ZAMBIA NEWS

Government says it has raised over K300 million in road toll fees between January and August this year. Housing and Infrastructure Development Minister Ronald Chitotela has told a media briefing in Lusaka that government has demonstrated that it is viable to invest in the road sector. He has since urged the private sector to seriously consider investing in the road ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) Executive Director Wesley Chibamba has charged that there is a lot of corruption in the awarding of tenders in the construction sector in the country. Mr. Chibamba has alleged that there is a clique of people that feel entitled to be awarded government contracts to supply goods and services simply because they support the ruling party. ...

The Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has expressed concern over the happenings at Konkola Copper Mines (KCM). UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema says the issue of subcontracting by KCM must be carefully managed to avoid job losses as was the case last year when thousands of miners lost their jobs. He says the UPND will do everything possible to ...

Mines Minister Christopher Yaluma has directed Konkola Copper Mines to immediately stop outsourcing labour. KCM has reportedly employed 910 expatriates with intentions to increase the number further. Mr. Yaluma has since warned the mining company to stop employing expatriates forthwith. He says government will not allow a situation which will lead to Zambians losing jobs because of foreigners. Mr. Yaluma ...

The Examination Council of Zambia (ECZ) has increased the number of examination markers around the country in order to ensure efficiency in the process. ECZ Director Dr Michael Chilala has said in an interview that the council has trained close to 1, 500 new markers bringing the total in the country to close to 4,000. Dr Chilala states that with ...

Lusaka Province Minister Japhen Mwakalombe has advised opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Leader Hakainde Hichilema to practice mature politics and not dent the image of the country. Speaking during the weekly PF Media Interactive Forum, Mr. Mwakalombe says it is really unfortunate that the opposition leader made false statements about the country’s parliament and judicial processes during his ...

Government has targeted an average annual real Growth Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of at least 5 percent by the year 2020. In a green paper released to QTV News by Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba, Government says its specific broad socio-economic objectives during the 2018-2020 will include, maintaining single digit inflation in the range of 6-8 percent; Accelerating ...

Luapula Province Minister Nickson Chilangwa has confirmed that over 1, 000 refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo have arrived in Zambia after running away from fighting in that country. Mr. Chilangwa who was in company of PF Luapula Province party officials says the refugees had been camped at Ponde Secondary School in Chienge District and another transit point in ...

The Zambia Red Cross Society has projected an increase in the number of refugees seeking asylum from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Zambia currently hosts some 59, 195 refugees and others of concern, mostly from Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia and Uganda. Zambia Red Cross Society Communications Manager Bruce Mulenga says currently the society has ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has expressed concern with the poor road safety record for Power Tools bus services company following this mornings’ fatal accident on Great North road. The Agency is concerned with the safety record of Power Tools as the same company recorded a fatal crash in September 2016 were 22 people died in Serenje. In ...