Japan has told an international meeting on North Korea that the world should not be blinded by Pyongyang’s recent “charm offensive”. Foreign Minister Taro Kono’s comments in Canada come as North and South Korea discuss Pyongyang’s plans to participate in the Winter Olympics. The 20 foreign ministers at the Vancouver talks agreed to increase pressure on Pyongyang. But they also ...

US President Donald Trump has shown no abnormal signs following a cognitive exam and is in excellent health, his White House doctor says. “I have no concerns about his cognitive ability or neurological functions,” Ronny Jackson said on Tuesday. Last week, Mr Trump, 71, had a three-hour examination in his first medical check-up since becoming US president. It comes after the release ...

Youth Aid Chairman Chungu Kachenga has described the Constitutional Clause which prescribes 35 years of age as qualification threshold for aspirants to public office as discriminatory and deserving immediate revision. In an interview with Q-news Mr. Chunga has wondered why elderly politicians had conspired to set the presidential qualification age at 35 years, when age has never been a criteria ...

Support for Vulnerable Children and Active Leadership (SUVUCAL) Founder, Eugene Machona is disheartened that some sections of society continue politicizing Governments interventions against a life threatening Cholera which has caused over 80 deaths since a first case was reported Saturday 6th October 2017. Mr. Machona has expressed regret that instead of complementing government action mitigating the negative impacts of the on-going ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has advised the ruling patriotic front (PF) party members to respect internal structures which have been established within the party to resolve disputes YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says he has been disappointed with suspensions and confusion which has characterized the party because of selected individuals who do not respect party structures. Mr. Mwanza ...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda says enforcement of a Constitutional Court ruling that found his Predecessor Dr. Ngosa Simbyakula and 96 ministers wanting will be done once Government concludes studying legal ramifications. Mr. Lubinda says it is a mark of selfishness for one to pledge to repay or refuse to do so as  the Constitutional Court action taken is on a ...

The Auditor General’s report on the accounts of Parastatal Bodies and other Statutory Institutions has reviewed that as at 31st August 2017, the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) owed a total of K51, 249, 990 to various suppliers of goods and services. In relation to election materials, the commission owed a total of K50, 950, 940 and as for allowances, ...