The Zambia Center for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) says it expects a positive outcome from its decisive meeting with the Church this week on chairing the presidential summit. ZCID spokesperson, Jackson Silavwe says this follows what he has described as a good and warm meeting convened last week with the Church. Mr. Silavwe says from the meeting held, there was an ...

The Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) says it has installed 1,214 solar milling plants across the country. ZCF Director Operations and projects, Derrick Sokoni tells Q-news that the installation of the 1214, milling plants represents over 50 percent progress in the installation of the 2000 milling plants. Mr. Sokoni has disclosed that of the 1,214 installed plants, 1,014 have been commissioned ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) has encouraged farmers across the country to seriously consider crop diversification. ZCSD Executive Director tells Q-news that it clear that dependency on maize farming in not doing farmers any good. Mr. Mwape says it will be prudent for farmers to diversify to other crops that might give them reasonable profit considering that the ...

Political analyst Alex Ng’oma says the peace pact between the ruling Patriotic Front and the opposition UPND should be treated with skepticism. The two political parties last Friday made a joint declaration committing to end political violence during elections. But Dr. Ng’oma has told Q-news that such meetings cannot be trusted as the two parties will most likely go back ...

Action Aid Zambia Country Director, Nalucha Ziba says there is no doubt now that Zambia is in a debt trap. Ms Ziba tells QTV News that from the figures provided by the Ministry of Finance indicating a slight increase in Zambia’s external debt to US$9.37 billion as at end of the first quarter of 2018, this proves that the country ...