Chipata District Commissioner Kalunga Zulu has warned that Government will not take kindly to illegal transactions in the procurement of maize for the Food Reserve Agency (FRA) during this maize marketing season. Mr. Zulu says those that have been given an opportunity to procure and secure the crop on behalf of Government should resist temptations to commit fraud or other ...

Some restaurant owners at Lusaka famous Matebeto eating place have complained against Patriotic Front cadres who have been harassing them demanding that they pay levy. They have told Q-News that the cadres who even threaten to beat up those who resist to pay claim to have the full blessings of the area Member of Parliament Margret Mwanakatwe and the area ...

Acting President Inonge Wina has urged public service workers to be professional in the manner they execute their duties. Ms. Wina says this will boost citizen’s confidence in the public service and government as a whole. Speaking during the Commemoration of the Africa Public Service Day in Lusaka today, Ms. Wina says in an effort to enhance professionalism in the ...

Police in Mongu have arrested five UPND provincial leaders for unlawful assembly. Western province Police Commissioner Charles Lungu who has confirmed to the arrest to Q-News says the five UPND provincial leader wanted to hold a meeting at their party offices which attracted a huge crowd of people without notifying the Police. Mr. Lungu has since warned people in the ...

The Grenfell Tower fire in London started in a fridge freezer, and outside cladding and insulation failed safety tests, police say. The Metropolitan Police say manslaughter, health and safety, and fire safety charges will be considered. Seventy-nine people are feared dead after the blaze destroyed 151 homes in the Kensington tower block and nearby. The government has ordered immediate testing ...

(AllHipHop News) With nearly seven minutes of lyrical heat, Remy Ma fired straight at Nicki Minaj on the diss track “Shether.” As a result, Minaj has spent a lot of 2017 responding to her rival. The Young Money rapstress first answered back with the “No Frauds” single featuring Drake and Lil Wayne. She continued her defensive tactics on Katy Perry’s “Swish Swish” ...

Portugal are set to rest Cristiano Ronaldo for Saturday’s clash against New Zealand as the Euro 2016 winners look to confirm their passage into next week’s Confederations Cup semifinals. Ronaldo brushed off allegations of tax evasion in Spain with man-of-the-match performances in the 2-2 draw with Mexico and 1-0 win over Russia, when he scored the winner. Ferdinand Santos is ...

Europe’s most senior official has criticised the UK’s offer to EU nationals after Brexit, claiming it could “worsen the situation” for them. European Council President Donald Tusk said the proposal was “below our expectations” and needed more detail. He said the EU wanted to secure the “full rights” of all its citizens and British expats on the continent. Theresa May ...

President Edgar Lungu has hinted that government may consider extending the offer of local integration to Democratic Republic of Congo refugees who have been in Zambia for 10 years or more and for whom returning to their country is not a viable option. In his intervention statement at the high level dialogue of the Uganda solidarity summit on refugees in ...

The Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Foreign Affairs has recommended that government should revise legal instruments such as the Penal code, criminal procedure code, the public order Act and the Road Traffic Act. The committee says this is in order to bring the law enforcement agencies up to date with modern tenets of law enforcement and democracy, as espoused ...