The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in partnership with a joint team of health inspectors from Kaoma and Kalumbila town councils(KKTCS) have seized assorted expired goods worth k7,856 during inspections conducted in Kaoma and Kalumbila districts of western and north-western provinces respectively. The seized goods include assorted carbonated drinks, biscuits and cosmetic products among others. the goods were expired ...

Young women Christian Association YWCA has urged the media to highlight the outcome of child abuse cases of individuals that have been incarcerated for abusing young girls so as to deter would be offenders from perpetrating the same vise. Speaking in an interview with q news, YWCA executive director Miriam Mwiinga notes that a lot of people are currently unaware ...

The ministry of local government and rural development has recognized the vital role that bicycles play in putting rural communities on the move in order to foster micro and macro rural development in Zambia. The ministry’s permanent secretary for administration Maambo Haamaundu says bicycles usage plays a critical role to help bridge mobility challenges in various sectors of social service ...

Movement for restoration teachers association MORETA Zambia has expressed concern on the continued mushrooming of teachers trade unions in the education sector. Speaking during the press briefing held in Lusaka today, executive secretary Misheck Kalungu alleges that some teachers trade  unions are not performing their mandate but only soliciting moneys from teachers to join them. Mr. Kakungu further notes that ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has noted with concern the lack of a rehabilitation centre in the country. DEC senior assistant commissioner in-charge of education and counseling department Dr. Isaac Masiye has disclosed that most of the people that need rehabilitation in the country are taken to chainama mental hospital  which should not be the case. Dr Masiye notes that ...

Some concerned residents of Chaisa township of Lusaka have expressed concern over the delay by government to start funding the cooperatives that applied for the constituency development fund [CDF] program. Some concerned residents spoken to notes that the delay to empower cooperatives is causing some youths to start engaging in criminal activities such as attacking individuals as a way of survival. They said ...

Chikondi foundation president bishop John Mambo has called on stakeholders to stop commenting on the issue of gay considering that president hakainde hichilema has clearly stated his position on the matter. Bishop Mambo says Zambia has more important things that can be discussed in order to foster development and not an issue that has already been cleared by the head ...

Opposition Economic Front party says the recent released report by the central statistics office that the monthly inflation rates has reduced from 11.5 percent to 10.2 percent is not something to celebrate about as the cost of living is still high in the country. Speaking in an interview, economic front party information and media chairperson Fewdays Nsensema says the upnd should ...

Ruling United Party for National Development UPND members have been commended for heeding the presidential directive to be violent free and avoid confusion by way of attempting to take over the running of bus stations and markets over the past 9 months. UPND spokesperson Cornelius Mweetwa says this shows that the party has disciplined cadres who are willing to end ...

The commuters rights association of Zambia (CRAZ) has disclosed that they will be no adjustments in bus fares following the 80ngwee increment of the pump price of petrol. This follows a consultative meeting that was held recently with bus operators and the road transport and safety agency rtsa were it was agreed that the status call will remain the same ...