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The Ministry of Genera Education says the school feeding programme has been successfully implemented in 38 districts so far. Speaking in an interview with Qfm, Ministry of General Education Spokesperson Hilary Chipango says 1.2 million learners are already benefiting from the programme. Mr. Chipango says the hunger situation in most rural areas has had a great impact on pupils who ...

The Zambia Union for Financial Institutions and Allied Workers (ZUFIAW) has appealed to the Bank of Zambia to quickly re-open Intermarket Bank. Union secretary general Chingati Msiska told Q-News that the continued closure of the bank has left some employees and customers stranded. Mr Msiska says there is therefore need for bank to be reopened as soon as possible. He ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says it will not apologize over the perceived blockade of the Presidential motorcade in Mongu during the Kuomboka Traditional Ceremony. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says UPND president Hakainde Hichilema motorcade did not at any point block President Edgar Lungu’s motorcade. Mr. Kakoma says it is the role of the police to ensure ...

Public and Private Drivers Association of Zambia President Josiah Majuru has welcomed the setting up of the Appeals Tribunal on Road Services. Mr Majuru says this will allow persons aggrieved by the decisions of the Road Transport and Safety Agency have their cases heard in the quickest time away from the courts. He notes that the tribunal has been constituted ...

The Zambia Association of MusicianS of has pleaded with political party leaders to dialogue and make peace with each other for the sake of unity and the country’s development. ZAM president Njoya Tembo is concerned that the country has continued to record cases of political violence eight months after going to the polls. Mr Tembo says political party leaders should ...

  The Zambia Airports Corporation Limited (ZACL) is happy with the progress on the construction works to expand the Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) in Lusaka. ZACL Communications and Brands Manager, Mweembe Sikaulu has told QTV News that the US$360 million project is expected to be completed by 2019. Ms Sikaulu says construction works on the rescue and fire services ...

The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) in Eastern province has called for tolerance and forgiveness among political parties in Zambia. CCZ Provincial Chairperson Sonye Banda says the church is concerned with the current happenings in the political arena. Reverend Banda is urging the two major political parties the PF and UPND to help diffuse the political tension in the ...

Government has been urged to remain consistent with the five pillars it has set out as the thrust of the Zambia Plus economic recovery program. Economist and former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Communication Advisor, Chibamba Kanyama says the five pillars are the right answers for the recovery of the economy. Speaking at media workshop organized by the Policy Monitoring and ...

The opposition UPND says it’s open to dialogue with the ruling Patriotic Front for the sole purposes of promoting peace and unity in the country. In a statement made available to QTV News today,UPND National Chairperson Mutale Nalumango says the party has decided to heed to the advice by various stakeholders to dialogue with the ruling PF. Ms Nalumango says ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) is urging all motorists to exercise caution and follow all road rules and regulations before, during and after this weekend’s Kuomboka ceremony of the Lozi people of Western province to avoid road crashes. RTSA Head of Public Relations Fredrick Mubanga notes that being one of the major ceremonies in Zambia, the Kuomboka ceremony ...