Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has called for a robust investment in health security systems as a means of attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Speaking when he officially opened the 6th Africa Hospital Expansion summit in Lusaka,Dr. Chilufya says while Zambia has done well countering the outbreak of epidemics such as the ebola virus, there is still need for resilience to ...

Policy Monitoring and Research Centre (PMRC) says the expected marginal increase in the 2019 national budget to K75.2 billion from K71.6 billion in 2018 is consistent with its expectation as there is need to reduce on budget deficits towards the social sector and dismantling arrears. In statement on PMRC budget expectations, Executive Director, Bernadette Deka says the Centre expects expenditure ...

Zambia has so far produced 30 million kilogrammes of tobacco in the current marketing season representing a 30 percent increase from the 23 million kilograms produced during the 2016/2017 marketing season. Agriculture minister Michael Katambo says the production volumes are expected to increase to 30.5 million kilograms by the close of the 2017/2018 marketing season. Mr. Katambo has however, stated ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) President, Hakainde Hichilema says the action taken by the UK government and other donor countries to suspend aid to Zambia over corruption and fraud in government ministries is an embarrassment. Mr. Hichilema says the suspension of aid to programmes such as the social cash transfer will affect the poorest of the poor, and not ...

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection has described the revised minimum wage for domestic workers as a drop in the ocean because it does not meet the prevailing cost of living for a family of five. The cost of living for a family of five living in Lusaka currently stands at K5, 400. JCTR Executive Director Father Emmanuel Mumba says ...

The National Restoration Party (NAREP) says the presidential speech during the official opening of parliament was not fulfilling. NAREP spokesperson Bwalya Nondo has told Q news that the President’s speech was not different from his past speeches. Mr Nondo says the speech did not adequately address important issues such as the economic situation of the country. He says the country ...

United States Ambassador to Zambia, Daniel Foote says law enforcement agencies should bring to book all those cited for corruption. Reacting to President Edgar Lungu’s address during the official opening of the 3rd session of the 12th national assembly where he indicated that fighting corruption is top on his Administration’s agenda; Mr Foote says President Lungu has clearly shown his ...