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National Action for Quality Education in Zambia (NAQEZ) Executive Director Aaron Chansa says the Free Education Policy pronounced by the New Dawn Administration is more likely to affect the delivery of quality education if government does not immediately back this pronouncement with construction of more classroom spaces. Mr. Chansa says the Free Education Policy will attract more children who dropped ...

COVID-19 has hit State House with some staff in the presidency being in isolation, President Hakainde Hichilema has revealed. Speaking during the swearing-in ceremony at State house for Chief Justice Mumba Malila,Peter Machungwa as chairperson of the Police Complaints Commission, Vincent Malambo as member of the Judicial complaint authority and Ackson Sejani as local government service commission chairperson, President Hichilema ...

Parliament has backed a motion urging government to introduce legislation on lifestyle audit in order to enhance the fight against corruption. moving the private member’s motion, UPND Mwembeshi member of parliament Machila Jamba says the fight against corruption will not yield desired results without provision for lifestyle audits. Mr Jamba says if introduced, the law will ensure that seemingly affluent ...

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has dismissed social media reports purporting that it has summoned Lumezi member of parliament Munir Zulu following his debate and allegations made in parliament that he once bribed some acc officials. ACC public relations officer, Queen Chibwe tells q-news in a phone interview that the commission has not summoned the Lumezi lawmaker yet. Ms. Chibwe says the ...

Fifty six (56) Zambia Army personnel have sustained injuries and are admitted to Maina Soko military hospital after an Army Marcopolo bus registration number AF 1280 in which they were in overturned in Lusaka today. Police Spokesperson Rae Hamoonga says the accident occurred this morning around 06:30 hours along Mungwi road opposite Celene’s Private school. Mr Hamoonga says the accident ...

Parliamentary has unanimously ratified the presidential appointments of Justice Dr Mumba Malila and Vincent Malambo as Chief Justice and member of the Judicial Complaints Commission respectively. The motion for the adoption of the report of the parliamentary select committee appointed to scrutinize the presidential appointments of Dr Malila and Mr Malambo was moved by Katombora Member of Parliament Clement Andeleki ...

The case in which opposition Patriotic Front (PF) Member of the Central Committee in-charge of Information and Publicity Raphael Nakacinda is charged with Defamation of the President has failed to take-off at the Lusaka Magistrates Court today. This after the State failed to present the docket before court in order for Mr Nakachinda to take plea. When the matter came ...

The cost of living for a family of five in Lusaka as measured by the JCTR Basic Needs and Nutrition Basket (BNNB) for November, 2021 stood at K8,145.28. Jesuit Center for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Executive Director Father Muyebe says this is already far beyond the reach of most households in Lusaka. He says the ripple effects from the upward adjustment ...

Two children aged five years and three months are among the five people who have died from COVID-19 in last 24 hours in the country. Giving a COVID-19 update today, Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo says all the five deceased were unvaccinated. Ms Masebo says four deaths were recorded from Lusaka and one from North western province She says the ...

Minister of health Sylvia Masebo has urged Zambians not to fall prey to myths and misconceptions surrounding the covid-19 vaccines and take the vaccination call seriously. Mrs Masebo says the vaccination program is currently the only sure way to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus and has no substitution. Speaking when she visited the pope square vaccination site in ...