The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) has expressed concern over calls that the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) begin to regulate broadcast media in the Country. Vice Chairperson Hyde Haguta says his institute’s concern is particularly that some leaders in government are making these calls when the IBA is already regulating broadcasting houses. Mr. Haguta has told Q- News in ...

Chief Sinazongwe of the Tonga people in Sinazongwe District of Southern Province has died. The traditional ruler died last night at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka after an illness. ZANIS reports that Southern Province Minister Edify Hamukale confirmed the development  in a statement. Dr. Hamukale, who is saddened by the demise of the traditional leader, has described the late ...

A least 13 people were killed in 12 separate fatal road traffic accidents that were recorded during this year’s Christmas holiday. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says this is from the total 125 accidents that were recorded from the 24th to the 26th of December this week. Ms. Katongo says from the 125 recorded, 15 were serious accidents in which 22 ...

Chief Sinazongwe of the Tonga people in Sinazongwe District of Southern Province has died. The traditional ruler died last night at the University Teaching Hospital in Lusaka after an illness. ZANIS reports that Southern Province Minister Edify Hamukale confirmed the development  in a statement. Dr. Hamukale, who is saddened by the demise of the traditional leader, has described the late ...

The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) has in 2018 facilitated export deals worth over US$ 109.5 million in form of on spot sales and business deals. The export deals were clinched by the private sector at various export promotion platforms. ZDA Acting Director General Cosam Ngoma says the agency has this year also recorded US $3.9 billion of projected investment in ...

The Chipata High Court has jailed two men to 7 years imprisonment with hard labour for illegal possession of 8 kilograms of ivory and leopard skin. Another man was sentenced to six years imprisonment with hard labour for illegal possession of ivory weighing up to 2 kilograms. The three men were tried and convicted by the Lundazi Subordinate Court and ...

Education Minister David Mabumba has announced that the ministry has finalized the listing of the names of the Teaching Council of Zambia and Examination Council of Zambia Commissioners. This follows after Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) appealed to general education minister David Mabumba to quickly appoint a council in order to enhance the performance of the Teaching Council of ...

Government says the country remains on high alert following the outbreak of Ebola in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary Kennedy Malama says so far Zambia has not recorded any Ebola case. In an interview by telephone, Dr. Malama has told Q-News that immediately the DRC reported the outbreak of the virus in August, government ...

Secretary to the Cabinet Roland Msiska has disclosed that government has reduced the travel budget to 65 percent as part of the announced austerity measures. He says this has been made possible following the creation of a civil service travel agency which now analyzes the best of options for traveling abroad. Dr. Msiska says government is equally making direct savings ...