The Zambia Tourism Agency says it has so far graded about 33 accommodation facilities and licensed about 2,000 tourism enterprises. Agency Acting Chief Executive Officer, Chavunga Lungu says the exercise has continued and is currently being conducted in western Province. Speaking in Lusaka today during a two day workshop for the 116 Councils in the country on the Licensing and ...

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has noted the lack of understanding by some consumers who borrow from financial institutions that interest rates can either increase or reduce depending on the changes in the Bank of Zambia monetary policy rate. CCPC Executive Director Chilufya Sampa notes with concern the challenge of flexible interest rates when consumers borrow money from ...

The Prisons Care and Counselling Association (PRISCCA) is optimistic that the launch of the Pro-Bono Policy Framework by the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) will change Zambia’s human rights profile. The LAZ pro-bono policy framework obligates all its members to provide at least one free legal representation annually. PRISCCA Executive Director Dr Godfrey Malembeka says his association appreciates the importance ...

An economist has called for more investment in alternative energy sources in order to reduce the demand on ZESCO’s products and services. speaking in an interview with Q-News, Emmanuel Zulu notes that investing in alternative sources of energy such as solar will be a very positive move especially when consumers begin to appreciate having solar connectivity in their homes. Mr. ...

The Tobacco Free Association of Zambia TOFAZA has noted the need for Zambia to be more practical in enforcing laws that protect children from child labour in tobacco farms considering that Zambia is a signatory to numerous treaties against child injustices. TOFAZA executive director Brenda Chitindi says child labour in tobacco farming is worse as the activity is labour intensive ...

Residents of Bauleni compound in Lusaka have accused their ward councillor of tempering with the control box for water pump that they fetch water from. some residents of Bauleni compound tells Q-News that the Kabulonga ward 19 councilor  Kosamu Tembo has  been  planning to build a ward community office on a place where there is a water pump. The residents ...

The Medical for Quality Health Care in Zambia (MQHCZ) has recommended for the re-introduction of measures such as restricting of public gathering among others in the wake of the cold weather which is associated with an upsurge in cases of covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses like influenza. MQHCZ director general Quince Mwabu has also predicted that Zambia is likely to ...

The Civil Society Organization Decentralization Alliance Network (CSO-DAN) has proposed an upward adjustment to the local government equalization fund to enable councils balance their budget deficits. CSO-DAN interim national coordinator George Chimembe agrees that there is a problem of historical debt stock in the local authorities hence some of them failing to meet their salary obligations. Mr. Chimembe tells q ...

Mkushi’s Musofu Primary School will get a new borehole following the approval by the constituency development committee to set up a water scheme at the rural school. School Head teacher, Savior Mutakila says this approval is timely as the current existing borehole breaks down frequently, a situation which makes it hard for the school to operate without water. Mr Mutakila ...

Habitat for Humanity Zambia board vice chairperson Maureen Mwanawasa is elated with the recently launched 8th national development plan (8NDP) which she says complements the national land policy of 2021 and national housing policy 2020 in increasing access to decent and affordable housing for all. Mrs. Mwanawasa notes that the 8NDP intends to reduce the national housing deficit from 1,539,000 ...