Secretary to the Treasury Felix Nkulukusa says government officials will no longer be entitled to personal to holder vehicles. And Mr. Nkulukusa says permanent secretaries , ministers and senior government officials like him will no longer sit on boards of Parastatal bodies to enable them provide uncompromised oversight. The Secretary to the Treasury said this when he appeared before the ...

President Hakainde Hichilema has with immediate effect dissolved the boards of directors for the Financial Intelligence Center (FIC) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC). Minister of Finance Situmbeko Musokotwane has announced the President’s decision in a statement obtained by Q-News. Dr Musokotwane says the decision by the President is in accordance with applicable laws. He says the President has also ...

Opposition Patriots for Economic Progress (PeP) President Sean Tembo has expressed shock and disappointment over the ruling by Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti stopping members of parliament who had their seats nullified by the high court from attending parliamentary business. Mr Tembo says it is a well-established precedence that members of parliament whose seats are nullified by the ...

Pambashe Member of Parliament Ronald Chitotela and his Kawambwa central counterpart Nickson Chilangwa, Kawambwa Mayor Chifumbe Kalumba and five others have pleaded not guilty in a matter in which they are charged with separate offences which include one count of arson, threatening violence, malicious damage to property and four counts of assault. Mr. Chitotela and Mr. Chilangwa with five others ...

Police in Lusaka have detained and recorded a warn and caution Statement from former Minister of Home Affairs Steven Kampyongo for the offence of Endangering Safety Contrary to Section 8(f) of CAP 445 of the Safety of Civil Aviation Act of the Laws of Zambia. Zambia Police Service Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga has confirmed the development to QTV news in a ...

Existing vaccines should still protect people who contract the Omicron variant from severe Covid cases, a World Health Organization (WHO) official says. It comes as the first lab tests of the new variant in South Africa suggest it can partially evade the Pfizer jab. Researchers say there was a “very large drop” in how well the vaccine’s antibodies neutralised the ...

The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) has welcomed the new dawn administration’s commitment towards trade and investment promotion. CTPD Researcher,trade and development, Tawila Anamela says this is key in fostering economic development and revenue generation. Mr Anamela says its cardinal to consider the interest of both local and foreign investors by ensuing there is a balanced competitive environment ...

Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu has expressed disappointment that the opposition Patriotic Front undertook many projects while in power without the capacity to complete them. Speaking when he visited Nsumbu in Nsama district  of Northern province as part of his familiarization tour of the Lake Tanganyinka Development project, Mr Nzovu says the country is indebted in excess ...

Social Economist Kelvin Chisanga says the International Monetary Fund (IMF) deal government has clinched is expected to bring cooling effects in terms of debt repayment. Mr Chisanga says this will help Zambia’s economic agenda. He tells Q-News that the IMF engagements are also expected to create direct impact in terms of investment. Mr Chisanga notes that with Zambia’s current huge ...

Opposition Patriotic Front vice president Given Lubinda has directed all PF Members of Parliament who have been barred from attending parliamentary proceedings by Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti following the nullification of their seats by the High Court to continue attending parliament from the gallery until the Constitutional Court makes final determinations in their appeals. Speaking at a ...