Minister of Youth, Sport and Art Elvis Nkandu says sustainable development is multifaceted in that it needs the involvement of all stakeholders both at local and international levels. Mr. Nkandu says government is committed to partnering with all stakeholders to improve the livelihoods of youths in the country. In a speech read on his behalf by Ministry Of Youth, Sport ...

Felix Mutati Government says it has set a target of four weeks in which it intends to eliminate what is now becoming ‘an industry’ taking advantage of systems in order to leak revenue, thereby depriving it of the much needed resources. Technology and Science Minister Felix Mutati says government is resolved to seal all manner of revenue leakages through integration ...

A 22-year old mobile money agent of Chipata district in Eastern province has been murdered, and his body discovered in Katete. The murder of Emmanuel Nyirenda is believed to have occurred between 10th and 11th June, after he was lured into undertaking a mobile money transaction away from his work station, a move that subsequently led to his disappearance. Eastern Province Acting ...

Government is in the process of amending the Forests Act to provide for stiffer penalties against those indiscriminately cutting down trees and strengthening enforcement mechanisms against the vice and deforestation. And ABSA Bank Zambia in partnership with Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has today launched the Plant and Grow a Million Trees Campaign worth 1.5 ...

Seven Teacher Unions are demanding that government engages them before any action is taken against serving public officials under the Ministry of Education who were erroneously paid various allowances amounting to over K209 million between 2017 and 2021. The Unions have received the statement by the Minister of Finance indicating that government will institute recoveries from teachers who are purported ...

Republican President Hakainde Hichilema is tomorrow expected to leave for Kenya for a two day State visit at the invitation of his Kenyan counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta. In a statement obtained by Q-News, Minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation Stanley Kakubo says during the visit from 14th to 15th June, 2022, the two leaders will hold bilateral talks, which will ...

A Pharmacy Technologist at the Chirundu District Health Office in Southern Province has been convicted and sentenced to 2-years imprisonment with hard labour suspended for 12 months for Theft by Public Servant. His accomplice was also convicted and sentenced to 12 months imprisonment with hard labour suspended for 6 months for the offence of theft. This is in a matter ...

Vedanta Resources has pledged to aggressively run Konkola Copper Mine (KCM) to contribute to the target of 3 million metric tons of Copper production in the next ten years set by the New Dawn Government. Company Director for Corporate Affairs and Communication Masuzyo Ndhlovu says the company stands ready to support Government and the people of Zambia in providing different ...

snr Chieftainess Nkomesha Mukamambo II(right),ABSA MD Mizinga Melu(left) Senior Chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo II of the Soli people of Chongwe District has urged government to put in place strong policies that will end the indiscriminate cutting of trees. And the traditional leader has pledged her commitment to working closely with government and various partners in addressing deforestation and the negative effects ...

Cabinet has approved in principle the introduction of the Bill in Parliament to repeal and replace the Non-governmental organizations Act no.16 of 2009 in order to strengthen the current legal framework by providing for the regulation, coordination and regulation of NGOs in line with the National Non-Governmental Organisations policy approved by Cabinet on 9th April, 2018. In a statement made ...