The media institute of southern Africa is concerned that even with the promise of giving the Zambian people the ATI bill, the united party for national development (UPND) government is picking on the delaying tactics of its predecessors by picking on consultations to delay the access to information bill. MISA Zambia chapter chairperson dr. Barnabas Simatende says the ATI bill has ...

The civil service commission has disclosed that it has received a total of 137, 129 job applications from various provincial and district data capturing sites for the recruitment of the 11, 275 heath workers. Speaking at a media briefing, commission chairperson peter Mumba reveals that Lusaka province received the highest number of applications standing at 31,106, followed by copperbelt province ...

More than 30,000 persons with albinism in Zambia are in need of sunscreen lotion which is currently not available in the country. Albinism and disability rights activist tells q news that the country currently has no sunscreen with the only available one being in pharmacies but is very expensive fetching at between k75 and k300. Mr. Chiti  says a lot ...

Opposition democratic party (DP) leader harry Kalaba has accused president Hakainde Hichilema of applying double standards in his purported fight against corruption. Mr. Kalaba tells q fm news that president Hichilema has failed to act accordingly when cases of corruption against UPND senior members are presented to him. In a telephone interview, Mr. Kalaba says the head of state and ...

Opposition Patriots for Economic Party Leader, Sean Tembo says local government and rural development Minister Garry Nkombo committed a criminal offence by forcing the woman and her children to consume locally brewed liquor kachasu against their will. Mr. Tembo says according to section 231 of the penal code act, cap 87 of the laws of Zambia, which states that, any person ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has announced that Democratic Republic of Congo president Félix Tshisekedi will undertake an official visit to Zambia on Friday 29th April, 2022. During the visit, President Hakainde Hichilema, and his counterpart President Tshisekedi are scheduled to preside over the official signing of a bilateral cooperation agreement between the two countries.  Foreign Affairs ...

The Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) has announced the re-introduction of licensure examinations for fresh graduates from health training institutions which were put on hold in February 2019. the licensure examination are planned to commerce in the third quarter of 2022 consequently stakeholders will be informed in due course about the road map schedules and other details relating to ...

A team of teachers working in government schools but not on the payroll have asked the Ministry of Education to give a clear roadmap as to when government will put them on government’s payroll. The Representatives who withheld their names for fear of victimization says it is saddening to note that some teachers have continued to operate without salaries for ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission has arrested former permanent secretary at the Ministry Of Higher Education Owen Mugemezulu for corrupt practices involving over $33million. Mr. Mugemezulu, 52, of Lusaka has been arrested and charged with one count of willful failure to comply with applicable law and procedure relating to procurement contrary to section 34 (2) (b) of the anti-corruption act no. 3 ...

President Hakainde Hichilema has hinted that his salary will be channeled towards the education for the orphans in the country. President Hichilema has confirmed that he has not taken his salary since he was elected as president because his mind is more concerned about the plight of Zambia among them whether Zambians have access to food, water and good shelter ...