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The Drug Enforcement Commission says it received a total of 106 reports during the first quarter of 2022, involving K126, 218,222.54 and US$5,834,622.00 compared to 29 reports received during the same period under review in 2021 representing a 265 percent increase. In a statement to give statistics for the first quarter of 2022, DEC Public Relations Officer, Mathias Kamanga says ...

A consortium of health students unions and associations has challenged the Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) to halt the forthcoming licensure examinations for health students in institutions of higher learning. Some of the unions and associations represented are the University of Zambia Students Union (UNZASU) Ridgeway Campus, Zambia Medical Students Association and the Levy Mwanawasa Medical University Students Union. ...

Suspected foot and mouth disease has broken out in Chitete Ward in Chikankata District of Southern Province killing some heads cattle. Confirming the development, Chikankata District Commissioner, Timothy Chipolyonga says he has received reports that animals are dying in Chitete Ward causing panic among cattle farmers. Mr. Chipolyonga says he has since contacted relevant authorities to quickly investigate the report ...

The Rural Electrification Authority (REA) has targeted over 14,444 new electricity connections in rural areas this year. This follows government’s allocation of k362.2 million to REA towards the implementation of the 2022 rural electrification projects. Speaking during a press briefing held in Lusaka today, REA Chief Executive Officer, Linus Chanda says the allocation for the 2022 projects represents an 18% ...

The opposition Patriotic Front says it will not be dictated to or hastened by critics to make a decision on whether to suspend or go ahead with its General Conference. PF Member of the Central Committee in Charge of Information and Publicity, Raphael Nakacinda tells Q-News that the decision to reschedule, suspend or go ahead with the General Conference as ...

Social Scientist, Innocent Kolala is urging Members of Parliament to debate the Public Order Act Amendment Bill objectively once the bill is taken to Parliament. Recently, Chief Government Spokesperson, Chushi Kasanda announced that Cabinet has in principle approved the introduction of a bill in Parliament to amend the Public Order Act. Speaking to Q-News, Mr. Kolala is hopeful that the ...

More than 4.5 million under-five children have been immunized against polio during the vaccination exercise conducted in all 116 districts of the country. Health Minister Sylvia Masebo says 4,531,215 under-five children, representing 113.5% of the target have been vaccinated against polio. Speaking during a media briefing to give an update on the Covid-19 situation in the country, Ms. Masebo says ...

Republican President Hakainde Hichilema says the African people deserve better from their leaders. Speaking when he addressed the ongoing mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa today, President Hichilema says there should be no excuses from African leaders to drive development and alleviate poverty on the continent. He says leaders are elected to better the lives of the people. President ...

Veteran politician Chifumu Banda says the provision of free education will compromise quality education if the new dawn government does not urgently address the challenge of the pupil-teacher ratio in schools across the country. Mr. Banda tells q news that in as much as the provision of free education is welcome, there are several challenges that government should urgently address ...

The Civil Society Organization Decentralization Alliance Network (CSO-DAN) says it is anxiously looking forward to the new dawn government to demonstrate political will to expand the bill of rights the same way it has done with the decentralization agenda.  CSO-DAN national coordinator George Chimembe tells Q news that the recent launch of the booklet on human rights courtesy of the ...