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A Human Rights Lawyer Moono Mapani has cautioned Labour Minister Joyce Simukoko against threatening institutions that are mandated to protect and promote human rights in the country. Mr. Mapani says the decision by Ms Simukoko to take the matter to President Edgar Lungu over the findings by the Human Rights Commission on the Horse Shoe Restaurant workers abuse report should ...

SOS Children’s Villages Zambia has called on government to quickly implement the foster care policy and guidelines which will allow Zambians to have a chance to look after orphans and vulnerable children. SOS National Director Joseph Munsanje says once the policy is implemented, the issue of child headed households and street children will be resolved as most of these children ...

The Zambia Society for Public Administration (ZSPA) has called on government to focus on policy stability in order to promote accountability and good governance. And the organization hopes to see that the coming year 2017 is dedicated to reuniting the people of Zambia after this year’s general elections which left the country divided. ZSPA President Kelvin Esiasa tells QTV News ...

The country recorded two hundred and one (201) accidents during the Christmas period out of which 15 were fatal Road Traffic accidents in which 20 people died. In the same period from 23rd December, 2016 at 18 00 hours to 27th December, 2016 at 06:00 hours, twelve out of the 201 accidents were serious Road Traffic Accidents in which 34 ...

Financial Analyst Mambo Hamaundu has observed that Zambia’s economy in the ending year 2016 was under severe stress. Mr. Hamaundu tells QFM News via telephone that many sectors of the economy did not perform up to the expected level. Mr. Hamaundu states that the year 2016 has just been a bad year even the kwacha against major convertible currencies did ...

The Patriotic Front (PF) has accused some traditional leaders in Southern Province of telling peasant farmers not to collect and plant seed distributed by the government saying government was late in delivering inputs. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya has told journalists in Lusaka that the traditional leaders are misleading unsuspecting farmers that it is too late to plant hence they ...

The ZCCM-Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH) and Konkola Copper Mines have began formal talks over the recent London judgment. ZCCM-IH Chief Executive Officer Pius Kosolo could not however disclosed the terms of agreement of how KCM will comply with the London judgment in which it has been ordered to pay $103 million owed to ZCCM-IH. Mr. Kasolo states that the plan for ...

Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya says the ruling PF government’s vision on health remains clear and concrete. Dr. Chilufya states that government’s vision is premised on strengthening health systems. In an interview with QTV News Dr. Chitalu says this is using the primary care approach. Dr. Chilufya says government has thus posted significant progress. He says this is in attaining its ...

The ruling Patriotic Front Youths in Lusaka has called on UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema to emulate President Edgar Lungu who has assured the party members that they will in 2019 go to the convention to elect the party leadership. PF Lusaka Province Youth Secretary Stanley Chiumya says if Mr. Hichilema is committed to promote democracy in the country as he ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative(YALI) has observed the need for the Ministry of Finance to stop abusing the 90 days period in which to present the annual National Budget to Parliament. Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says his organization is unpleased that the passing of the National Budget has taken too long this year. Mr. Mwanza has told Qfm News that ...