange from the market. In an interview with QTV News by telephone, Dr. Haabazoka says with the rising copper prices on the international ...

Supporters of Nigeria’s soccer team described their heartbreak after watching the elimination of the national side from the World Cup on Tuesday following a late Argentina goal. The game determined who progressed from Group D to the knockout stage and dictated whether or not Argentina forward Lionel Messi – considered by some soccer fans to be the world’s best player ...

Argentina and Lionel Messi scraped into the knockout stages of the World Cup by the skin of their teeth on Tuesday after an 86th minute strike from defender Marcos Rojo gave them a barely deserved 2-1 win over Nigeria, eliminating the African side. The twice World Cup champions will face France in the last 16 while Croatia, who advance as ...