Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) has called on the New Dawn Government to come up with policies that will enhance the export of local farm products by local farmers. Speaking in an interview with Q-news, IAPRI Executive Director, Chance Kabaghe notes that the current existing policies in the agriculture sector are not supportive to the local farmers as they ...

Chililabombwe Member of Parliament Paul Kabuswe has disclosed that the construction of the Chingola/Kasumbalesa road will commence before the end of this year. Speaking in an interview with Q-news, Mr. Kabuswe says President Hakainde Hichilema has given a directive to ensure that the construction of the road commences this year. Mr. Kabuswe who is also Mines and Minerals Development Minister ...

Social Scientist Innocent Kolala has expressed concern that almost all those aspiring to take over the leadership of the opposition Patriotic Front are from one region. Mr Kolala tells QTV news that this is unacceptable. He further notes that of those eying the PF presidency, three or four are coming from one district. Mr Kolala has observed that it will ...

The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) is urging the government to continue with its tough austerity measures by keeping the budget in line progressively to reduce the pressure on the economy so that the inflation rate can continue going down. ZIPAR Executive Director, Herrick Mpuku says this is when people will begin feeling the benefits of the ...

The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has intensified consumer awareness activities in order to protect unsuspecting members of the public from mobile money scams. ZICTA Manager Corporate Communications, Hanford Chaaba says this is in view of the substantial growth in the uptake and utilization of digital financial services. Mr Chaaba says with this growth in the utilization of ...

Fisheries and Livestock Minister, Makozo Chikote, says his ministry is looking for a partnership with private companies to establish a vaccines producing plant for livestock in order to enhance the measures government is putting in place in terms of disease control. Mr. Chikote has expressed concern that the country is having challenges in terms of livestock disease control. He says ...

Opposition Golden Party of Zambia President Jackson Silavwe has challenged the new dawn government to share with the nation the status of Mulungushi textiles in Kabwe. Mr. Silavwe says the new dawn government should give an update on the agreement between the Chinese and Zambian Governments and the reasons why it has not been fully operationalised. He notes with concern ...

Ministry of green economy and environment principal forestry officer, Catherine Zulu says the ministry has so far issued 20 applications forms for timber concession licenses in Lusaka province. Ms. Zulu disclosed that in Lusaka province, government has recommended two areas for the issuance of timber concession licenses which are Luangwa and Lufunsa forests. He says the applications are limited and ...

The Department of Immigration over the weekend nabbed Four-Hundred and Thirty-Six (436) suspected illegal immigrants during a cleanup operation in Lusaka. Department public relations officer, Namati Nshinka says after the screening exercise, the officers released Fifty-Seven (57) persons upon production of proof of legal immigration status in Zambia and mandated Seventy-Two (72) to report to Immigration Headquarters for further investigations. ...

Zambia has received a donation of over 250,000 doses of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines worth over 4.8 million euros. The vaccines received today are the first batch of a total of 500,000 Pfizer vaccine doses donated to Zambia, with the second batch expected in the county by mid June this year. Speaking when receiving the vaccines at Kenneth Kaunda international ...