A five year old boy of Namwala District has died after an ox-cart he was on hit into a tree and in the process overturned. Zambia Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo has identified the boy as Sylvester Milimo. Mrs. Katongo has told QTV News in a statement that the accident happened on Sunday the 2nd of September around 15:00 hours at ...

Government says it will go ahead to publish the Constitution Amendment Bill  should the national dialogue process continue to delay. Justice Minister Given Lubinda says government is concerned by how long it is taking to hold the national dialogue. Speaking when he held a meeting on human rights with British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cochrane Dyet and the European ...

England’s highest Test run-scorer Alastair Cook will retire from international cricket after this week’s final Test against India. The opener, 33, has scored 12,254 runs and made 32 centuries in 160 Tests – all England records. “There is nothing left in the tank,” said Cook, who captained his country in a record 59 Tests. The fifth Test of the series, ...

Chris Evans has announced he will be leaving the Radio 2 breakfast show after eight years at the helm, and 13 years at the station. “I’m going to leave. I’m leaving Radio 2,” he told listeners, but promised he’d stay on air until Christmas. Explaining the decision, he said: “Some of us are mountain climbers [but] if you get to ...

A court in Myanmar has sentenced two Reuters journalists to seven years in prison for violating a state secrets act while investigating violence against the Rohingya minority. Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, nationals of Myanmar, were arrested while carrying official documents which had just been given to them by police officers. They have maintained their innocence, saying they were ...

President Edgar Lungu has been called upon to address the issue of value addition in his speech to open Parliament this month. BuyZed Campaign founder Evans Ngoma says his organization also expect President Lungu to discuss how government intends to create industries in the newly created Districts. Mr. Ngoma says BuyZed has observed that there a many agricultural products that ...

A total of K750,000 has been given out to 156 churches in Lusaka under the presidential empowerment initiative fund. The Churches have also received incubators, oil making machines and block making machines. Speaking during a signing ceremony of memorandum of understanding between the initiative and the pastors fellowship , PEIF national coordinator, Clement Tembo said the 156 churches are from ...

The Zambia Center for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) has formally engaged the Ministry of Justice to release the Constitution Amendment Bill . Spokesperson Jackson Silavwe has told  QTV News in an interview  the ZCID has resolved that it is high time the amendment bill is made public for further deliberation by the general public. Mr. Silavwe observes that there is a ...

The Zambia Police says it is still investigating the cause and arsonists suspected to be behind the fire that gutted the Lusaka City market in July last year. Spokesperson Esther Katongo says if the Police had concluded the investigations of this fire and other infernos that have gutted markets since then, it would have informed the public. Ms. Katongo has ...

The Southern Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has warned against rushing the national dialogue process. Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says rushing the dialogue process before dealing with all outstanding issues will be a disservice to the people of Zambia and to the process itself. Mr. Cheembe has told Qfm News that it is therefore key that all ...