The ruling PF has described as unfounded hallucinations assertions it bought off opposition candidates who failed to file nominations for the September by-elections. Media Director Sunday Chanda says such assertions are coming from desperate political parties that have no sense of direction. Mr. Chanda notes that it is not true, for example, that the ruling PF is behind the disappearance ...

Three people died on the spot while 11 others were injuries in a road traffic accident that happened yesterday on Thursday in Kapiri Mposhi District. Zambia Police Spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo has confirmed to QTV News that the accident happened at Kashitu on the Ndola highway. Ms. Katongo says the accident was as a result of excessive speeding of a ...

The Zambia Correctional Service has urged Stakeholders in the health sector to consider carrying out the HIV/AIDS prevalence study in Correctional Facilities to determine the extent of the pandemic currently. ZCS head of public relations Maggie Nawa says the 2010 statistics show that the pandemic prevalence in Correctional Facilities stands at 27.4percent, statistics she says need updating through recent studies ...

The Teaching Council of Zambia  (TCZ) has disclosed that it has so far registered a total of 134, 374 teachers. Teaching Council of Zambia Spokesperson Ngoza Malonga says this has led to the commencement of issuance of the practicing certificates as provided for in the Teaching Profession Act No. 5 of 2013. Mr. Malonga says given the difficulties a lot of teachers ...

Government has been accused of having mishandled the political asylum application of Zimbabwean politician Tendai Biti who fled to Zambia from his home Country. Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) consultant Chishimba Kambwili says Mr. Biti is a senior member of the Zimbabwean opposition party who should have been granted the respect he deserves. Mr. Kambwili thinks that Zambian authorities have abrogated ...

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 ...