The opposition Patriotic Front has demanded for the release of incarcerated former party deputy secretary general Mumbi Phiri who has been detained since February this year without trial. PF information and publicity secretary Raphael Nakacinda tells q news that if there is currently no evidence against her or any justifiable cause for her to remain in custody, Mrs. Phiri must ...

President Hakainde Hichilema has announced that the country will next month be launching a Nickel mine which will be the biggest on the African continent. Speaking at the private sector day in Lusaka, president Hichilema has challenged the private sector to invest more in developmental projects in the country that will result in more job creation and increased investment. And ...

Save the Children East and Southern Africa regional advocacy and campaigns manager Malama Mwila has stressed the need for the voice of children to be heard if the African continent is to realize the agenda 2040 for an Africa that is fit for children. Mr. Mwila says it is imperative for the African leaders to listen to what children across ...

Global Fund head of Political and civil society Advocacy eternal relations and communications division Linda Mafu has called on African leaders to allocate domestic resources to the health sector and invest in building health systems that respond to existing epidemics and new pandemics. Ms. Mafu says as heads of state and government meet for the African Union 4th Mid-Year Coordinating ...

Ten (10)delegates at the on-going African Union Summit have tested positive to COVID-19 out of 1,206 delegates who have so far been screened at Kenneth Kaunda Wing of the Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) and Hotels. Speaking during a briefing update on the COVID-19 and other important health matters, Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo says as ...

Stakeholders in the Education sector have applauded for actualizing the recruitment of over 30,000 teachers. In separate interviews with Q-NEWS, National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) Executive Director Aaron Chansa has described the recruitment of 30,496 teachers as historical and unprecedented. Mr Chansa says it has been a very anxious moment as the nation waited for the final ...

The long awaited long list of successful teachers recruited by government has been published in the two government newspapers, The Zambia Daily Mail and Times of Zambia. The publishing of the names of the 30,496 teachers caused the delay in the circulation of the two newspapers which only went into circulation after 09:00 hours. Anxious waiting prospective teachers positioned themselves ...

AFRICAN Parks has said it will invest a minimum of US$4 million into Kafue National Park annually under a 20-year partnership with the Zambian Government for the management of the park. Speaking during the launch of the conservation collaborative agreement between the ministry of tourism and African Parks Network Limited on the management of the Kafue National Park and support ...

Political analyst Alex Ng’oma has charged that the fight against corruption under the new dawn government seems to be chaotic and segregative. Dr. Ng’oma has observed that the fight against corruption is largely focused on those that were in government in the past as opposed to fighting corruption in the past, present and future. In an interview with Q news, ...

A  Consortium of Civil Society Organisation-CSOS has called on the African Union-AU and member states to develop a clear strategy on agro ecology and use of indigenous seeds. The consortium also wants a-u to follow the public spending guidelines and aims of the Malabo declaration, which calls for governments to work together to improve livelihoods through agriculture.  The CSOS include ...