Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn has been arrested over claims of financial misconduct, the carmaker has said. Mr Ghosn, a towering figure in the car industry, will be sacked from the Japanese firm after a board meeting on Thursday, its chief executive said. He has been accused of “significant acts of misconduct”, including under-reporting his pay package and personal use of ...

The Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has stressed the need to improve service delivery in the areas of health, education, water and sanitation provision in rural areas. Speaking during a site visit at Ilute Clinic in Kambule ward in Mongu district, JCTR Outreach regional officer, Febby Moono says the center is concerned with the poor public service delivery by ...

Minister of Water Development and Environmental Protection, Dennis Wanchinga has implored water utilities to endeavor to win the support of cooperating partners in the water and sanitation sector. Dr. Wanchinga says utilities should use resources from cooperating partners prudently so that they can continue to receive the much needed support for current and future programmes. Speaking at the first ever ...

The Treasury released a total of K6.1 billion to finance various operations of the government during the month of October 2018. Out of the K6.1 billion, K2.4 billion went towards personal emoluments,K1.5 billion towards debt service, K1.1 billion towards grants and other payments, while K1.1 billion was spent on other key programmes. In a statement to Q-News, Minister of Finance ...

The Zambia Police Service has dismissed reports by a named newspaper that seven people died in a road traffic accident which happened in Kabangwe area yesterday. Police Public Relations Office Esther Katongo says contrary to what has been reported in today’s Times of Zambia under the headline, ‘Seven perish in road accident’, no person died on the spot in the ...

Copperbelt province Police Commissioner Charity Katanga has warned that Police will not tolerate any political cadres at or near the Police station in Ndola where UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema will appear for questioning on Tuesday. She says her command has put in place adequate measures and that no political cadre will be entertained at the Police station. Ms. Katanga has ...

Government has finally released the 2014 Constituency Development Fund (CDF) for Senga Hill Constituency which was withheld for being dormant. Senga Hill Member of Parliament Kapembwa Simbao has confirmed the release of the CDF. Mr Simbao says money was released after the constituency presented projects it intended embark on using the money. He says now that the withheld 2014 CDF ...

Japanese car giant Nissan has proposed removing chairman Carlos Ghosn from his post over financial misconduct claims. The firm said it had been conducting an internal investigation for several months which showed Mr Ghosn had been under-reporting his pay package. “Numerous other significant acts of misconduct” including “personal use of company assets”, were also found. According to Japanese media reports ...

The Emerald and Semi-Precious Stones Mining Association of Zambia (ESMAZ) has called on government to screen all the investors in the emerald restricted area so that those not benefiting the country are gotten rid of. Association President Victor Kalesha tells Q-news that the ministries of mines and commerce, trade and industries, home affairs and the Zambia Development Agency should conduct ...

Opposition Christian Democratic Party (CDP) President, Apostle Dr. Daniel Pule says Zambia cannot do without Chinese investment in developing the economy. Dr. Pule says from his knowledge of the current world economic situation, the entire global economy actually needs Chinese investment. Speaking to QTV News, Dr. Pule says the United States government’s debt to China is an example of how ...