Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition Alliance CSO-SUN has described the 2022 national budget as a death sentence to over 16,000 children who are projected to die in 2022 as a result of failure by the government to increase resource allocation to the nutritional sector. Speaking during the press briefing held in Lusaka,  CSO-SUN country coordinator Mathews Mhuru is worried that ...

Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise Development Elias Mubanga has says the informal sector play an important role in the growth of the country’s economy. Mr. Mubanga says marketers are the largest employers in the economy as they provide self-reliant employment through entrepreneurship. Mr. Mubanga was speaking when Zambia national marketers credit association (ZANAMACA) paid a courtesy call on him ...

The Zambia Metrological Department, under the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment has predicated that the rainfall activities being experienced in some parts of the country are expected to spread to most parts of Zambia by November 19,2021. The department has also predicated that these rains are likely to be associated with strong winds which may lead to the destruction ...

ZESCO utility company public relations officer Hazel Zulu has confirmed that the utility company has disconnected northmead Market in Lusaka for nonpayment of ZESCO bills of over k50,000. Speaking in a walk in interview with Q News, Mrs. Zulu says there is need for the customers to be compliant by paying their bill in time to ensure that they have ...

Minister of Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development Charles Milupi has called for the need to ensure that road construction projects met design specifications. Mr. Milupi further retaliated government’s concern over the cost of recently undertaken road infrastructure projects. The minister called for need to ensure value for money in these projects, as National Council for Construction NCC in collaboration with ...

The opposition new heritage party has noted with dismay the trend of the republican presidents appointments that are highly skewed against women. Party president Chishala Kateka says when ministers were appointed, she noted the fact that only four of the thirty cabinet ministers are female and out of the nominated members of parliament, only two are female and only one ...

Soccer analyst Yotam Mwanza has tipped the Chipolopolo to employ the same confidence they displayed in the game against Mauritania when they face Tunisia THIS evening. Mwanza has told QTV sports that despite the odds being against Zambia after losing the first leg at home, the Bestone Chambeshi drilled side can pull a surprise in Tunisia if they stick to ...

United Party for National Development (UPND), Nangoma Member of Parliament, Collins Nzovu has advised members of the ruling party not to discriminate against those who hold opposing views. Mr Nzovu has told Q-News that this is the time when the people must unite to foster development and unity which has eluded Zambia for a long time. He says a lot ...

UPND deputy national youth spokesperson Phinias Pumulo says the arrest of the former minister of defence Davis Chama and his co-accused is not politically motivated as the opposition PF is claiming. Mr. Pumulo says those suggesting that the arrests of PF members who are found wanting by the law is political are merely seeking sympathy from the Zambian people. He ...

Government has called upon to ensure there is transparency in the recruitment process of teachers and health personnel next year. Governance plans to recruit a record 30, 000 teachers and 11, 200 health personnel in 2022. Youth Advocate Ellington Chipoka says government should guard against corruption in the recruitment process as was the case in the previous regime were employment ...