The Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) has instituted investigations into the alleged leakage of Mathematics paper 1 during the ongoing General Certificate of Education exams in Siavonga District. ZNUT Public Relations Officer, Joe Kasaka has warned that the teachers who will be found wanting will be prosecuted as they are denting the image of the teaching profession. He has ...

Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CiSCA) Chairperson Bishop John Mambo has expressed fear that there will be more voter apathy in the 2021 general election if nothing is done to address the issue of low voter turnout witnessed in the just ended by-elections. Bishop Mambo has told Q-news that the low turnout is a wakeup call to the Electoral Commission of ...

The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has increased its maize purchasing price from K65 per 50 kg bag to K70. This follows President Edgar Lungu’s directive for the agency to revise the price. In a statement, FRA Board Chairman, Joe Simachela has reiterated the agency’s commitment to its mandate to purchase and administer the National Strategic Food Reserve through the efficient ...

Agriculture minister, Michael Katambo has called on Southern African countries to coordinate in fighting fall army worms in the region considering that they are a trans-boundary pest. And Mr. Katambo has announced that the Zambian government has established a task team comprising government and other key stakeholders including research institutions to help in addressing the outbreaks of fall army worms ...

Government has reiterated its commitment to ensure that the sexual reproductive health rights of the adolescents and youths are upheld. Justice Minister Given Lubinda says young people need to be fully aware of their sexual reproductive health rights and the existing options. Mr. Lubinda says it is for this reason that government launched the Adolescent Health Strategy for 2017/2021 which ...

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Mwila has charged that the opposition UPND is finished as reflected in the just ended by-elections. Addressing a media briefing in Lusaka, Mr Mwila said the PF is pleased that it has scooped 13 out of the 14 by-elections held across the country. Mr. Mwila says the people have loudly spoken and resoundingly in their ...

The Zambia Police Service received 57, 601 applications across the country for the recently advertised 1,000 Police Constable Positions. Lusaka received has the number of applicants at 10,000, Copperbelt 9,000, Southern 6,000, North Western, 5,278, Western 5,113, Muchinga 5,020, Eastern 4,800, Northern 4,605, Luapula 4,006 while Central Province has 3,779 applicants. Inspector General of Police, Kakoma Kanganja says all the ...

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson says he would “not be sitting here today” without the “great care” of hospital staff after his surgery for a brain haemorrhage in May. Ferguson, 76, has spoken publicly for the first time since going home from hospital in a video on social media. The Scot also thanked well wishers “for the support ...

South Sudan’s 400 MPs have received a government loan of $40,000 (£30,300) each to buy cars for themselves, causing public anger. A presidential spokesman defended the $16m expenditure, saying MPs could not be expected to “use motorbikes”. Critics have accused the government of rewarding MPs two weeks after they voted to extend President Salva Kiir’s term to 2021. The government ...

Development activist, Canisius Banda has observed that Zambia is not so far off in attaining a democratic dispensation that is free of political violence. Dr. Banda says all that Zambians need to do as they participate in politics is to always remember that they are one family regardless of political affiliation. In an interview with QTV News, Dr. Banda who ...