ZAMBIA NEWS

The Commission of inquiry on Voting Patterns and Electoral Violence has received a total of 36 submissions from the general public in Lusaka Province. Commission Chairperson Justice Munalula Lisimba has attributed the number of submissions to the time they gave the members of public in which they were expected to submit their submissions. Justice Lisimba says the commission has received ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has demanded for a report from President Edgar Lungu over the revelations from Malawi where he and the Agriculture Minister have been cited to have been the main players of the scandalous maize deal. TIZ Acting Executive Director Wesley Chibamba says the organization is worried that the Head of State has failed to come out to ...

Government has so far spent close to 20 million kwacha in response to the army worm that broke out in the country last month. Speaking during a media briefing in Lusaka today, Agriculture Minister Dora Siliya says the 20 million kwacha has been spent on procuring the pesticides, the gumboots and the general administration to manage the attack. Ms Siliya ...

The Young African Leader Initiative (YALI) says the current constitution disqualifies President Edgar Lungu from standing in 2021. The organization has therefore observed the need to take this matter to the Constitutional Court for determination. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza tells QTV News that there are two views that are expulsed by President Lungu and the other by other stakeholders ...

Government has reaffirmed its commitment in strengthening institutions in the criminal justice system in the country. Speaking during the opening of the criminal justice system session in Lusaka today, Justice Minister Given Lubinda says this can be seen by the establishment of new courts such as the constitutional court, the court of appeal and the construction of new prisons and ...

The Centre for Trade policy and Development has called on government to state its position in the Malawi maize gate scandal. CTPD Acting Executive Director Isaac Mwaipopo tells QTV News in a statement that his organization finds the revelations shared by Malawi’s Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Development citing Zambia’s President and the Minister of Agriculture to have been at ...

The opposition Green Party has petitioned Parliament to pass a bill on the implementation of Zambia’s commitment on Climate Change. Green party President Peter Sinkamba says his party has since submitted the draft bill to the clerk of the national assembly for consideration during the next sitting of parliament. He says if passed, the bill will serve as a law ...

Veteran journalist Fackson Nkandu has died aged 82. Mr. Nkandu died in the early hours of today Sunday the 8th of January. His eldest son and family spokesperson Dick Nkandu has confirmed to QTV News that Mr. Nkandu died after an illness. Mr. Nkandu who is also the father of former BBC Focus on Africa presenter Maureen Nkandu has survived ...

The ruling PF has disagreed with observations by various stakeholders in governance that the year 2017 has begun on a bad note for Zambia. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says his party thinks that much as the Country has come under attack by army worms this year, it does not meant 2017 has began on bad note in its entirety. ...

Government has been challenged to clear the air on claims that the price of fuel has gone down because the crude oil Zambia has been supplied with is cheap and contaminated. MMD faction leader Nevers Mumba says much as it is a good thing that the price of fuel has been reduced, his party’s hope is that this is not ...