The UPND Alliance has commended President Hakainde Hichilema for demonstrating that he will not leave anyone behind in his quest to see a just Zambia in the equitable distribution of wealth. Alliance Spokesperson Daniel Shimunza says this policy is exemplified in the president’s recent announcement that part of the copper slug dump popularly known as ‘Black mountain’ in Kitwe will ...

The Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) is dismayed and exceedingly appalled by the admission of the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency (ZAMMSA) that it erroneously distributed drugs that are under Quality Control (QC) to two health facilities. ZMA secretary General Dr. Kaumba Tolopu says it is extremely negligent for ZAMMSA to error repeatedly and having to apologize twice to the ...

The Human Rights Commission has challenged the Zambia Police to do the right thing and prove whether or not former President Edgar Lungu’s barber Shebby Chilekwa had been tortured. In a statement obtained by Q-news, Commission Chairperson Mudford Mwandenga says the commission has noted with consternation that the Zambia Police Service has created an impression that the HRC is the ...

Former President Edgar Lungu’s Barber Shebby Chilekwa has been charged with murder. Chilekwa who appeared before Kaoma Magistrate Besting Hamaseke has been charged with the murder of Lawrence Banda. Magistrate Hamaseke told the accused that he has been jointly charged for the offence while acting together with unknown persons on October 6, 2019 in Kaoma District. This is contrary to ...

The ministry of health has launched the 2022 Oral Cholera Vaccination Campaign targeting one million and thirty-eight thousand (1,038,000) people aged 1-year and above in eleven districts. Speaking during launch at Chinika grounds in Lusaka today, Health Minister Sylvia Masebo says the vaccination program aims at completely eliminating cholera in Zambia by 2025. Ms Masebo says the vaccination program aims ...

Epilepsy has been ranked one of the top ten non-communicable diseases contributing to increased deaths in Zambia. According to the ministry of health, Epilepsy contributed about 21,000 cases of the total health facility illnesses in 2020, and about 4 in every 1,000 facility deaths. And people living with epilepsy have bemoaned the scarcity of epilepsy drugs in the country especially ...

Republican Vice President W.K Mutale Nalumango has noted that the Covid-19 pandemic is hampering service delivery and development in the country. Mrs Nalumango says this is evidenced by the hindrances that most investments are facing in their quest to grow. Speaking when she officiated at the handover of 100,000 facemasks worth K2 million donated to DMMU by Heorocean Group of ...

Political Analyst and Human Rights Defender Ngande Mwanajiti is urging Zambians to demand for action on the Honeybee scandal by asking for provision of accurate information. Mr Mwanajiti says Zambians should demand for accountability and transparency in the health sector. He says process and delivery of accountability, are critical to good governance. Mr Mwanajiti is urging Zambians not to surrender ...

The National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) has noted with concern that government has not given Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) the priority that it deserves in terms of budgetary allocation despite the importance of this component of education in schools. Speaking in an interview with Q-news on the sidelines of a recent capacity building workshop for Journalists on ...

There has been a huge explosion after a fuel tanker collided with a goods train carrying coal at a rail crossing along Great North road in Kapiri Mposhi leaving two people dead. The accident is said to have happened around 10:00 hours this morning. This is according to a preliminary statement issued by the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA). ...