US President Donald Trump has denied using election campaign finances to make payments to two women who say he had affairs with them. It comes after his ex-lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to violating laws during the 2016 presidential election over his handling of the hush money. In a TV interview with Fox & Friends, Mr Trump said the payments ...

Some of music’s biggest names, including Chris Martin, Angelique Kidjo and Damon Albarn, have signed a petition calling for the release of Bobi Wine, a Ugandan MP and pop star. The opposition politician, whose real name is Robert Kyagulanyi, has been in detention for more than a week. The musicians have condemned his “vicious” treatment in custody. Bobi Wine’s lawyers ...

Economic and Equity Party (EEP) president Chilufya has charged that the decision by the Church to hijack the national dialogue process is an act of betrayal against political parties. Mr Tayali has since accused the church of having ulterior motives. He says his party does not think it is right for the Church to takeover a process it was only ...

The Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) has observed that the absence of the Council at the Teaching Council of Zambia (TCZ) is limiting the performance of the institution. ZNUT Public Relations Manager, Joe Kasaka has wondered why an important institution such as the Teaching Council of Zambia could be running without a board for over a year. In an ...

Economist Oliver Saasa says Zambia currently needs a clear debt management strategy to avoid ending up in a situation where the country will start to panic when the repayment of the contracted debt falls due. In an interview with Q-News, Professor Saasa says there is need for the Country to plan adequately on how it will repay its debt especially ...

A total of 3, 698 savings groups have been established in 9 provinces where World Vision Zambia is operating with over 60, 000 savers consisting of women and men participating. World Vision Zambia National Director, John Hasse says the value of savings now stands at over K21 million as at the end of June 2018. Speaking during a World Vision ...

Operation Young Vote (OYV) has pledged its support to the church as it leads the much anticipated dialogue process. OYV Executive Director, Guess Nyirenda says the move by the church to pull out of the ZCID led dialogue is long overdue. Mr. Nyirenda says the invitation of the church and cohesing it to work under ZCID was a move meant ...

The Ministry of Health has noted the need to double the workforce in the health sector from the current 42, 630 to 80, 274 by training and recruiting an additional 37, 644 staff by 2025. Representing Minister of Health Dr. Chitalu Chilufya at the Launch of the 2019 to 2023 National Human Resources for Health (NHRH) Strategic Plan, ministry of ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) president Hakainde Hichilema says his party is ready for unconditional dialogue on a number of important issues that the country. Mr Hichilema says this is essential in order to return the country back to normalcy. He says among the issues the UPND believes need to be addressed include the restoration in the rule of ...

The Bank of Zambia has maintained the monetary policy rate at 9.75 percent. Briefing the press in Lusaka, Central bank Governor Dr. Denny Kalyalaya has attributed the decision to maintain monetary policy to the inflation rate projection of between 6 to 8 percent target range and the low private sector credit growth among other reasons. Dr. Kalyalaya says the Monetary ...