Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Stanley Kakubo says slain ex-Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe will forever be remembered as a great Statesman who commanded a presence on the international stage. Speaking to journalists after signing in the book of condolences for Mr Abe at the Japanese Embassy in Lusaka, Mr Kakubo said Zambia joins Japan and the rest ...

At least four people have so far been killed by Elephants in Feira, Luangwa district this year. And Feira Member of Parliament Emmanuel Tembo has threatened to stage a protest to Statehouse if the animal/human conflict in his constituency is not addressed. Mr. Tembo tells Q-news that over 500 elephants have invaded the district. The parliamentarian has warned of the ...

Governance, Elections, Advocacy, and Research Services (GEARS) Initiative has advised the new dawn government to allow for peaceful protests at the African Union summit to be held in Lusaka. GEARS Initiative Executive Director McDonald Chipenzi says allowing protests, demonstrations and or picketing at the AU Summit will send a good signal about Zambia’s newly restored freedoms to citizens to other ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has made an apparent u-turn on its earlier statement that it was investigating properties belonging to South African based Zambian business tycoon James Ndambo. DEC Commissioner Mary Chirwa who was quoted yesterday in some sections of the media confirming the investigation of Mr Ndambo’s properties, has however told a media briefing today that the commission ...

The Zambia Statistic Agency (ZAMSTATS) has disclosed that it will recruit 39,570 enumerators and 6,430 supervisors for the forthcoming national census of population and housing slated to run from 18th August to 14th September,2022. ZAMSTATS Interim Statistician General Mulenga Musepa says adverts for the recruitment of enumerators, supervisors and Zonal coordinators have since been placed in various media platforms to ...

Energy Minister Peter Kapala says works on the US$1.5 billion new Tanzania-Zambia Refined Oil Pipeline project have already commenced with the construction of the 700 km segment on the Tanzanian side. Mr Kapala says the TAZAMA pipeline will be rehabilitated, cleaned up and reconfigured to start pumping finished products instead of comingled crude. In a statement posted on his Facebook ...

Vedanta Resources has disclosed that it has set aside US$220 million to dismantle outstanding debt to small and medium contractors in a bid to reduce liabilities and aid the growth of businesses. In a statement obtained by Q-NEWS, Vedanta Resources Zambia Director Corporate Communications Masuzyo Ndhlovu says KCM through its Provisional Administrator has not paid the majority of creditors during ...

Mines and Minerals Development Minister Paul Kabuswe has directed ZCCM-IH through its lawyers to begin engaging in roundtable discussions with the legal team for Vedanta Resources with a view of settling the Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) court issues out of court. Mr Kabuswe says government is not willing to continue waiting for the next court hearing set for January 2023 ...

Development analyst Charity Musamba says Zambia’s poor financial and development management has made it difficult for the country to excel economically resulting in the failure to maintain its development status. The World Bank has reclassified Zambia to low income status from lower middle income for the 2023 financial year. Dr. Musamba says various factors are considered when grading countries, noting ...

Government has been asked to tell the nation how much it is paying the six companies engaged to evaluate the process related to the accumulation and audit of the public domestic arrears that various public institutions owe suppliers of goods and services. The six firms are Client Focus Solutions Chartered Accountants, CYMA Chartered Public Accountants and Management Consultants and EY ...