The PM will accuse Jeremy Corbyn of “a cowardly insult to democracy” later for not backing a general election. Boris Johnson – who sources say regards this as the first day of an election campaign – will argue the Labour leader is denying people their say on the progress of Brexit. On Wednesday, MPs blocked Mr Johnson’s plan for an ...

Government says it is keen to see that relevant laws are enacted to meet the changing needs of society through a consultative process. Officiating at a Zambia Law Development Commission workshop on public and civil society engagement in the law reform process, Permanent secretary in the office of the vice president in charge of Parliamentary business, Julianna Shuko noted the ...

President Edgar Lungu President Edgar Lungu has implored Permanent Secretaries to safeguard public resources and ensure there is sanity in the running of all ministries. Speaking when he swore-in three permanent secretaries namely Danies Chisenda as National Development Planning Permanent Secretary, Chanda Kaziya as Ministry of Labour and Social Security Permanent Secretary and Daniel Bukali as Western Province Permanent Secretary, ...

The Zambian High Commission in South Africa has dispelled social media reports suggesting that 39 Zambian nationals have been killed in violent attacks against foreign nationals in that country. In a statement made available to Q-News, first secretary for press and public relations at the Zambian mission in Pretoria, Naomi Nyawali says no Zambian has been killed as a result ...

Patriotic Front Mtendere ward 30 councillor, Watson Mtonga has appealed to law enforcement agencies to help address the high levels of drug abuse in Mtendere by young people. Mr. Mtonga has likened the levels of drug abuse by youths in the area to that of Chibolya compound which is believed to be Lusaka’s drug abuse hot spot. He states that ...

Steven Katuka – UPND Secretary General Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Secretary General Stephen Katuka says the planned protest by the Patriotic Front against defunct NDC president Chishimba Kambwili over his alleged insults against President Edgar Lungu is not necessary. Mr. Katuka says this is considering that the matter is already before the courts of law. He adds ...

Chief Bunda Bunda the tenth of the Soli speaking people in Rufunsa District has appealed to the government to immediate send relief food to the area. Chief Bunda says some people in his chiefdom are facing starvation. He has told QTV news in an interview that he has taken up the matter with the relevant government authorities including the Disaster ...

People’s Alliance for Change (PAC) President Andyford Banda says his party will not make submissions to the parliament select committee on proposals and amendments to the constitution. Mr. Banda, however, states that his party will instead write to the committee explaining why it is important to do away with all the NDF proposals. He states that his party cannot make ...

The Zambia Institute of Planners (ZIP) has called for increased budgetary allocations to planning departments across all local authorities in the country in the context of decentralization. Speaking during the 4th national planning conference in Lusaka, ZIP president Cooper Chilomba notes that additional resources will enable planners to engage with citizens directly on real issues faced in the communities. Mr. ...

The Zambia Alliance for Youths with Disabilities has threatened to stage a protest if the government does not address what it has termed as discriminatory laws pertaining to the issuance of driver’s licenses to hearing impaired persons. Alliance General Secretary, Frankson Musukwa says Zambia is the only country in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) region that does not allow ...