Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo has unearthed a scam in which the National Institute of Public Administration (NIPA) is enrolling students without Grade 12 certificates. Mr. Lusambo says government will not hesitate to expel any lecturer or Management official at the Institution who will be found wanting. Speaking when he addressed NIPA members of staff, Mr. Lusambo says he has ...

President Edgar Lungu has appointed new board members for the Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) to replace the John Kasanga led board. Finance Minister Bwalya Ng’andu has told a media briefing where he introduced the new board that the appointments come at the back of the end of tenure of the previous board in January,2019. Dr Ng’andu has since thanked Dr ...

State House says allegations of drug trafficking made by National Democratic Congress (NDC) President Chishimba Kambwili will be investigated. In a brief statement obtained by Q-News, Special assistant to the president for press and public relations Isaac Chipampe says State House takes very seriously any allegation related to drug trafficking. Mr Chipampe says Zambian law enforcement agencies will, therefore take ...

Belgium and the Netherlands both cruised to 4-0 wins over Scotland and Estonia respectively in Euro 2020 qualifying on Monday, while Germany claimed a crucial victory over Northern Ireland in their bid to qualify for next year’s finals. > > > HIGHLIGHTS from the Euro 2020 qualifying games . . . Roberto Martinez’s Belgium, the world-number-one ranked side, were not ...

Margaret Atwood says thieves made concerted efforts to steal her manuscript for The Testaments, the sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale. The author and her publisher were targeted by “fake emails” from “cyber criminals”, trying to obtain the unpublished novel, she told the BBC. She described the attempts as a “phishing exercise” that could have led to blackmail or identity theft. ...

MPs have again rejected Boris Johnson’s calls for a snap election, as the five-week suspension of Parliament begins. In all, 293 MPs voted for the prime minister’s motion for an early poll, far short of the number needed. Earlier, opposition MPs confirmed they would not support an October poll, insisting a law blocking a no-deal Brexit must be implemented first. ...

Defunct National Democratic Congress (NDC) president Chishimba Kambwili says the Opposition Alliance remains intact. Mr. Kambwili says he does not see the Opposition Alliance fragmenting ahead of the 2021 general election. In an interview with QTV News, Mr. Kambwili has since reaffirmed his party’s commitment to the opposition Alliance. He says he personally has no problems with either UPND leader ...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda has encouraged people in the country to write wills in order to safeguard their children’s inheritance in the event of death. Mr. Lubinda has expressed concern that some families have denied children their inheritance after the death of their parents because of failure to write wills. He has told QTV News that the Ministry is working ...

Energy Minister Mathew Nkhuwa says plans to start tapping water from the Congo River to fill up the Kariba Dam are still active. Mr. Nkhuwa says the proposal is now being looked at by the Ministry of Water Development working hand-in-hand with the Ministry of Energy. He however, states that a feasibility study is yet to be conducted on whether ...

Government says it would not support the imposition of economic sanctions as a measure to compel the South African government to decisively deal with the issue of xenophobia. Information and Broadcasting Services Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo says government is fully aware of the damage that would be caused to both the Zambian and South African economies if sanctions were to ...