Senior citizen Dante Saunders has described as a disgrace government’s decision to deport Zimbabwe opposition leader Tendai Biti who was seeking asylum in Zambia. Mr. Saunders thinks that it was in the first place a miscalculation on the part of Mr. Biti to even think of running to Zambia of all other Countries. In an interview with QTV News Mr. ...

The K4.6million Drug Resistant Tuberculosis ward at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) whose construction was funded by the United States government has been officially commissioned. Speaking at the commissioning Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya says drug resisting TB is a public major health challenge in Zambia and his Ministry records 62 000 cases every year. Dr. Chilufya says  the issue of ...

The opposition MMD has ended its alliance with the UPND MMD president Nevers Mumba says the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC) met on Wednesday and resolved to end the alliance as it was restricted to the 2016 General Elections. Dr. Mumba says the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed between the two political parties has since expired. He has told ...

About 5,000 kilometers  of roads under the Link Zambia 8000 road Programme are currently under construction while 756 kilometers have been surfaced and opened to traffic. Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development  Ronald Chitotela Mr.  Chitotela says a total of 43 projects translating into 4,959 km are at various stages of completion. Mr. Chitotela says government is happy with the ...

Opposition UPND candidate for the Kasenengwa Parliamentary by-election Faustin Banda has reportedly abandoned his party a few days before the filing of nominations. Mr. Banda is believed to have run away with materials that were supposed to be used in his campaigns. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka  has disclosed at a media briefing that the party does not know the ...

State House says it is not aware of any charge against the President’s Principal Private Secretary Simon Miti for which he should be sent on forced leave to face trial. The President’s Special Assistant for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says there is therefore nothing that Dr. Miti should be shielded from. Mr. Chanda has wondered what sense there ...

US actor Brad Pitt has rebutted claims made by his estranged wife Angelina Jolie that he has failed to support their children. In a court filing on Wednesday, the star’s legal team said he had paid more than $1.3m (£1m) in costs and loaned $8m to Jolie to help her buy a house. On Tuesday, Jolie’s lawyer said Pitt had ...

Thailand has granted citizenship to the coach and three members of a football team dramatically rescued from a flooded cave last month. During their ordeal, it emerged that the boys and their coach were among around 480,000 stateless people living in the south-east Asian country. It prompted calls to fast-track their citizenship applications. The four were part of a 13-strong ...

Government has been called upon to impose a ban on the importation of fish in view of the US$ 50 million investment that has been made in the fisheries sub-sector. BuyZed Campaign founder, Evans Ngoma says his organization particularly wants government to ban the importation of Tilapia from China. Mr. Ngoma says this is because this Zambia has now built ...

Argentina’s senate has rejected a bill which would have legalised abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. After a marathon debate, 38 senators voted against it and 31 in favour. Its defeat means lawmakers must wait until next year to resubmit legislation. Currently abortion is allowed in Argentina only in cases of rape, or if the mother’s health is ...