ZAMBIA NEWS

Police on the Copperbelt have cancelled a National Democratic Congress (NDC) mobilization meeting which was scheduled to take place in Chingola tomorrow. And NDC Spokesperson Eric Chanda has confirmed the development to QTV News via telephone that his party is very disappointed that the police, under instructions from Copperbelt Province Minister Bowman Lusambo, have canceled the permit for the meeting ...

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has unearthed a fuel smuggling scam at the Chirundu border post where 13 trucks falsely declared their consignment and avoided paying K2.8 million duty. ZRA Corporate Communications Manager Topsy Sikalinda says in the latest scam, the importer falsely declared the consignment as Jet A1 fuel, which is duty free, when in fact it was petrol ...

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) says it has referred the matter pertaining to corruption allegations against former information and broadcasting service Minister Chishimba Kambwili to the Director of Public of Prosecutions for guidance. And the Commission says it is studying the 2016 Auditor General’s Report and has since taken up 20 cases that relate to its mandate. ACC Public Relations ...

The opposition UPND has challenged President Edgar Lungu to call for early elections following his statement that opposition parties are scared of meeting him in the 2021 elections. While featuring on a special program on ZNBC where he went to check on rehabilitation works to the studios, President Lungu said some people are scared of facing him in the next ...

U.S President Donald Trump has praised Zambia for being a model of democracy in the region and on the African continent. President Trump says Zambia and the United States share common values and interests of fostering peace and stability with a sound record of commitment to democracy and democratic transitions. He has also applauded Zambia’s diplomatic engagements and commitment in ...

The Zambia Center for Inter Party Dialogue (ZCID) says it will next month hold a summit of all presidents of political parties leading to the political dialogue being spearheaded by the Commonwealth. ZCID Executive Director Monica Kanjimana has told QTV News that the summit is a starting point towards reforming some of the laws that may bring about disputes during ...

Zambia Railways Limited has earmarked the demolition of over 300 houses in Kafue’s Flash Butt area illegally constructed on the railway reserve. ZRL Central Regional Manager Kingfred Chanda says the affected houses were built within the Zambia Railways farm land reserve on both sides of the railway line. He says the company is currently engaging the owners of the houses ...

A combined team of Marine Police and Department of National Parks and Wildlife officers are searching for the body of an eight year old girl who was caught by a crocodile and dragged into Lake Kariba in Siavonga district. The incident happened yesterday around 17:00 hours when the girl went to fetch water in the company of her friends. Siavonga ...

Finance Minister Felix Mutati says two accountants at the Ministry of Finance and four at the Ministry of General Education have been suspended in connection with the misapplication of funds. Winding up debate on budgetary allocation to the Ministry of Finance in Parliament, Mr Mutati says government is seriously taking action on officers who have been cited for misapplication of ...

Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya says the ministry of finance has today released K400 million towards the payment of farmers who supplied maize to the Food Reserve Agency during the 2017 marketing season. Ms Siliya has told Parliament that this is in addition to the K103,241,130 initially paid out to 14,580 farmers. She says the agency purchased 516,863 metric tons of ...