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Residents of Bauleni compound in Lusaka have accused their ward councillor of tempering with the control box for water pump that they fetch water from. some residents of Bauleni compound tells Q-News that the Kabulonga ward 19 councilor  Kosamu Tembo has  been  planning to build a ward community office on a place where there is a water pump. The residents ...

The Medical for Quality Health Care in Zambia (MQHCZ) has recommended for the re-introduction of measures such as restricting of public gathering among others in the wake of the cold weather which is associated with an upsurge in cases of covid-19 and other respiratory illnesses like influenza. MQHCZ director general Quince Mwabu has also predicted that Zambia is likely to ...

The Civil Society Organization Decentralization Alliance Network (CSO-DAN) has proposed an upward adjustment to the local government equalization fund to enable councils balance their budget deficits. CSO-DAN interim national coordinator George Chimembe agrees that there is a problem of historical debt stock in the local authorities hence some of them failing to meet their salary obligations. Mr. Chimembe tells q ...

Mkushi’s Musofu Primary School will get a new borehole following the approval by the constituency development committee to set up a water scheme at the rural school. School Head teacher, Savior Mutakila says this approval is timely as the current existing borehole breaks down frequently, a situation which makes it hard for the school to operate without water. Mr Mutakila ...

Habitat for Humanity Zambia board vice chairperson Maureen Mwanawasa is elated with the recently launched 8th national development plan (8NDP) which she says complements the national land policy of 2021 and national housing policy 2020 in increasing access to decent and affordable housing for all. Mrs. Mwanawasa notes that the 8NDP intends to reduce the national housing deficit from 1,539,000 ...

Minister of information and Media, Chushi Kasanda says Government wants to encourage girls to remain in school the reason why the 2022 national budget has a provision for the distribution of free sanitary pads. Speaking when she officiated at the 2nd commemoration of the Period Festival in Lusaka today, Ms Kasanda says the initiative is commendable as it is in ...

The Zambia Tax Platform (ZTP) has called upon the Government to enhance domestic revenue mobilization through tobacco taxation. ZTP Social Economic and Investment Monitoring Analyst, Peter Mumba has also urged Government to expedite the process of domesticating the World Health Organization (WHO) Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) in Zambia. Mr Mumba says despite having ratified this treaty in 2008, ...

Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry Chipoka Mulenga has note with concern the exploitation of consumers by the business community who are currently enjoying government tax concessions on imported machinery such as electricity generators and solar energy panels among others, but are selling them at high prices on the market. Mr. Mulenga says the tax concessions are meant help lower ...

Police in Lukulu have formerly charged and arrested Economic Equity party president Chilufya Tayali for the offence of defamation of the President Contrary to Section 69 of the Penal Code Chapter 87 of the laws of Zambia. Brief facts of the matter are that Mr Tayali aged 47 of house number 38 Ngwezi road in Roma township of Lusaka did ...

About 680,974 COVID-19 vaccines have been administered to members of the public following the relaunch of the vaccination campaign seven days ago. Giving an update on the COVID-19 situation and the ongoing vaccination program, acting Health Minister Charles Milupi disclosed that of the over 680,000 people that have been vaccinated so far, 45% are males while 55% are females. Mr ...