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Parliamentary committee on education science and technology has called upon Mukamambo secondary school to rescind its decision to expel the 14 and 16 year old girl pupils who were allegedly defiled by students from Chalimbana university. Five grade nine and 10 pupils at Mukamambo girls boarding secondary school in chongwe aged between 14 and 16 have reportedly been expelled for ...

National Olympics committee of Zambia (NOCZ) president Alfred Foloko has urged the media fraternity in Zambia to support the various athletes who will represent Zambia at the commonwealth games in Birmingham next month. Speaking during a media engagement forum at the Olympic youth development center – sports development center today, Foloko says the media play a very important role in ...

Zambia National Marketeers Credit Association ZANAMACA has disclosed that they have embarked on a program of capacity building among marketeers. Speaking in an interview with Qnews, ZANAMACA executive director Mupila Kameya notes that during this time when musketeers are currently receiving empowerment packages under the CDF there is need to equip them with knowledge that will enable them to use ...

A named laborer at Kasama’s Kateshi coffee plantation has allegedly been shot dead by a Zambia police officer during a fracas which erupted over poor wages. This incident which happened yesterday also left two other named casual workers injured. And laborers spoken to by q news are saddened at the death of their colleague and the injuries sustained by others ...

Government through the ministry of transport and logistics has with immediate effect suspended six senior officials at the road transport and safety agency (RTSA) pending investigations. minister of transport and logistics frank Tayali, says the move has been made following the findings by the Zambia revenue authority (ZRA) which established that about 33,045 registered motor vehicles at RTSA have no ...

Government says it is discussing with partners and other stakeholders to consider adding another category for social cash transfer programme. Currently, female headed households, child headed households, severely disabled, the old and those who are chronically ill and on palative care, are the five categories that are eligible to be on the programme. However, community development and social services minister, ...

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in partnership with a joint team of health inspectors from Kaoma and Kalumbila town councils(KKTCS) have seized assorted expired goods worth k7,856 during inspections conducted in Kaoma and Kalumbila districts of western and north-western provinces respectively. The seized goods include assorted carbonated drinks, biscuits and cosmetic products among others. the goods were expired ...

Young women Christian Association YWCA has urged the media to highlight the outcome of child abuse cases of individuals that have been incarcerated for abusing young girls so as to deter would be offenders from perpetrating the same vise. Speaking in an interview with q news, YWCA executive director Miriam Mwiinga notes that a lot of people are currently unaware ...

The ministry of local government and rural development has recognized the vital role that bicycles play in putting rural communities on the move in order to foster micro and macro rural development in Zambia. The ministry’s permanent secretary for administration Maambo Haamaundu says bicycles usage plays a critical role to help bridge mobility challenges in various sectors of social service ...

Movement for restoration teachers association MORETA Zambia has expressed concern on the continued mushrooming of teachers trade unions in the education sector. Speaking during the press briefing held in Lusaka today, executive secretary Misheck Kalungu alleges that some teachers trade  unions are not performing their mandate but only soliciting moneys from teachers to join them. Mr. Kakungu further notes that ...