The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has arrested Konkola copper mines (KCM) plc provisional liquidator Milingo Lungu for theft. DEC public relations officer Mathias Kamanga has told q news in a statement that Mr. Lungu was arrested by the commission’s anti-money laundering investigations unit for theft involving k17,250,000.00 contrary to the laws of Zambia. Mr. Kamanga says the particulars of the ...

The board of directors of ZESCO has terminated the contract of ZESCO limited managing director, Victor Mundende with immediate effect. And the board of directors for ZESCO limited with the approval of the industrial development corporation (IDC), has appointed Eng. Victor Mapani as the managing director of ZESCO limited with immediate effect. Announcing the development in a statement, IDC head ...

Republican president Hakainde Hichilema says his first 100 days in office where for him and his government to understand better where there are leakages in the systems and seal them. President Hichilema says his government has now established which areas have leakages and now knows exactly how to seal the leakages. He said this today at statehouse when he swore ...

Government says the fight against deforestation has been a challenge for the forestry sector because it lacks adequate resources. Minister of green economy and environment Collins Nzovu says a lot of trees are being cut impunity but it is hard for the forestry officers to monitor because the man-power is limited. He was speaking when finish ambassador to Zambia Pirjo ...

Vice president Mutale Nalumango has disclosed that government owes farmers at least k1.6 billion for the maize they supplied to the food reserve agency. Mrs. Nalumango says the farmers have not been paid yet because there is no money to clear the outstanding balances. The vice president has however assured that even though the current budget does not provide funds ...

Zambians for Unity Peace and Development President Ronnie Jere says government’s decision to indirectly force people to get vaccinated will create a frenzy for fake covid-19 certificates. In an interview with q news, Mr. Jere notes that government’s move to restrict entry into all government premises to vaccinated people only will have negative effects in the fight against covid-19 because ...

Chief Mukuni of the Toka leya people of southern province says there is urgent need for the country to do away with the law that provides for presidential immunity against prosecution for both sitting and ousted presidents. Chief Mukuni tells q news in an interview that doing so will be the best way to curb corruption at the highest level ...