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President Edgar Lungu has been called upon to fire his Special Assistance for Political Affairs Kaizer Zulu for engaging in a physical confrontation with CAF officials at the Heroes Stadium on Sunday. Governance Activist David Kapoma says the behavior exhibited by Mr. Zulu amounts to a diplomatic blunder. Mr. Kapoma says the Head of State should not hesitate to fire ...

Government says it remains committed to ensuring the e-voucher system of delivering inputs to farmers works. Speaking when she met agriculture cooperating partners at her office today, Agriculture minister Dora Siliya says government believes this is the only way it will be able to achieve efficiency and effectiveness in delivery of inputs to the farmers. Ms Siliya says ghost farmers ...

Opposition Economic and Equity Party (EEP) leader Chilufya Tayali says Special Assistant to the President for Political Affairs Kaizer Zulu should not continue to be at State house in view of his conduct at the National Heroes Stadium on Sunday in the presence of the Head of State. Mr Tayali says President Edgar Lungu should take action against Mr Zulu ...

Police in Lusaka have arrested and charged with murder the boyfriend of the 19 year-old woman identified as Justina Njovu of Kasupe area who was murdered and her body dumped in a well on 1st March, 2017. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says a day before the victim’s body was discovered by members of the public in a well, she was ...

Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says the demonstration at the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) offices by suspected Patriotic Front cadres on the 3rd of March was illegal. In a ministerial statement delivered this afternoon, Mr. Kampyongo says the organizers of the demonstration did not fulfill the provisions of the law. He however, states that Police swiftly moved in and ...

President Edgar Lungu says the victory of the Zambia under-20 is a demonstration that in unity the country has the power to rise above all social, political and economic divides. Speaking during the luncheon hosted in honor of the victorious under-20 national soccer team at State house this afternoon, President Lungu says the players have brought joy and great honor ...

Economic and Equity Party (EEP) president Chilufya Tayali has charged that his party has established that the Post Newspaper was liquidated fraudulently. Mr Tayali says his party has conducted a review of the process of liquidating the tabloid newspaper and has come to a conclusion that its liquidation has nothing to do with failure to pay taxes. Speaking at a ...

Zambia Teachers Union (ZATU) has observed the need for government to make available teaching materials to teachers across the country. ZATU Spokesperson Kangwa Musenga says following the change of the curriculum by the government, some teachers still do not have teaching materials. Mr. Musenga says this is making it difficult for some teachers to teach the learners. And Mr Musenga ...

Government has hinted on plans to construct an international airport in Eastern Province following the conferring of Chipata with the city status. Eastern Province Minister Makebi Zulu says this is despite feasibility studies that have been carried out to the effect that Chipata airport can be upgraded to an international airport. Mr. Zulu has disclosed to QTV News that government’s ...

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has described as a colloquial way of thinking assertions that it is still living in denial of having lost last year’s presidential election. UPND Secretary General Stephen Katuka has wondered why anyone can make such a suggestion when there is still an active court case in court relating to last year’s presidential election. ...