The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says the hunger situation in some parts of the country is a serious medical or health hazard with very devastating effects on those who are on therapeutic treatment such as TB, HIV/AIDS, Diabetes among other ailments. UPND Deputy Secretary General Gertrude Imenda says good food is as good as treatment. Speaking at ...

PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has made changes at Permanent Secretary level which have seen three permanent secretaries not having their contracts renewed. The three are Paul Chanda at the ministry of Mine, David Shamulenga Livestock and fisheries and, Brigadier General Emelda Chola at the ministry of Energy. President Lungu has appointed Zambia Public Procurement Authority (ZPPA) Director General, Danies Chisenda as ...

CCZ General Secretary Fr. Emmanuel Chikoya The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has rejected an invitation to appear before the Parliamentary select Committee appointed to scrutinize the Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Bill No. 10 of 2019. The CCZ was supposed to appear before the committee on Monday, 2nd September,2019 at 14:00 hours. In a statement made available to Q-News, ...

Zambia is making positive strides towards securing an agreement with Brazil in renewable energy. Zambia’s Ambassador to Brazil Alfreda Kansembe Mwamba says Zambia is close to sealing the agreement with the Brazilian Ethanol Cluster that is helping the country start a bio-fuels industry. Dr Kansembe says Brazil has shown willingness to develop a bio-fuels industry in Zambia as a key ...

APC President Nason Msoni All People’s Congress party President Nason Msoni says there is need for leaders in the SADC region to strongly speak out against the Xenophobia taking place in South Africa. And Mr. Msoni has called on the government to either provide for the safe return of Zambians in South Africa or put measures in place to enhance ...

A Zambian national in Gemiston, South African has sustained life threatening injuries after being stabbed on the forehead by a group of unknown people. Daniel Lupiya, 33, was attacked this morning on his way home after dropping his niece at one of the schools in the area. According to information availed to the Zambian mission in Pretoria, Mr Lupiya was ...

AVIC International Zambia Limited, the main contractor on the Copperbelt International Airport project, has signed a USD 17 million deal with 16 Zambian subcontractors. The local subcontractors engaged will carry out various construction works on the project which Avic intends complete on time. According to a statement made available to QTV News by Avic Public Relations Officer Justinah K Mukuka, ...

Twenty-five bodies have been found on the ocean floor after a boat was destroyed by fire off the coast of California, the US Coast Guard says. Nine people are still missing. Five crew members had escaped earlier. The fire started in the early hours of Monday. The boat was anchored just metres off Santa Cruz Island, about 90 miles (145km) ...

Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) faction leader Nevers Mumba has described as disgusting a statement circulating on social media that he has resigned from the MMD and defected to the opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP). Dr. Mumba has accused the Felix Mutati led faction of being behind such rumors. He has appealed to all party members across the country not ...

CESCO Executive Director Conwell Hakapya The Citizen’s Environmental Social Concern (CESCO) has called on the government to subsidize liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to make it more affordable in order to reduce the high charcoal demand in view of the current load shedding being experienced in the country. Organization executive director Conwell Hakapya says the current long hours of electricity load ...