President Edgar Lungu says he will not fire Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela who was on Wednesday arrested for corruption. President Lungu has told those who are calling upon him to relieve Mr. Chitotela of his duties to give him space, adding that as far as he is concerned Mr. Chitotela is innocent until proven guilty. Speaking shortly ...

Jay-Z says the arrest of rapper 21 Savage is “an absolute travesty” and has hired a lawyer to help his fight against deportation. Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage, a British citizen, is being held by US officials due to an expired visa. His real name is Shayaa Bin Abraham-Joseph and he moved to America as a child. A statement on Jay-Z’s ...

Former President Rupiah Banda has called for an end to the spread of lies about Zambia’s economy being bleak. Mr. Banda says lies such as Zambia losing national assets owing to the foreign debt it owes are capable of destroying the Country’s imagine abroad. He says the country is in fact capable of paying back its debt as it is ...

The Zambia National Students Union (ZANASU)has threaten to sue Minister of Higher Education Nkandu Luo for abolishing meal allowances for students at public universities. ZANASU president Misheck Kakonde says his union believes that the decision by Professor Luo was unilateral and meant to punish students from poor families who solely depend on allowances. Mr. Kakonde has told Q-News in a ...

The UPND says it has reason to believe that Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela could not be the only one corrupt in the PF government. UPND president Hakainde Hichilema says his party suspects it is the entire PF regime that is allegedly rotten to the core and requires a massive cleanup and total overhaul. Mr. Hichilema says this ...

A body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane which crashed with Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson on board. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said specialist contractors joined the operation in “challenging conditions”. It was carried out in “as dignified a way as possible” and the men’s families were kept updated throughout, it said. ...

Theresa May will return to Brussels later to press EU leaders for legally binding changes to the Brexit deal. The PM will insist the UK will not be “trapped” in the backstop – the plan to avoid the return of Irish border checks should no UK-EU trade deal be in place. She will say the deal must change if it ...

Financial Analyst Mambo Hamaundu has urged government and key stakeholders attending the 25th Annual Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa to draw lessons from countries that have recorded successes in the mining sector. Speaking in an interview, Mr. Mambo says stakeholders representing the country should tap practical solutions from other experts in the industry that will that will help ...

Commerce Trade and Industry Minister Christopher Yaluma says the revision of the Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) act to ensure reduced entry fees into the Multi-facility Economic Zones (MFEZ) for local firms is at cabinet stage. Government’s decision to revise the entry fees to the MFEZ’S follows complaints from stakeholders that the entry fee for the MFEZ’S currently at $500,000 is ...

President Edgar Lungu has been urged to consider dropping Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela following his arrest for corruption. Christian Coalition Secretary General, Paul Mbulo says president Lungu set precedence when he fired Emerine Kabanshi as Community Development Minister when her ministry was implicated in the abuse of social cash transfer funds. He says the coalition expects the ...