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Chikondi Foundation president Bishop John Mambo has reminded President Edgar Lungu of the need to stick to his 2016 campaign promises by upholding the rule of law and respect for human rights. Bishop Mambo says being a Lawyer, President Lungu is in a better position to champion the respect for human rights. He says Police were wrong to go to ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has questioned claims by the government that some farmers in Chipata district made double claims on their e-voucher cards. CSPR Eastern Province Coordinator Maxson Nkhoma tells QTV News via telephone that claims by the Chipata District Commissioner that some farmers have knowingly collected farming inputs twice using their e-voucher cards are outrageous and ...

President Edgar Lungu has been urged to use his address to parliament next month to share with the nation mechanisms his administration is putting in place reunite Zambians. The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) is also calling on the Head of State to tell the nation through the House what his plans are to bring about healing in the political ...

The Millers Association of Zambia (MAZ) says the new wholesale price of mealie meal for a 25kg bag of breakfast is expected to be about K85. MAZ National Coordinator Andrew Chintala says this follows the signing of the contracts by nine milling companies with the Food Reserve Agency and the Grain Traders Association aimed at reducing the wholesale and retail ...

UPND Vice President Geoffrey Mwamba says it worries his party whether Zambian judges can make bold decisions such as the one the South African high Court has made by ruling against the government’s decision to withdraw the country’s membership from the International Criminal Court. Mr Mwamba says it can only take bold judges to make such a decision as the ...

Government owes fertilizer suppliers, seed companies and transporters a total of two billion kwacha for the 2016/2017 farming season. Agriculture Dora Siliya told parliament when she delivered a ministerial statement today that fertilizer suppliers are owed one point six billion while seed suppliers are owed three hundred and thirty two point nine million kwacha. Ms. Siliya says transporters are owed ...

Local Government Minister Vincent Mwale says his ministry has embarked on a programme to appoint management boards which will manage and control markets and bus stations in the country, in line with clause 31 of the Markets and Bus stations Act. Mr Mwale has told Parliament in a ministerial statement that the management boards are expected to be in place ...

The Bank of Zambia (BoZ) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has reduced the benchmark lending rate by 150 basis points from 15. 5 percent to 14.0 percent. BoZ Governor Denny Kalyalya says the Committee has also shed off 400 basis points on overnight lending rates from 1000 basis points to 600 basis points above the policy rate. Dr. Kalyalya has told ...

Serenje Member of Parliament Maxwell Kabanda says the inefficiency of the e-voucher system is the biggest challenge farmers in his constituency have faced this farming season. Mr. Kabanda notes that due to the delay in activating the e-voucher cards has resulted in farmers accessing farming inputs late. He has told QTV News that farmers have however understood that it was ...

Vice Chairman of the SADC opposition parties Nevers Mumba says the country should not rush in making a decision whether or not to exit from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Dr. Mumba says it is too early for Zambia or any other African country to withdraw membership from the ICC based on the recent resolution by the African Union heads ...