Rescuers have airlifted hundreds of people stranded on a cruise ship off the west coast of Norway. The Viking Sky lost power on Saturday and sent out a distress signal after it began drifting towards land. It got into trouble in a notoriously difficult stretch of waters and was reportedly minutes from striking rocks. The vessel has since restarted three ...

The seventh day Adventist church in Nkana area of Lufwanyama parliamentary constituency on the Copperbelt Province has appealed to President Edgar Lungu through the presidential initiative empowerment program to aid the church with eighty (80)  roofing sheets. Nkana SDA church buildings Chairman Kennedy Chipoya  says the current church is only meant to accommodate about three hundred congregants but the number has ...

State owned telecommunications company Zamtel has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the keep Zambia clean and healthy campaign by encouraging its customers to live healthier lifestyles. Zamtel Head of Corporate And Government Affairs Reuben Kamanga says the company is partnering with government in the implementation of programmes around the keep Zambia clean and healthy campaign. Mr. Kamanga says Zamtel subscribers ...

Ngambela Mukela Manyando says the Kuomboka ceremony of the Lozi speaking people will not take place this year, due to low levels of water in the Zambezi river. In a statement availed to q-news, the Ngambela of Barotseland Mukela Manyando says the cancellation of the ceremony has been attributed to insufficient water levels in the Barotse plains to facilitate the ...

The Road Transport And Safety Agency (RTSA), has impounded over 400 motor vehicles for abrogating statutory instrument no.76 of 2016 which restricts Public Service Vehicles (PSV) from moving at night. RTSA recently conducted a five-day special operation to ensure compliance with SI 76 and the agency is disturbed with the high number of PSVS drivers and operators contravening the provisions ...

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) has contributed a total of us$ 500,000 towards disaster efforts in Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe. SADC Chairperson Hage Geingob  says Mozambique, the hardest hit of the 3 countries, will receive 200,000 united states dollars while Malawi and Zimbabwe will receive 150, 000 united states dollars each. This follows after cyclone Idai has swept through ...

The ruling patriotic front has rubbished a report on shrinking political and civic space in Zambia. The study dubbed the ‘impact of shrinking political and civic  space on operations of human rights activists in Zambia’ done by McDonald Chipenzi and Lewis Mwape has highlighted numerous social challenges that have engulfed the nation. According to the study findings a wide range of ...

Patriots for economic progress (pep) leader, Sean Tembo has been picked by police in Lusaka for allegedly defaming the republican president in his posts on social media dated 15th march, 2019. On 15th march Mr. Tembo issued a statement alleging that  President, Edgar Lungu is mentally unwell. In his post Mr. Tembo alleged that the 17 million of bonafide citizens ...

Three people have died on the spot while 13 others have sustained injuries in a fatal road traffic accident which occurred today around 10:20 hours near sable farm along Mumbwa road. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says the accident happened due to a tyre bust of a rear right tyre which made the driver lose control of the motor vehicle. She ...

Lands Minister Jean Kapata has revealed that her ministry has received recommendations from the traditional leaders on national land policy. Ms. Kapata has told journalists in Lusaka that the traditional leaders held an indaba to further analyze the draft land policy and came up with recommendations to submit to government for consideration of which she has studied the report. She ...