Police have recorded a warn and caution statement from the coxswain of the fishing rig in Siavonga on which six Adventist youths who recently drowned jumped off. On 1st January, 2022, six Adventist youths who had gone to attend the Lusaka conference of the seventh-day adventist in siavonga drowned after jumping off the fishing rig and failed to swim to ...

The Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) has welcomed the government’s decision to postpone the opening of schools from January 10 to January 24, 2022 in view of the current spike in covid-19 cases. In a statement availed to Q-news, ZANEC executive director George Hamusunga says covid-19 poses a danger to learners especially that the country has started witnessing an increase ...

Zambia Open Community Schools (ZOCS) is thrilled that the free education policy pioneered by the new dawn administration has taken into consideration community schools by allocating funds to them. ZOCS executive director Cleopatra Muma says her organization is happy that community schools, which provide quality education to orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Zambia, have not been left out in ...

Government has been urged to prioritize the empowerment of youths with disabilities as the 2022 national budget takes effect. World Youth and Leadership Foundation (WYLF) director general, Nalishebo Nyambe tells q-news that this should be done because persons with disabilities have been sidelined in most empowerment programs and in government leadership positions. Mr. Nyambe says most people living with disabilities ...

Itezhi-Tezhi member of parliament, twaambo mutinta has confirmed the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in the district. Mr. Mutinta says so far, 20 herds of cattle from 3 kraals in babizhi veterinary camp in chief muchiya’s area are exhibiting signs typical of foot and mouth disease. He says a definitive laboratory test on the animals has confirmed the disease. ...

The opposition Patriotic Front has charged that Zambians should brace themselves for a year filled with social, economic and political hardships due to misdirected policy measures the UPND government is pursuing. Addressing a media briefing touching on various national issues, PF acting president Given Lubinda says the increase in fuel prices and the looming electricity tariffs hike will increase the ...

The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), a UPND alliance partner, has noted with great concern the increase in financial irregularities, particularly in the local authorities as revealed by the latest auditor general’s report on local authorities for the year 2020. MDC vice president for politics Leonard Hikaumba says with the coming of the new dawn administration which is showing good ...

Senior Chief Mumena of the Kaonde-speaking people of Kalumbila district in northwestern province has appealed to government to consider setting up local and community water supply schemes in his chiefdom. The traditional leader believes this will help in addressing the challenges of clean and safe water supply in the villages and surrounding areas. Speaking when water development and sanitation permanent ...

Ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) deputy national youth and sports chairman Kenny Ng’ona has accused the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Zambia of going against the presidential directive by continuing to charge k378 instead of k100 annual practicing license fees for nurses and midwives. Mr Ng’ona says actions of the nursing and midwifery council of Zambia to charge ...

Zambia has in last 24 hours recorded 4,258 new covid-19 cases out of 13,814 tests conducted. The country has during the same period recorded nine (9) covid-19 related deaths. According to the latest daily COVID status update,1,488 recoveries were also recorded in the last 24 hours bringing the total recoveries to 230,494. There are currently 31,223 active cases, of which ...