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Former Ruling Patriotic Front have challenged Former Finance Minister Felix Mutati who was in government at the time the f-t-j university project was launched to tell the nation where the $33 million went. Acting Party President Given Lubinda says answers surrounding details of the payment of 33 million dollars on the project are within the government in the ministry of ...

The crop forecasting survey results for the 2021/2022 agricultural season and the food security status for the 2022/2023 marketing season shows that the production of maize is expected to decrease by 25.24 percent from 3,620,244 metric tons to 2,706,243 metric tons recorded in the 2020/2021 season. And the production of cassava, millet, sorghum and rice, Irish potatoes, is also expected ...

Golden Party Zambia (GPZ) Leader Jackson Silavwe has charged that any deal on Konkola Copper Mines that involves Vedanta will be economically immoral. Mr. Silavwe feel that Vedanta failed to run KCM period and returning this vital asset to them will make economic prosperity in the new dawn administration tenure an illusion. The Opposition Leader has accused president Hichilema of ...

The family of former Zambia National Team Doctor Joseph Kabungo has demanded for justice following the death of their relative during a FIFA world cup qualifiers match in Abuja, on 29th march, 2022. In a press briefing today, the family is also calling on CAF and FIFA to avail it with official footage from within the premises where their relative ...

ZESCO Corporate Affairs Manager Dr John Kunda has encouraged citizens to make submissions to the Energy Regulation Board (ERB) on ZESCO’s proposal to increase electricity connection fees by more than 200%. Dr. Kunda says what ZESCO is proposing is a true reflection of the cost of connection materials on the market. He says the approval of the proposed fees by the ERB will ...

The Zambia Police says the 8 suspects arrested to help with investigations into the abduction Mobile money agent Pamela Chisumpa are cooperating. Speaking in an interview with Q news, Police deputy spokesperson Danny Mwale says investigations in the matter are currently going on well. Mr Mwale has assured the public that police will soon disclose what evidence they have so ...

Former Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) National Coordinator Chanda Kabwe has lashed out and dared the public accounts committee to recommend for his arrest if it feels he abused his office in the procurement of reusable face masks for 58 districts that were at the risk of the covid-19 pandemic. During its last sitting, the public accounts committee heard ...

Former youth and sport minister Emmanuel Mulenga has denied allegations that he was involved in the  fraudulent procurement of the fuel tankers meant for youth empowerment. And Mr Mulenga says former President Edgar Lungu did not donate the tankers to the youth, but simply launched the empowerment programme. The ministry of youth and sport has been cited in the Auditor ...

Energy expert Johnstone Chikwanda says the proposed upward adjustment in electricity connection fees by ZESCO is justifiable. Speaking in an interview with Q news, Mr. Chikwanda says this is considering the skyrocketing prices of poles and other requirements in electricity connection. Mr. Chikwanda says the increase in electricity connection fees will enable the utility company to dismantle the backlog of ...

Department of National Parks And Wildlife Officers are hunting for the loose lion that was spotted in Kafue area last evening. Ministry of Tourism and Arts Public Relations Officer, Sakabilo Kalembwe has confirmed that the Department of National Park and Wildlife is in receipt of information that a lone lion has been spotted in Kafue area and is posing a ...