Purdue Pharma, the opioid drug-maker owned by the billionaire Sackler family, is reported to be offering between $10bn and $12bn to settle thousands of lawsuits against it. The firm is facing over 2,000 lawsuits linked to its painkiller OxyContin. Purdue told the BBC it was “actively working” towards a “global resolution” but would not comment on the amount. NBC, which ...

A woman who accused the late financier Jeffrey Epstein of sex abuse and alleged she was forced to have sex with Prince Andrew as a 17-year-old has urged the UK royal to “come clean”. Speaking after a hearing for alleged victims in the wake of Epstein’s death, Virginia Giuffre told reporters the prince “knows what he’s done”. The Duke of ...

Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) women from all the ten provinces of Zambia has opposed the constitution amendment bill no.10 of 2019. And the UPND women have expressed concern on the hunger situation in the some parts of the country; joining calls for government to declare the situation a national disaster for the country to be able receive ...

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has described government’s reluctance to withdraw the Constitution of Zambia Bill No. 10 of 2019 as complete betrayal of the people of Zambia. JCTR Programmes Officer in Faith and Justice Joseph Lungu has told QTV News that such betrayal should be condemned in the strongest terms. Mr. Lungu says the bill should be ...

Enock Tembo – PeP President Government has been cautioned that the introduction of price controls as a radical measure to arrest the escalating price of mealie meal will be costly. Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) President Sean Tembo says price controls are never enforced without deploying law enforcement agencies to monitor adherence to the price sealing. Mr. Tembo has told ...

MMD faction leader Nevers Mumba has pledged to rally behind his rival Felix Mutati should he win the leadership legal battle. Dr. Mumba says he also hopes that the Felix Mutati faction will equally do the same if the case is ruled in his favour. In an interview with QTV, Dr. Mumba says he expects that once the matter before ...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda has refuted assertions that government is deliberately inhibiting the Office of the Public Protector from fully performing its functions. Mr. Lubinda has wondered how anyone can claim that government is interfering with the work of the Office of the Public Protector when the Public Protector has security of tenure. In an interview with QTV News, Mr. ...

Lands Minister Jean Kapata The Ministry of Lands has given out 164 title deeds to residents of Bauleni compound in Lusaka. Speaking during the official handover ceremony of the certificates of title, Minister of lands and natural resources Jean Kapata says the titles fall under the Systematic Land Titling Program. Ms Kapata says the ministry has over 50,000 titles to ...

Governance, Elections, Advocacy And Research Services (Gears) Initiative Executive Director McDonald Chipenzi says the de-registration of National Democratic Congress is politically motivated. On Monday, the Registrar of Societies de-registered NDC after the high court found that it did not have an adopted constitution. Mr Chipenzi says the de-registration the NDC is an assault on the country’s democracy. He says the ...

Energy Permanent Secretary Brigadier General Emeldah Chola Government has noted the need for increased awareness on the use of renewable energy for people to manage the increased load shedding in the country. And the Ministry of Energy with support from the European Union has launched the sector wide capacity building program which is estimated at 27 million kwacha, aimed at ...