Ministry of Water Development and Sanitation says the new dawn government places high premium on interventions aimed at improving the water supply and sanitation service delivery in its quest to attain the country’s vision 2030 which seeks to ensure water and sanitation for all. Minister in charge of Water Development Mike Mposha says the country has made strides towards the ...

The Tax Justice Network Africa (TJNA), Oxfam and Center for Trade Policy, and Development (CTPD) have stressed the need for Africa countries to find means of using the extractive sector in tackling the continents domestic resource mobilization challenges. Giving a statement on behalf of the other two organizations, CTPD Executive Director Isaac Mwaipopo notes that the extractive industry offers several ...

A total of 273 road traffic accidents were recorded during this year’s heroes and unity holiday of which 20 were fatal where 21 persons were killed, 41 were serious road traffic accidents in which 70 persons were seriously injured, 59 were slight road traffic accidents in which 80 persons were slightly injured and 153 road traffic accidents were recorded as ...

Itezhi tezhi Member of Parliament Twaambo Mutinta has welcomed the recent signing of a management agreement between the Zambian government and African Parks for the Kafue National Park. Government through the ministry of tourism recently signed a 20-year agreement worth US$20 million with African parks for the Kafue national park landscape’s protection and effective management. Mr. Mutinta says the community ...

Chikondi Foundation President Bishop John mambo has described as unfortunate the culture of insulting national leaders without remorse by young people. Bishop mambo says it is a taboo for a young person to insult an elderly person, much less someone who holds the leadership mantle in the country. He has counseled citizens’ especially young people to advance their views without ...

Operation Young Vote (OYV) has described as worrying the number of registered voters captured in the month of June in the ongoing continuous registration of voters. The Electoral Commission of Zambia recently announced that it registered 1,527 voters in the month of June in the ongoing continuous voter registration exercise targeting provincial centers. Speaking in an interview with QFM News, ...

The Timber Producers Association of Zambia (TPAZ) is appealing to the Ministry of Green Economy and Environment to consider extending the period for applying for timber concession licenses which elapsed last month by a further 30 days. TPAZ president Charles Masange tells QTV news in an interview that most timber traders failed to meet the requirements for applying for timber ...

Football Association of Zambia (FAZ) president Andrew Kamanga has described as grossly unfortunate the statement by CAF that they were not aware of Barbra Banda’s ineligibility for the morocco 2022 Africa cup of nations for women (WAFCON). Kamanga says FAZ is taken aback by the position of the confederation of African football that seemed to disown its own processes. He ...

Matero constituency’s Kapwepwe Ward 25 Councilor Patrick Salubusa has bemoaned the lack of active involvement of key stakeholders in addressing the challenge of criminal gangs commonly known as junkies in the area. Mr. Salubusa says his office is doing a lot of ground work to address the vice, but that these efforts cannot be enough without those who have been ...

Action aid Zambia (AAZ) has welcomed the move by the Ministry Of Finance and National Planning to collaborate with the office of the auditor general to undertake a comprehensive evaluation of the processes related to the accumulation and audit of domestic arrears that various public institutions owe suppliers for goods and services. The Ministry of Finance and National Planning recently ...