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Chief Kwangju Mazyopa of the Ngoni people of eastern province has bemoaned the high poverty levels among the people in his Chiefdom The traditional leader says it is the duty of government to find ways and means of how poverty levels can be reduced in his chiefdom and the country as a whole. Chief Mazyopa says government should work closely ...

Citizens Environmental and Social Concern (CESCO) has called on relevant authorities to come up with a sustainable solution with regards the unfinished building situated at the corner of Freedom Way and Katondo street in Lusaka’s central business district. CESCO Executive Director Conwell Hakapya tells QTV News that the high-rise building which remained in its finished state for decades is not ...

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) says there is no merit in the excuse government wants to use to delay the enactment of the Access to Information Bill into law. MISA Zambia chapter Chairperson Helen Mwale says MISA does not think that the Access to Information being part of the expanded Bill of Rights which failed during the referendum ...

Police in Lusaka have recovered six motor vehicles believed to have been stolen from Nampundwe, Chongwe and Lusaka and arrested four suspects in connection with the thefts. This was after police received a tip-off from members of the public that there was a group of criminals in John Leing suspected to be behind a spate of Theft of Motor vehicles ...

The Ministry of Health has disclosed that the country has recorded a total of 87 cases of Anthrax following the outbreak of the disease in Western Province last year. Ministry of Health Spokesperson Dr. Kennedy Malama has attributed the delay in controlling the outbreak to people hiding contaminated meat in their homes. Dr. Malama says no deaths have so far ...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is alarmed by reports that Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) is demanding for Grade 12 certificates from the 300 workers the mining company retrenched in 2015 as a condition for re-engagement. In a statement, Ministry of Labour Public Relations Officer Mathews Mudenda says this demand is not only unfortunate, but unfair on the part ...

Government has assured the nation that it will sustain and promote press freedom in Zambia even in the absence of the Access to Information law. Chief government Spokesperson Kampamba Mulenga says the PF government has already demonstrated in the last five years its desire to see the media thrive in the country. Ms. Mulenga who is also minister of information ...

The Law Association of Zambia has joined the case in which four opposition parties have petitioned the Constitutional Court to interpret the Constitution with regards President Edgar Lungu‘s eligibility to contest the 2021 presidential election. And the UPND through its Secretary General Stephen Katuka together with Heritage party President Brigadier General Godfrey Miyanda have also applied to join the case. ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has observed that the reduction in hours of loadshedding being experienced lately will spur national productivity. CSPR notes that this will ultimately lead to a reduction in poverty levels in the country. CSPR Executive Director Patrick Nshindano notes that most small businesses have struggled while others have folded as a result of loadshedding. ...

Former Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Mike Mulongoti says President Edgar Lungu will leave a bad legacy in terms of media freedom in Zambia. Mr. Mulongoti says President Edgar Lungu is killing media freedom in the country, citing the arrest of The Mast newspaper Director Mutinta M’membe. And Mr. Mulongoti has cautioned the Zambia Police Service not to be used ...