President Hakainde Hichilema has held a closed door meeting with charge d’affaires of the embassy of the Russian federation, Dmitry Yudin at community house in Lusaka. President Hichilema and the Russian envoy discussed issues pertaining to enhanced cooperation between the two countries. Minister of Foreign Affairs and international cooperation, Stanley Kakubo told ZANIS shortly after the meeting that among the ...

The Opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) has condemned the politics of insults the opposition patriotic front are allegedly promoting. Party Deputy Secretary General in the Maboshe led faction martin Mulenga says Zambia is a Christian nation and such utterances made by patriotic front information and publicity chairman Raphael Nakachinda must be condemned in the strongest term adding that the level ...

The Opposition Golden Party of Zambia [GPZ] has cautioned government against using the court to fix political opponents and perceived enemies of the ruling party united party for national development. Party leader Jackson Silavwe says it is an open secret that the current UPND government has gone for the jugular of the previous patriotic front government. Mr. Silavwe says the ...

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has noted with concern the continued existence of ambiguities with regard to the current constitution, its interpretation, and more specifically, the weaknesses of Zambia’s electoral processes. JCTR faith and justice programme manager Sarah Siamachoka says the recent cancellation of the kabwata parliamentary by-elections serves well as an illustration of the issues that call ...

Minister of Green Economy and Environment Collins Nzovu has warned timber processing companies in western province of sanctions if they are caught buying illegal timber. Mr. Nzovu says the days of tolerating illegal harvesting and selling of trees are long gone with the previous regime and the full wrath of the law will visit anyone found wanting. Speaking when he ...

Ruling United Party for National Development [UPND] youths have warned that they will take action if the patriotic front information and publicity chairman Raphael Nakachinda and former Lusaka province minister Bowman Lusambo continue to put the name of the president Hakainde Hichilema in disrepute. Speaking during the press briefing UPND Lusaka youth chairman Anderson Banda says the UPND youths are ...

Police in Lusaka have detained opposition patriotic front for Information and Publicity Chairman Raphael Nakachinda at woodlands police station for allegedly defaming president Hakainde Hichilema and inciting violence. Mr. Nakacinda who appeared before police this morning for questioning at police headquarters in Lusaka has been charged with defamation of the president and inciting violence during campaigns in kabwata constituency. Meanwhile ...

Economist Chibamba Kanyama has called for transparency in the awarding of contracts by the public private partnership council of ministers Mr. Chibamba Kanyama tells QTV news that the council of ministers must ensure that those awarded contracts not only have the capacity to undertake such massive projects, but are credible entities that may not pose challenges in the future including ...

The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) is worried that a lot of children might not be able to benefit from the free education policy of the new dawn administration due to lack of classroom space in government schools. Organization National Director Dorothy Kasanda who spoke to QTV news says there is need for government to ensure that it creates adequate ...

The Movement for National Transformation (MNT) believes the new dawn administration is doing what the Zambian people asked for during the 12th august, 2021 general election to the effect that corruption must be fought. Party President Daniel Shimunza says there is therefore no witch-hunt or maliciousness in the fight against corruption embarked on by the new dawn administration. Dr. Shimunza ...