Government will this Friday, 26th October commission the export of 20 megawatts of power to neighboring Malawi. Minister of Energy, Mathew Nkhuwa says a further 50 megawatts of power will be provided to that country once it upgrades its transmission line. In an interview with QTV News, Mr. Nkhuwa says Malawi is buying power from Zambia as it is only ...

National Planning Minister Alexander Chiteme has appealed to the United Kingdom (UK) Department for International Development (DFID) to consider reversing the decision to withdraw its financial assistance to Zambia. Government last month refunded 2.7 million pounds meant for the social cash transfer after the UK government demanded it back following reports that it had been misappropriated. Speaking during a Patriotic ...

General Education Minister David Mabumba has announced the indefinite suspension of the 2018 examinations at all levels due to infiltration. Mr. Mabumba has told a media briefing that the suspension affects the grades nine, seven and twelve examinations. He says this follows the leakage of the grade nine mathematics paper two examination question paper online. Mr Mabumba says his ministry ...

The Socialist Party has described president Edgar Lungu’s government as the most corrupt in Zambia’s history. Socialist Party Secretary General Cosmas Musumali has expressed worry that the ruling Patriotic Front which promised to fight corruption while in opposition, is now allegedly engulfed in several allegations of corruption. He says this is evidenced by the numbers of corruption cases been recorded ...

The Law Association Of Zambia (LAZ) has bemoaned the continued poor passing rate of law graduates at the Zambia Institute of Advanced Legal Education (ZIALE). LAZ president Eddie Mwiitwa has since called for an investigation to determine as to why a lot of students failed in civil procedure, a course that only saw 9 students passing. Mr. Mwiitwa has told ...