Opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema has encouraged Zambians to be more positive as they enter the New Year. Mr. Hichilema has urged people in the Country to face 2019 with a renewed sense of hope. In his seasonal greetings statement jointly issued with his wife Mutinta, Mr. Hichilema has told Q-News that he is humbled with the ongoing spirit of ...

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has intercepted a truck carrying smuggled goods worth K807,000 in Livingstone. ZRA commissioner for customs Sydney Chibbabbuka has disclosed in a statement to Q-News that the truck was seized during a verification operation after ZRA officers became suspicious of the declaration. Mr. Chibbabbuka says officers discovered that the consignment was falsely declared as Lactogen milk ...

The Human Rights Commission (HRC) has welcomed the acquittal, by the Lusaka Magistrate Court, of six human rights defenders who were charged with a case of holding an illegal assembly. The HRC thinks that the acquittal of Laura Miti, Sean Tembo, Fumba Chama, Bonwell Mwewa, Lewis Mwape and Mika Mwambazi  has buttressed previous court judgments. Spokesperson Mweelwa Muleya says  commission ...

The Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) has closed down 32 healthcare facilities in Lusaka for non compliance and breaching of the national healthcare standards. The 32 health care facilities are said to have been stocking and dispensing expired drugs and medical supplies. Announcing the closure during a media briefing in Lusaka HPCZ public relations officer Chinyota Msimuko said the ...

German ambassador to Zambia Achim Burkart says his Country and Zambia still maintain very close and good cooperation. Mr. Burkart says the German business delegations that visited Zambia in 2018 and the just concluded bilateral development talks, all attest to this cooperation between the two Countries. He has told Q-News in an interview that to this effect German’s financial support ...

Government says it is giving all the necessary attention to the alleged infringement upon the copyright of the Safe Motherhood Action Groups (SMAGs), a private invention it has adopted. The inventor, Beck Banda, who is a public health expert, has accused the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the World Vision for using SMAGs without his express permission. Ministry of ...