A 39 year old man of Petauke in Eastern Province has committed suicide after allegedly murdering his wife with a wooden plunk. Police Spokesperson, Esther Katongo says the murder is reported to have occurred in the early hours of today, 20th september, 2019 at around 02:00 hours at petauke’s main location while the suicide act happened today around 11:00 hours. ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Leader Chishimba Kambwili says he will seek a court injunction to restrain Lusaka businessman Valden Findlay from boarding the Presidential jet. Mr. Kambwili has told Journalists in Lusaka that he will not allow anyone who does not work in government to use the presidential jet. He recently accused Mr Findlay who is a close associate of ...

The Basic Education Teachers Union of Zambia (BETUZ) and the Zambian National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) have called on the Zambia Police to quickly bring to book those who raped the two female teachers in Mumbwa district in separate incidents. BETUZ Spokesperson Kabika Kakunta has also appealed to the community leadership in the area to help bring those involved to ...

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has praised President Edgar Lungu for delivering a state of the nation address which places great emphasis on the need for urgent and bold collective action towards mitigating the severe impact of climate change on livelihoods and the economy. WWF Country Director Nachilala Nkombo says prolonged droughts and flooding in some parts of the ...

Caritas Zambia has urged all former ministers to respect the order and decision by the constitution court ordering them to pay Caritas Zambia back all the money they accumulated after the dissolution of parliament in 2016 on moral grounds. CARITAS Zambia executive director Eugene Kabilika says no interference is expected from President Edgar Lungu in this issue, but that the ...

UPND Secretary General Steven Katuka The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has described as irresponsible intentions by government to increase electricity tariffs by 75 percent. UPND General Secretary Steven Katuka says it is disheartening to note that the ruling Patriotic Front is ready to sacrifice the 17 million Zambians by subjecting them to high electricity tariffs.  Mr. Katuka ...

Zambian Youths Association in the Fight Against Corruption (ZYAFAC) has described as lame the excuse of poor funding by the Anti-Corruption Commission for its failure to effectively carry out its mandate. During the launch of the 2019 Zambia Bribe Payers Index Report, ACC Chairperson Justice Anderson Zikonda said the commission is poorly funded thereby making it difficult to carry out ...

Police in Nchelenge in Luapula province have arrested a Fifty-year-old man identified as Mikaliyo Bwalya for allegedly having canal knowledge of a Seven-year-old girl against the order of nature. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says it is alleged that on 17th September, 2019 around 23:00 hours at Chilongoshi Village, Chief Kambwali in Nchelenge District, the mother of the victim aged 34, ...

Minister in the Office of the Vice President Olipa Phiri says over 2 million people representing 388,364 households in 58 districts will require relief interventions for them to survive up to the next harvest season. Speaking when she gave a ministerial statement to parliament on the hunger situation in the country, Mrs. Phiri says the households will require 164, 775 ...

Eleven member of the Cleaning Association of Zambia have been detained after conducting citizen’s arrest on Shoprite Zambia General Manager Charles Bota for allegedly abrogating Statutory Instrument No.22 of 2019 by continuing to use foreign cleaning companies. Police Spokesperson Esther Mwaata Katongo has confirmed the development to QTV News. Ms. Katongo says the 11 people who conducted a citizen arrest ...