National Democratic Congress (NDC)party Consultant Chishimba Kambwili has called on SADC members to drop President Edgar Lungu as chairman of the body as he lacks democratic tenets. Mr. Kambwili has charged that it is not acceptable for a person who leads his country with alleged tyrant tendencies to chair a body that requires one to respect democratic tenets. Addressing a ...

President Edgar Lungu has urged the Military to maintain discipline as a key component in the defence of the Country. President Lungu has encouraged the Zambia Army to maintain disciplined as it is known in Africa. Speaking at the swearing in ceremony of Major General Dennis Alibuzwi as Deputy Zambia Army Commander, President Lungu said discipline should be embraced into ...

President Edgar Lungu has confirmed attendance of the launch of the National Dialogue which is scheduled to take place on the 18th of January this year. Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) Secretary General Cleophas Lungu has confirmed to QTV News via telephone that this is after consulting State House. Father Lungu states that the date for the launch of ...

Political players interested in seeing through the National Dialogue succeed have been counseled to realize they are dealing with an extremely sensitive process. United Liberal Party (ULP) president Sakwiba Sikota is advising all those involved in National Dialogue to show maturity and sensitivity such a national matter requires. Mr. Sikota has urged both the Church and political parties to be ...

More than One Million Kwacha has been raised by the alliance of Opposition Political Parties during a fundraising dinner dance held in Lusaka last week Friday. Alliance Chairperson for Finance and Media sub-committees Sean Tembo says the citizens’ response to the fundraiser dinner dance by the ten political parties is a testimony of how happy the majority of Zambians are ...

Support for Vulnerable Children and Active Leadership (SUVUCAL) Director Eugene Machona has noted the need for a mindset change among young people if they are to become successful entrepreneurs. Mr. Machona has told Q news that it is for this reason that his organisation has embarked on a programme aimed at creating youths that are business minded and focus on ...

Minister of Gender Elizabeth Phiri has appealed to the Zambia Police Service not to grant bond to perpetrators of Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases. Mrs. Phiri says there is need for Police Officers to take cases of GBV seriously if any occurrences of such vices are to be halted. She says Police should ensure the cases reach their logical conclusion ...

Over 80 civil servants were undergoing disciplinary action for fraud relating to the use of public funds as of late December 2018. Secretary to Cabinet Roland Msiska says some of the disciplinary processes, which have resulted in a number of job loss in the public service, were accumulations from previous years. Dr. Msiska has disclosed that as far as accountability ...

Government has been warned that ignoring the taxation dispute it has with the mining firms may be costly to the Zambian economy. Economist Chrispin Mphuka is advising government to take seriously the taxation dispute and consider engaging mining firms over the new mine tax regime. Dr. Mphuka, who is also former Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ), says as opposed to ...