Fifteen people of the Copperbelt Province have been arrested for operating unregistered pharmacies contrary to the medicines and allied substances act no. 3 of 2013.  The suspects have since been detained at police stations in Kitwe, Chingola and Ndola, and will appear in courts of law soon. Confirming the development, Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority Senior Public Relations Officer, Christabel Iliamupu ...

Government is concerned that over the years, the country has not prioritized mental health. Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services, Professor Lackson Kasonka says mental health is a very important area of healthcare which to a large extent has not been prioritized. Prof. Kasonka has told QTV news that there is need to prioritize mental health by expanding access to mental health ...

Ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) Namwala Member of Parliament Moono Mapani says his constituency has received the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocation for the first quarter. Mr. Mapani says he will prioritise working on the road network in Namwala which is in a poor state. He tells QTV news that with the amount of money allocated to the ...

The Ministry of local government and rural development says it has given the go-ahead to local authorities across the country to start accepting applications for the CDF program from groups that have formed cooperatives even before they obtain certificates. Speaking in a telephone interview with Q-news, Ministry of local government and rural development permanent secretary for Administration, Maambo Hamaundu says ...

University of Zambia (UNZA) Historian Euston Chiputa has cautioned Patriotic Front officials that they will be making the biggest political mistake if they are considering bringing back former President Edgar Lungu to contest on its ticket in 2026. Dr Chiputa says such a decision by PF Members of the Central Committee would the biggest mistake and that the former president ...

The Anti- Corruption Commission has recorded warn and caution statements from two High Court Judges, Charles Kafunda and Joshua Banda over allegations of interference with witnesses during pending proceedings of the Judicial Complaints Commission (JCC). The ACC in January this year, recorded warn and caution statements from the two judges, for corrupt practices contrary to section 19 (1) of the ...

Chief Government Spokesperson Chushi Kasanda has described as highly hypocritical the zeal that the opposition Patriotic Front now wants to demonstrate on the need to enact the Access to Information bill which they denied the Zambian people during the 10 years that they were in power. In a statement, Ms Kasanda has reminded the PF that they had 10-years to ...

President Hakainde Hichilema has put to rest the debate on the purported plans to establish a US AFRICOM base in Zambia by stating that no such base will be established in the country. Speaking at the national media conference in Lusaka today, President Hichilema says there is no US military base in the country other than Zambian military bases. He ...

Minister of Agriculture Rueben Mtolo Phiri has reiterated that the country remains food secure up to March 2023 with the current total national stock position of maize grain standing at 1,509,455.03 metric tons. Speaking when he received a report for the audit of maize stocks from the Food Reserved Agency (FRA) in Lusaka today, Mr Phiri says this stock position is ...

The Human Rights Commission has welcomed the announcement by the Government that Cabinet has in principle approved the introduction of a Bill in Parliament to amend the Public Order Act, Chapter 113 of the laws of Zambia (POA). Commission principal information officer,Simon Mulumbi says the Commission notes that having the POA amended to improve its administration by the Zambia Police ...