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Government has directed government health institutions to stop conducting compulsory HIV testing for patients seeking medical care. Commenting on concerns by the general public over government health institutions conducting compulsory HIV testing before administering medical attention, Health Deputy Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya says government policy on HIV testing remains the same. Dr. Chilufya tells QFM News in an interview that ...

Laboratory tests on samples collected from students at the Natural Resources Development College in Lusaka have confirmed that the current flulike outbreak at the institution is due to Influenza H3N2 Virus. Health Minister Joseph Kasonde says the Influenza H3N2 Virus is a none life threatening infection that spreads from person to person. Dr. Kasonde has told Parliament in a ministerial ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has vowed that his planned meetings on the Copperbelt will go ahead with or without Police permission. Mr. Hichilema who is on the Copperbelt for a series of political meetings. The UPND leader yesterday held an engagement with Bus and taxi drivers in Ndola who vowed to rally behind him. The drivers have told Mr.Hichilema that ...

The Zambia Center for Inter Party Dialogue (ZCID) has warned that any misapplication of the law by relevant authorities has the potential to cause havoc in the political arena. ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando has told QFM News that the decision by the Police service to interrupt opposition political activities and spare those of the ruling party is not the ...

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Chama says the ruling party deliberately opted not to appear before the parliamentary committee on legal affairs which is receiving submissions on the constitution Bill which is before parliament. Mr. Chama says the PF does not want to contradict the government position on the contents of the final draft constitution. He adds that the ruling ...

Konkola Copper Mines (KCM) says it will not shutdown it mining operations despite the challenges the mining sector is facing in the country. Speaking during a media breakfast in Lusaka this morning, KCM Chief Executive Officer Steven Din says the mining company is committed to preserving jobs at its mining operations. Mr. Din however, states that KCM is currently operating ...

The power utility company, Zesco Limited, has so far distributed 315, 000 energy saving bulbs for the past two months in an effort to mitigate the power deficit Zambia is currently facing. ZESCO Spokesperson Henry Kapata says the company is almost concluding the distribution of these energy saving bulbs in North Western Province where they are spending colossal sums of ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has vowed never to stop party mobilization activities across the country despite many attempts by the PF Government to stop him. The UPND Leader has called on party members to continue mobilizing the party at all levels saying there is not time for holiday especially with the current economic situation that requires their urgent intervention. Mr. ...

A team of officials from South Africa’s Transnet will arrive in Zambia tomorrow to open discussions with Government over three groundbreaking projects, which include the proposed multi-purpose fuel pipeline from Ndola to Lusaka. Transnet is looking to enter an agreement on how it can pass on some of its fuel tankers to Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL), resolving challenges it is ...

The Zambia National Teachers Union (ZNUT) says it wants to see the teachers that have been recruited in the teacher recruitment exercise deployed in good time. ZNUT Public Relations Manager Joe Kasaka says come January when schools open, the teachers should be in schools they have been posted to and begin to work. He says it would be sad to ...