ZAMBIA NEWS

PF Secretary General Davies Mwila has accused UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema of not serious about the much talked about dialogue saying he should not be taken seriously. The PF Secretary General has wondered why the UPND leader has continued exhibiting hypocrisy regarding the dialogue stakeholders have been promoting. He says President Lungu has always been ready to meet and dialogue ...

Government says it will soon engage various stakeholders on the statutory instrument it is developing that will determine the timeframe for the fishing ban period. Currently the fish ban period is for 3months and this is expected to be extended in a bid to preserve and increase the fish population in areas like Lake Tanganyika where the stock is getting ...

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has disclosed that that it is targeting to register over 87, 000 Tax Payer Identification Number (TPINs) this year alone. ZRA Corporate and Communications Manager Topsy Sikalinda has told QTV Business News that as at August month end, the authority registered over 25, 000 TPINs saying this is a good response from tax payers. Mr. ...

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila has taken a swipe at District Commissioners and civil servants in newly-created districts staying in other areas other than designated ones to either move and live with the people and push for development or resign from their jobs. Mr. Mwila made this observation after touring newly created Mitete District where the District Commissioner Alfred ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has demanded that Government cancels all public activities including next week’s Independence Day celebrations due to the outbreak of Cholera in Lusaka. UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma is challenging the Ministry of Health to with immediate effect also cancel Independence Day celebrations in Lusaka in order to prevent the spread of the reported ...

Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Leader Hakainde Hichilema has charged that President Edgar Lunga lacks the moral authority and desire to fight corruption. Mr Hichilema says recent allegations of corruption in government made by former Information and Broadcasting Services Minister Chishimba Kambwili should be taken seriously by all well-meaning Zambians. He says the allegations by the Roan Member ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) cancelled its planned rally in Kanyama which was scheduled for this Sunday, in view of the cholera outbreak in the area. UPND Lusaka province Chairperson Bob Sakahilu says the party has since notified the Police of the cancellation of the rally. Dr Sakahilu says the party, in consultation with Lusaka Province Police ...

National Development Planning Minister Lucky Mulusa faces disciplinary action for disparaging the procurement of 42 fire tenders by government at a total cost of US$42 million which he likened to wheelbarrows. Vice President Inonge Wina says the matter will be considered under the ministerial code of conduct and other disciplinary measures that government will deem fit to apply. Ms Wina ...

Police in Lusaka have given a go ahead to the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) to hold a rally in Lusaka’s Kanyama township. Confirming the development to Q News via telephone, UPND Spokesperson Charles Kakoma says it is a good development from the police stating that since the August 11 elections this is the first time the police ...

UNPD President Hakainde Hichilema has disclosed that while featuring on Sun FM Radio in Ndola yesterday, hundreds of police were sent to the station and attempted to surround the radio station and intimidate the media. In a statement made available to QFM News, Mr. Hichilema says recently, when he featured on Radio Macha in Southern province, police were again deployed ...