A packed commuter train has derailed near the northern Italian city of Milan, leaving at least three people dead and around 10 seriously injured. Several people were rescued from the wreckage of the carriages that derailed next to the Pioltello Limito station in the morning rush hour. A problem with a track switch is being investigated as a possible cause, ...

Lusaka Mayor Wilson Kalumba has observed that corruption has contributed to inequalities in the country. Speaking when he officiated at the launch of the Fighting Inequality Week 2018 organized by the Civil Society Poverty Observatory Group, Mr Kalumba says there is need to address the issue of corruption in order to promote equal wealth distribution. He has emphasized the need ...

Justice Minister Given Lubinda has urged Magistrates and Judges in the country to protect the integrity of the judiciary. The Justice Minister said when he met members of the Magistrates and Judges Association of Zambia in Lusaka. Mr. Lubinda has also appealed to politicians not to interfere with the judiciary as this threatens the independence of the institution. He says ...

Lusaka’s Saint Mary’s Girls Secondary School parent teacher committee has dispelled the assertion that pupils are being turned away due to nonpayment of the K10, 000 project fee. There have been reports in some sections of the media and on social media platforms suggesting that the school has ordered pupils to pay K10, 000 project fee upon reporting with those ...

Government will soon establish a waste-to-energy plant as one way of sustainable waste management. Energy Minister, David Mabumba has disclosed that government has already started identifying potential partners who will help with the establishment of the plant. Mr. Mabumba, who was on a private visit, made the disclosure in Stockholm when he met Zambia’s Ambassador to Sweden, Rose Salukatula, and ...

Security has been tightened in several Indian states ahead of the release of a Bollywood film which has already generated violent protests. Schools have been shut in a Delhi suburb following an attack on a school bus, and cinemas in several states say they will not be screening the movie. Protesters are angry as they believe Padmavaat depicts a romance ...

Marine police and Department of National Parks and Wildlife officers are searching for a body of an 18 year old boy of Siavonga District after he was caught by a crocodile and dragged into Lake Kariba. And Siavonga District Commissioner Lovemore Kanyama has confirmed the development to QTV News via telephone that the boy was caught by the reptile in ...

The Zambia Humanitarian Actors Platform (ZHAP), an alliance of local Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working in the humanitarian sector, has called on Minister of Health Dr. Chitalu Chilufya to inform the nation on the legal action to be undertaken against the Bimbe Trading Company that was producing low standard chlorine. The platform has noted with concern that the Zambia Medical ...

President Donald Trump has said he is “looking forward” to being interviewed in an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the US election. He said he expected to be questioned by justice department special counsel Robert Mueller within two to three weeks, with approval from his lawyers. “I would love to do that as soon as possible,” said Mr Trump. ...

Former Environmental and Natural Resources Minister William Harrington has commended the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Jean Kapata for her bold move to remove encroachers on forest reserves. Mr. Harrington says such activities are in violation of the forests Act and indeed these acts must be stopped. He says it is a good thing to see that the minister ...