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French Ambassador to Zambia Emmanuel Cohet says plans by government to move to cost reflective electricity tariffs will promote investment in Zambia’s energy sector. Finance Minister Felix Mutati announced in his 2017 budget speech that government will by the end of 2017 move to cost reflective tariffs to attract private sector investment. Mr Cohet says the move by government to ...

Electoral Expert McDonald Chipenzi says the statement attributed to Presidential press aide Amos Chanda on the judiciary makes sad readings. Mr. Chipenzi says attacks from people like Mr. Chanda tend to have a chilling effect on the judges especially the weak one’s considering that his statement has blessings from the appointing authority. He notes that Mr. Chanda’s statement has undermined ...

Water Development, Sanitation and Environmental Protection Minister Lloyd Kaziya has disclosed that government is holding consultations on the possibility of banning the production, distribution and use of plastic bags. In a ministerial statement to Parliament on the preparedness of government to avert water related diseases such as cholera, dysentery and typhoid, Mr Kaziya says the use of plastic bags is ...

The Lusaka High Court has removed six respondents from the case in which UPND President Hakainde Hichilema is challenging the decision by the Constitutional Court not hear his presidential petition. This was after Lawyers for the state had earlier applied for a disjoinder of the first, second, third, fifth, sixth and seventh respondents on grounds that they cannot be sued ...

Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya says Government will support 1,609,187 farmers under the Farmer Input Support Programme in the 2016/2017 farming season Ms Siliya has told Parliament in a ministerial statement that of the total targeted beneficiaries, one million, six hundred and sixty six farmers will be supported under the conventional system in the sixty four districts while the remaining 602,521 ...

Msanzala Member of Parliament Peter Daka has observed the need for government to pay more attention to the road network in Eastern Province. Mr. Daka says the fact that 90 percent of the maize in the Province is produced by small scale farmers,it is important that roads to these farming areas are made passable. In an interview with QTV News, ...

An entrepreneur has cautioned government against killing small business entrepreneurs as it considers expanding the tax base. Patrick Mungo is advising government to ensure that while it considers taxing the informal sector for example, it should come up with corresponding measures to encourage growth in this sector. Mr. Mungo has implored government to be mindful that most jobs in the ...

The MMD Felix Mutati faction says bouncing back to power is not its preoccupation. Faction National Secretary Raphael Nakachinda has told QTV that says the party does not want to be overzealous by setting dates on when to bounce back to power. He says the process of bouncing back to power is one that needs to be constantly assessed. Mr ...

The ruling Patriotic Front is confident of retaining both the Lusaka Central and Munali constituencies seats in the event of by-elections. PF Lusaka province Chairperson Horace Longwe says ruling party believes that it still retains enough support and popularity in Lusaka province and in the two constituencies in particular. Mr. Longwe says the party will not allow its strongholds go ...

Political analyst Dr. Alex Ng’oma says the nullification of some parliament seats by the High Courts should serve as a lesson to politicians to desist from political violence. Dr. Ng’oma has reminded politicians that lawlessness and chaos should not be used as tools of getting into power. Dr. Ng’oma tells QFM News via telephone that political parties are now paying ...