The Ruling Patriotic Front says critics claiming that the 2019 national budget is weak are not being sincere. PF media director Sunday Chanda says the ruling party is however, not surprised as it is fully aware that critics such as opposition political parties oppose anything without paying attention to detail. Mr. Chanda says contrary to assertions by critics, the 2019 ...

Ministry of Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Permanent secretary, Dr. Eddie Chomba says provision of sanitation services in Zambia still remains a challenge. in a speech read on his behalf by director of water and sanitation Oswell Katooka, Dr Chomba says statistics indicate that Zambia has sanitation coverage of 21% with urban areas at 39% and rural areas at ...

  Four society organizations have accused the PF government of increasingly becoming authoritarian following the recent deportation of Kenyan lawyer and academician professor Patrick Lumumba. The four organizations are the non government gender organisations’ coordinating council (ngocc), action aid Zambia, alliance for community action, caritas Zambia and Zambia council for social development. in a statement issued on behalf of the ...

Manchester United’s players need to take responsibility for a “horrendous” and “awful” defeat by West Ham, says defender Luke Shaw. A 3-1 loss on Saturday ensured United’s worst league start in 29 years. Jose Mourinho’s side are in 10th place, nine points behind leaders Manchester City, after losing three of their opening seven Premier League games. “It was not good ...

Two people have been killed after a powerful typhoon struck Japan. Typhoon Trami made landfall on Sunday at 20:00 local time (11:00 GMT) near the western city of Osaka, with gusts of up to 216 km/h (134 mph). The storm caused widespread disruption, with many flights and trains cancelled. More than 750,000 homes lost power. At least 120 people were ...

Volunteers have begun burying victims of Indonesia’s deadly earthquake and tsunami in a mass grave. The disaster devastated swathes of Sulawesi island and has left at least 844 people dead. Four days after the natural disaster hit, some remote areas have yet to be contacted. A lack of heavy lifting equipment is hampering rescuers’ attempts to reach people who remain ...

Lafarge Zambia has contributed 100,000 kwacha towards the hosting of the 2018 Stanbic bank Music festival. Speaking during the handover ceremony of the K100, 000 cheque at the Lafarge offices in Chilanga, Lafarge Zambia PLC Chief Executive Officer Vincent Bouckaert says the contribution is aimed at assisting in the promotion of local talent in the country. Mr. Bouckaert states that ...

Livingstone’s Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airport has been awarded the 2018 Best Airport in Africa in the category of 10,000 and 20,000 Air Traffic Management by the Airports Council International (ACI) Africa. Zambia Airports Corporation Limited Communications and Brand Manager Mweembe Sikaulu says the airport was chosen as winner following an extensive evaluation process from a number of entries received ...

Tax and Audit Advisory firm, Deloitte has likened the introduction of the Sales Tax by government to the idiomatic expression of throwing out the baby with the bathwater. Deloitte Associate Director for Tax, Malcolm Jhala says the introduction of Sales Tax by government has eliminated something good while trying to get rid of something bad. Mr. Jhala says even within ...

National Restoration Party (NAREP) President Elias Chipimo says the 2019 national budget spells out hard times ahead for citizens. Mr. Chipimo says Zambians should therefore brace themselves for more challenges. In an interview with Q-news, Mr. Chipimo says the 2019 national budget does not offer anything new from what has been presented in the previous budgets. Mr. Chipimo states that ...