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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 ...

The Ministry of Home Affairs and Internal Security says operationalisation of security cameras positioned in strategic public places under the Safe City Project in Lusaka awaits the training officers to man the command center. Public Relations Officer Nephas Chifuta explains that this is a high level technology security infrastructure which requires trained staff to man. Mr Chifuta says officers cannot ...

The Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) has refuted allegations that the reintroduction of licensure examinations for health students is meant to cut down on the number of health practitioners to be employed in the health sector. HPCZ Public Relations Manager, Terry Musonda has told QTV news that the move is meant to ensure the health sector has qualified and ...

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 ...

Minister of Water Development and Sanitation Mike Mposha has granted a 90 days amnesty effective today to illegal water users so that they can normalize their illegalities. Mr Mposha has warned that any water users who will fail to take advantage of this amnesty will be dealt with in accordance with the law He says the nomalisation of the illegalities ...

The Zambia Air Force and the Game Rangers International have joined the Department of National Parks and Wildlife in searching for the stray lions that are on the loose in Kafue District. Ministry of Tourism Permanent Secretary Evans Muhanga says the Lions have been illusive and his Ministry is concerned with the security risk they pause to human life. Mr. ...

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 ...