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North Western Province Minister Richard Kapita is happy with the progress of construction works on the Chingola- Solwezi Road. Mr. Kapita says he is particularly happy with the commitment the contractors working on the Road are showing. In an interview with QTV News, Mr. Kapita says all three contractors that have been awarded contracts to undertake construction works are on ...

The Center for Reproductive Health Education (CRHE) says Zambia still faces the challenge of low condom use as a preventive measure of the spread of HIV. CRHE Executive Director Amos Mwale says there is need for all stakeholders to join hands in sensitizing and educating the people more especially sexually active young people on the benefits of condom use in ...

Government says the implementation of the Diaspora Policy is on course. Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba says government has taken cognizance that there is a direct link between the Diaspora Policy and the Dual Citizenship clause in the republican constitution. In an interview with QTV News, Mr. Kalaba says government’s aim is to ensure that Zambians living in the Diaspora ...

State House has asked ZNBC to rebroadcast the Sunday Interview TV programme in which presidential press aide Amos Chanda is said to have attacked the Judiciary following recent judgments delivered in parliamentary petition cases. The programme will be rebroadcast tonight. Mr Chanda has told QFM that this is because most people who are insinuating that his remarks during the program ...

Government has disclosed that the country’s HIV prevalence among adults aged between 15 and 49 is at 11.6 percent, while HIV prevalence among children from 0 to 14 is at 1.3 percent. This is according to the Zambia Population-Based HIV impact Assessment government undertook to measure the status of Zambia’s national HIV response. Health Minister Dr. Chitalu Chilufya disclosed during ...

Finance Minister Felix Mutati says the plight of the depositors and employees of the repossessed Intermarket Banking Corporation Limited will only be determined once the Bank of Zambia has carried out an in-depth assessment of the bank with regards to the liabilities, assets and deposits. In a ministerial statement to Parliament on the Bank of Zambia’s possession of the bank, ...

Former Finance Minister Katele Kalumba has hailed government’s cautiousness on the number of jobs it has targeted to create in 2017. Dr. Kalumba notes that the 100, 000 jobs the government has pledged to create in 2017 are realistic especially given Zambia’s current economic situation. In an interview with Qfm News, Dr. Kalumba says it is expected that by the ...

Government has been called upon to consider revising how to apportion allocations of the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) taking into consideration the different needs of constituencies. PF Kasama Central Member of Parliament Kelvin Sampa says government should realize that constituencies in the country are at different levels of development and have different needs. Mr Sampa has wondered how for example ...

The Islamic Supreme Council of Zambia has encouraged stakeholders to take advantage of the indication by government to amend the constitution to make submissions on the possible amendments. Council President Suzyo Zimba says it is gratifying that following an outcry on the lacunas in the constitution, government has opened a door to amend the supreme law of the land. Mr. ...

Governance Activist Leslie Chikuse has charged that the nullification of some parliamentary seats by the High Court is an indication that the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) did not conduct this year’s general election fairly. Mr. Chikuse has told QTV that the ECZ should therefore ensure that all the issues that have been raised in the courts are addressed in ...