The lone armed robber who recently shot dead a Police Officer and raped two toll gate cashiers at Kalense toll station in Kasama recently is still at large. Home Affairs and Internal Security Minister Jack Mwiimbu has told Parliament in a ministerial statement that the manhunt for the bandit who went away with K38,425 cash and property worth K12,288 belonging ...

Government has called on the Engineering Institution of Zambia (EIZ) to step up efforts and provide the needed advice in the implementation of projects. Speaking when the Institute led by its president Abel N’gandu paid a courtesy call on him, Minister of Water Development and Sanitation Mike Mposha notes that the institute has an important role of promoting advancement of ...

The Zambia Police Service has warned that it will sternly deal with any individual involved in vandalizing Police infrastructure. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says the service is deeply concerned with the recent incident of political cadres vandalizing the Nathan Chanda Police Post in Luanshya on the Copperbelt. Mr. Hamoonga explains that the naming of Police Stations or Posts involves a ...

President Hakainde Hichilema says his government will improve access to safe drinking water for the people of Muchinga province. President Hichilema says access to safe drinking water will be improved in the province through various water projects. The President, who was speaking when he toured the Chambeshi water reticulation project in Chinsali today, said government will render all the necessary support ...

The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has so far purchased 875,098 metric tonnes of maize at a total cost of K2.6 billion out of the 3.6 million metric tonnes of maize produced during 2020/2021 farming season. Speaking during a press briefing held at Chongwe Food Reserve Agency main depot, FRA Board Chairperson Kelvin Hambwezya says the agency will purchase an additional ...

Three people have been arrested in Vubwi district in Eastern province for attempting to smuggle 50 illegal immigrants into Zambia. The three, include two brothers Gift Sakala, 34 of Katete and Rodgers Sakala, 30 of Chadiza district and another person John Mumba, 41, of Kalingalinga compound in Lusaka. Eastern Province Acting Police Commanding Officer, Davis Simwanza, confirmed the development to ...

Social scientist Innocent Kolala has stressed the need for Cabinet Ministers who have dissolved boards under their ministries to quickly appoint new boards. Mr. Kolala tells Q-news the long absence of a board in an institution might lead management doing things without direction as it becomes difficult to implement certain policies and programs without the board. He notes with concern ...

Energy Expert Johnston Chikwanda has called on the UPND administration to consider allocating at least 700 million kwacha to the Rural electrification Authority in the 2022 national budget. Mr. Chikwanda who is immediate past REA board chairperson notes with concern that funding to the authority has been reducing systematically since 2018 despite going up in 2021, hence the need for ...

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) Provisional Liquidator Milingo Lungu has finally taken plea and pleaded not guilty to charges of theft and money laundering involving over K4.4 million. When the matter came up for plea this morning before Lusaka Magistrate Felix Kaoma, Lungu 43,a lawyer by profession denied committing the two offences. In count one, it is alleged that Lungu between ...

A 15 year old climate change ambassador Mwangala Maunga has urged young people across the country to get involved in the fight against climate change. Mwangala who is a grade 11 pupil at Roma girls was the winner of the inaugural 2018 DSTV Africa multi choice cartoon network power puff girls award as the best inventor in the science and ...