President Edgar Lungu has dropped Zambia Army Commander Lieutenant General Paul Mihova and appointed Brigadier General William Sikazwe as the new army commander. Until his appointment, General Sikazwe, who has now been elevated to the rank of Lieutenant General, severed as chief of operations. ZNBC reports that speaking during the ceremony at State House , President Lungu urged General Sikazwe ...
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116,616 make it to grade 10
A total of 116,616 candidates who sat for the 2018 grade nine examinations have made it to grade to grade 10. This represents 45.64 percent of all candidates that wrote the exams. Announcing the results at a media briefing in Lusaka Acting Minister of General Education Elizabeth Phiri disclosed that a total 255,449 sat for the exams. Ms. Phiri says ...
Read More »EFZ,CCZ, ZCCD cautioned against political embroilment
The church mother bodies spearheading the dialogue process have been cautioned against creating an agenda for political parties taking part in the process. Zambia Center for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) trustee Katele Kalumba has reminded the church mother bodies to be wary that there are not there to aspire for political power to enter State House. Dr. Kalumba says the Evangelical ...
Read More »Global trade tension, risk to 2019 growth – Mwanakatwe
Government has formally acknowledged that the continued global trade tension poses a risk to Zambia’s 2019 growth prospects. Ministry of Finance Margaret Mwanakatwe has cited projected rise in crude oil prices due to continued geopolitical tensions and climate change related effects as other downside risks to growth prospects. Mrs. Mwanakatwe has admitted that maintaining the fiscal deficit, weak credit growth ...
Read More »2018 has been a year of hardship- Masupa
Political Economist Bishop David Masupa has described 2018 as a year of hardship with high cost of living and unemployment being the leading problems. Bishop Masupa who is also Independent Churches of Zambia (ICOZ) Board Chairperson says the year 2018 experienced what he termed as high unnecessary tariffs, skyrocketing of prices of goods and services. Speaking to Q news, Bishop ...
Read More »ZAMRA closes 40 pharmacies for non compliance
The Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority (ZAMRA) has suspended certificate of registration of 40 registered retail pharmacies in Lusaka for breach of terms and conditions of the certificate of registration under which their licenses was granted. In a press statement made available to q-news, ZAMRA Public Relations Officer Ludovic Mwape says out of 64 pharmacies that were inspected, 40 where found ...
Read More »India trade with Zambia exceeds $1 billion in 2018
Zambia’s High Commissioner to India Judith Kapijimpanga has disclosed that trade between Zambia and India has exceeded One Billion United States Dollars target in the year 2018. Trade between Zambia and India improved from six hundred and fifty million US dollars in the year 2016 to nine hundred and eighty million us dollars for the year 2017 and further exceeded ...
Read More »What happened in the Premier League? Liverpool extend lead as Tottenham lose to Wolves
Tottenham saw the gap to Premier League leaders Liverpool widen as Wolves fought back to defeat Mauricio Pochettino’s side. Harry Kane’s stunning strike from range had given Spurs a first-half lead, but goals from Willy Boly, Raul Jimenez and Helder Costa turned the game around. Liverpool then thrashed Arsenal in Saturday’s late kick-off to take advantage and go nine points ...
Read More »Australia v India: Tourists win by 137 runs in Melbourne to take 2-1 lead into final Test 32 minutes ago
Third Test, Melbourne (day five) India 443-7 dec & 106-8 dec: Agarwal 42, Cummins 6-27 Australia 151 & 261: Cummins 63, Bumrah 3-53, Jadeja 3-82 India won by 137 runs; lead series 2-1 India saw off Australia by 137 runs in the third Test in Melbourne to take a 2-1 lead in the series. The hosts began the final day ...
Read More »Liverpool have had Premier League near-misses but this time feels different
Liverpool have had chances to win their first title since 1990 before – but they have never had a bigger or better opportunity than they will have this season. The clock can be turned back to Steven Gerrard’s catastrophic slip as Liverpool lost at home to Chelsea in 2014, a defeat that opened the door for Manchester City to rip ...
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