the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has planted over 2,500 trees at the source of the Chambeshi river at katalawa village in mbala district in northern province to replace trees that have been lost due to deforestation. speaking during the tree planting exercise in mbala today, REA project manager for increased access to renewable energy project Suzyo Silavwe who spoke on ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) says significant progress was made to stabilize the number of road traffic crashes on the Zambian roads during the course of the year 2021. RTSA director and chief executive officer, Gladwell Banda however, says the high number of road fatalities and injuries during the festive season, remains a major concern for the agency. ...

Mines Minister, Paul Kabuswe, has suspended three manganese mining licenses for non-compliance to safety and mining standards regulations in central province. Mr Kabuswe has since directed the mines bureau to ensure all mining activities at the three sites are halted immediately until the situation is corrected to avoid loss of lives. ZANIS reports that the minister announced the suspension yesterday ...

COVID-19 has hit State House with some staff in the presidency being in isolation, President Hakainde Hichilema has revealed. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony at State house for Chief Justice Mumba Malila,Peter Machungwa as chairperson of the Police Complaints Commission, Vincent Malambo as member of the Judicial complaint authority and Ackson Sejani as local government service commission chairperson, President Hichilema ...

Opposition Patriotic Front (PF) aspiring candidate for the Kabwata parliamentary by-election Gabriel Kibombwe has described the party’s adoption process as the most credible compared to the previous three which he has participated in. Mr Kibongwe says all the four candidates who applied to contest the Kabwata seat on the PF ticket were shown the list of people who had applied ...

A group of truck drivers from Zambia, Zimbabwe and Malawi are demanding for their dues from their employer Kelvin Yang of brisk fast trading, a transport company that is registered in both Zambia and south Africa. According to the workers who did not want to be put on camera, the company in question owes the 233 drivers dues in excess ...

Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) executive director George Chimembe has urged the new dawn government not to allow party cadres to intimidate police officers as the case was in the PF regime. And Mr. Chimembe says the pronouncement by president Hakainde Hichilema that police officers should work free from political interference should be followed with action. He tells q-news in ...

Finance and National Planning minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says the 2022 national budget is anchored on the draft eighth national development plan and some unimplemented aspects of the 7th national development plan because the previous patriotic front administration failed to leave the 8th national development plan in place. According to the law, the national budget is supposed to be anchored on ...

Parliament has backed a motion urging government to introduce legislation on lifestyle audit in order to enhance the fight against corruption. moving the private member’s motion, UPND Mwembeshi member of parliament Machila Jamba says the fight against corruption will not yield desired results without provision for lifestyle audits. Mr Jamba says if introduced, the law will ensure that seemingly affluent ...

Political Activist Dante Saunders says citizens should awaken to the reality of understanding that they are the custodians of the republican constitution. Mr. Saunders says the Zambian constitution gives power and rights to the citizens and that no section of the constitution can be changed or amended by members of parliament without the majority consent of the citizens who elect ...