Government says it is opposed to the constitutional requirement that gives Parliament authority to approve contraction of all public debt. Chief government spokesperson Dora Siliya says this constitutional requirement is one of the lacunas in Republican Constitution that needs to be rectified. Ms. Siliya says allowing Parliament to be approving the acquisition of loans and debt by government only dilutes ...

The death toll of people who died in the accident involving a Royal Africa Logistix bus that was traveling from Kitwe, Copperbelt Province, to Johannesburg, South Africa, has risen from 6 to 11. The bus which is of address 125 Kerk Street Johannesburg, South Africa, has been identified as a Scania Marcopolo Registration Number FT 82 BZ GP. It was ...

The Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company (LWSC) has disclosed that it is being owed over K100 million of unpaid bills by various government institutions. LWSC Acting Managing Director Matilda Mwansa says most of the government institutions owing her company are hospitals and that the University Teaching Hospital (UTH) is one of them. Mrs. Mwansa says this situation is denying the ...

The Zambia Tourism Agency (ZTA) has since January 2017 registered 948 tourism enterprises in the Country’s tourism northern circuit. ZTA Managing Director Felix Chaila says about K 4.5 million has also been collected from the registration exercise. And Mr. Chaila has announced the start of the grading of Zambian accommodation facilities across the Country by the ZTA. Mr. Chaila says ...

The Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock has appointed a task force to look at how to increase the production of fingerlings in Zambia by 44 million in the year 2019. Fisheries and Livestock Permanent Secretary David Shamulenge says this increased production will be done through the Aquaculture Seed Fund of the Zambia Aquaculture Enterprise Development Project. Speaking at a media ...

Minister of Agriculture Michael Katambo has confirmed the outbreak of the Cassava Brown Streak Virus Disease in Luapula and North Western Provinces. Mr. Katambo says the virus is threatening to destroy huge hectares of Cassava plantation and that the most affect areas include Chiengi, Kaputa, Kabompo, Zambezi, Solwezi and Chavuma Districts. He says, for example, 29 cassava fields were surveyed in ...

The International Monetary Fund has warned that a “no-deal” Brexit on World Trade Organization terms would entail “substantial costs” for the UK economy. Such an outcome would affect “to a lesser extent” other EU economies. It said challenges in getting a deal done were “daunting” and warned against further UK interest rate rises. The IMF said it expected Britain’s economy ...

Mazabuka Central Member of Parliament Garry Nkombo is being investigated by the Police in connection with the death of Harry Chanda who was killed in Livingstone on the 25th of  February, 2013. Zambian Police spokesperson Esther Katongo says Mr. Nkombo has since been warned and cautioned for manslaughter. In a statement made available to Q-News Ms. Katongo has disclosed that ...

Minister of Agriculture Michael Katambo has urged framers under the Farmers Input Support Programme (FISP) to be patient as the programme will start soon. Mr. Katambo says government is still determined to ensure that all the farming inputs reach the farmers on time this year. He says there is however a slight delay as his Ministry is still waiting for ...