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Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya has dismissed reports that some health institutions in the country are dispensing expired ARVs. Dr. Chilufya says government has never at any time procured expired ARVs for health institutions to administer to people as some media reports are suggesting. He has Qfm News that the Auditor General’s office is clear in its 2015 report that only ...

Civil rights activist Brebner Changala has expressed concern over the increasing violation of human rights in Zambia. Mr. Changala says the unfortunate part is that these human rights violations are allegedly being perpetrated by the Police. In an interview with QTV News, Mr. Changala says the country has reached a stage where the Police has taken over the country and ...

The Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) says has the potential to attain full media freedoms. PAZA Executive Secretary Patson Phiri says this can be realized with the enactment of the Access to Information Bill. Mr. Phiri notes that in the amended constitution there is a provision of media freedom but that in order for this to be fully implemented; there ...

The Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) says there is no need for Labour Minister Joyce Nonde to call on the Police to arrest the whistle blower of the alleged racial abuse by management at Horse Shoe Restaurant. FFTUZ President Chingati Msiska says the Minister should have also engaged the whistle blower on the allegations of mistreatment of ...

Bishop John Mambo has encouraged Zambians especially politicians to use Christmas to reconcile with one another. Bishop Mambo says there is need to start the New Year on a new page. He says Christmas should be celebrated with a clean heart, meaning that people should do away with grudges and forgive each other. He also advised the Zambian people to ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) will resume the use of the mechanized Motor Vehicle Fitness testing machine at MIMOSA by 1st January, 2017. Transport and Communication Minister Brian Mushimba has disclosed that the machine has now been completely modified to meet the Zambian standards. Mr. Mushimba says RTSA officers have since made demonstrations on a few vehicles for ...

The Zambia Center for Inter-party Dialogue (ZCID) says the enactment of the Political Parties Act will help guide parties on how to conduct themselves. Reacting to calls by some stakeholders for the deregistration of the UPND following last week’s riotous behaviour by its cadres at the Lusaka High Court, ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando says there is no need to ...

Government has urged the Police and the media to find common ground as they discharge their duties. Home Affairs Minister Stephen Kampyongo says there is need for the establishment of a cordial working relationship between the media and law enforcement agencies in the country. Mr Kampyongo says his Ministry finds it disturbing each time there are reports of confrontations between ...

The Zambia Bureau of Standards (ZABS) has started conducting spot checks and market surveillances to check compliance levels on regulated products. ZABS head of Marketing and Public Relations Hazel Zulu says ZABS in collaboration with the Lusaka City Council, Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) and the Ministry of Health last week conducted joint spot check inspections on some shopping ...

Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has welcomed the conviction of former Southern Province Permanent Secretary Anne Sinyangwe for corruption involving K 89,253.00. In a statement, TIZ Information Officer Charles Chulu says the conviction and sentencing of Ms. Sinyangwe will send a strong deterrent signal to would-be offenders. Mr. Chulu says while TIZ does not take delight in seeing people going to ...