The Timber Association of Zambia has complained that despite some of its members having been issued with concession licenses by government they have not been allowed to export the Mukula logs. Timber association President, Charles Masange says some of their members have since been arrested because they have failed to pay back the loans they acquired to obtain their licenses. ...

University of Zambia (UNZA) Political Science lecturer Professor Bizeck Phiri says it is not possible for the national dialogue and reconciliation process to influence the change of government. Recently, the three church mother bodies spearheading the national dialogue process have been accused of trying to use the dialogue process to bring about regime change. But Professor Phiri has told QTV ...

Two Russians have been detained in Malaysia over a street act which involved swinging their baby by the legs and throwing it up into the air. The pair are being questioned over alleged abuse of the infant, police told news agency AFP. A video of one of their performances has gone viral over the past days, prompting the police to ...

Unions at the University of Zambia say they are currently unable to guarantee any industrial harmony at the learning institution considering the many unattended to issues relating to the welfare of their members. And the unions have accused the Ministry of Higher Education of micromanaging public universities by directly issuing instructions and policy changes to management as opposed to channeling ...

Retirees from ZESCO, Lusaka Water and Sewerage Company and the Lusaka City Council on Tuesday morning stormed the local authority superannuation fund (LASF) offices located on Ben Bella Road in Lusaka demanding payment of their terminal benefits. The retirees have accused government of paying a blind eye to their welfare. Speaking to QTV News, the retirees some of whom have ...

Ministry of Defence Permanent Secretary, Sturdy Mwale has directed defence chiefs to investigate officers who are disloyal to the president. His directive comes barely 24 hours after President Edgar Lungu revealed that some officers in the security wings have been sending their curriculum vitae’s to the opposition for possible promotion in the event of regime change. Mr. Mwale says it ...

The United Kingdom (UK) has reinstated health funding to Zambia in recognition of the financial reforms that have been put in place by the Zambian government through the Ministry of Health. British High Commissioner to Zambia Fergus Cochrane-Dyet announced during the ministry of health annual consultant meeting held in Lusaka that the resumption of systems follows the suspension of funds ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested Minister of Housing and Infrastructure Development Ronald Chitotela for corruption. In a statement, ACC Deputy Public Relations Manager Dorothy Mwanza says Mr Chitotela 47 has been charged with two counts of concealing property suspected of being proceeds of crime contrary to section 71 subsection(1) of the forfeiture of proceeds of crime act number 19 of ...

Ex-Manchester United boss José Mourinho has agreed a prison term in Spain for tax fraud but will not go to jail. A one-year prison sentence will instead be exchanged for a fine of €182,500 (£160,160). That will be added to a separate fine of €2m. Spain rarely enforces sentences of less than two years for non-violent or first-time offenders. He ...

A self-styled prophet who claimed to have found a herbal remedy for HIV and other illnesses has been found guilty of breaking the law, Zimbabwe’s NewsDay website reports. Walter Magaya, 35, now awaits sentencing later today for contravening the Medicines Control Act, the news site adds . In October, police raided Magaya’s offices to take away samples of the alleged ...