Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo has warned Zambians against taking to the streets to engage in acts of lawlessness in the name of protesting against xenophobic attacks in South Africa. Addressing a media briefing, Mr Kapyongo says no one will be allowed to take to the streets to protest. He says in as much as emotions are high over what ...

Chief Government Spokesperson Dora Siliya has advised opposition UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema to channel his donations of any kind to rural areas where citizens are faced with challenges. Commenting on the recent development where the opposition leader’s donation of a generator to Chawama level one hospital was rejected, Ms Siliya says Mr. Hichilima should consider donating the generator to an ...

Police in Lusaka have arrested a male adult identified as Prince Mutowa aged 40 of George Compound for allegedly murdering his 27 years old wife. The incidence which happened between 03rd September, 2019 around 23 00 hours and 04th September, 2019 at 01 45 hours in George Compound and was reported to police by a member of the public. It ...

The Zambia Police Service has denied the ruling Patriotic Front a permit to protest against defunct National Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili over his ‘dog’ remarks alleged to be aimed at President Edgar Lungu. Lusaka Province Police Commissioner Nelson Phiri says this is because the security situation in the city is not conducive for such an activity to take ...

South Africa has temporarily closed its diplomatic missions in Nigeria following reprisal attacks by Nigerians triggered by xenophobic violence in South Africa. Since Sunday, mobs have looted and destroyed shops, many of them foreign-owned, in South Africa’s commercial hub Johannesburg, . Nigeria’s government has been outspoken in its condemnation of the violence. South Africa’s foreign minister called it an embarrassment ...

The PM will accuse Jeremy Corbyn of “a cowardly insult to democracy” later for not backing a general election. Boris Johnson – who sources say regards this as the first day of an election campaign – will argue the Labour leader is denying people their say on the progress of Brexit. On Wednesday, MPs blocked Mr Johnson’s plan for an ...

Government says it is keen to see that relevant laws are enacted to meet the changing needs of society through a consultative process. Officiating at a Zambia Law Development Commission workshop on public and civil society engagement in the law reform process, Permanent secretary in the office of the vice president in charge of Parliamentary business, Julianna Shuko noted the ...

President Edgar Lungu President Edgar Lungu has implored Permanent Secretaries to safeguard public resources and ensure there is sanity in the running of all ministries. Speaking when he swore-in three permanent secretaries namely Danies Chisenda as National Development Planning Permanent Secretary, Chanda Kaziya as Ministry of Labour and Social Security Permanent Secretary and Daniel Bukali as Western Province Permanent Secretary, ...

The Zambian High Commission in South Africa has dispelled social media reports suggesting that 39 Zambian nationals have been killed in violent attacks against foreign nationals in that country. In a statement made available to Q-News, first secretary for press and public relations at the Zambian mission in Pretoria, Naomi Nyawali says no Zambian has been killed as a result ...

Patriotic Front Mtendere ward 30 councillor, Watson Mtonga has appealed to law enforcement agencies to help address the high levels of drug abuse in Mtendere by young people. Mr. Mtonga has likened the levels of drug abuse by youths in the area to that of Chibolya compound which is believed to be Lusaka’s drug abuse hot spot. He states that ...