Housing and Infrastructure Development Permanent Secretary Charles Mushota says the 2019 national budget has given hope to the construction sector. Mr. Mushota says with the K6.5 billion allocated to the road sector in particular, there is now impetus by the Ministry to continue with the implementation of various road construction projects. In an interview with QTV News, Mr. Mushota has ...

Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Mazabuka Central Member of Parliament Garry Nkombo says the 2019 national budget is as cosmetic as the previous budgets that have been presented in the past years. Mr. Nkombo told journalists at parliament buildings that the budget is sugar coated to make citizens feel as though things will get better, when the worst ...

The Economics Association of Zambia (EAZ) has welcomed the abolition and replacement of the Value Added Tax (VAT) with the Non-Refundable Sales Tax. EAZ president Lubinda Habaazoka says his association is happy with the introduction of the Non-Refundable Sales Tax proposed by the Finance Minister in the 2019 budget as it will close leakages in terms of VAT refunds. Dr. ...

Water Aid Zambia has noted with concern that inadequate water sanitation and hygiene services and practices at health care facilities pose a risk of health acquired infections to both health care providers and patients. It is against this background that Water Aid Zambia has launched a 3 Million United States dollars improving water sanitation and hygiene in health care facilities ...

Civil society organizations have protested outside parliament demanding answers from government over what they have termed as perpetual mismanagement of public resources. The protestors whose protest was given the go ahead by the minister of home affairs on appeal after being initially denied permission by the police have demanded for transparency from government in the manner it addresses public affairs. ...

Government has proposed to spend K86.8 billion or 28.9 percent of GDP in 2019, Finance Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe has disclosed his budget speech. Presenting the proposed 2019 national budget to parliament which represents a percentage increase of 21% on the 2018 budget of k71.6 billion, Mrs. Mwanakatwe says of the total budget, domestic revenues account for 64.6 percent, while 2.2 ...

The Zambia Railways Limited (ZRL) has increased its revenue by 25 percent following the introduction of the Transport Statutory Instrument on heavy and bulk cargo. ZRL board chairperson Lubinda Linyama says his company has also increased the haulage tonnage by 25 percent. Mr. Linyama states that the ZRL’s goal is to reach a target tonnage of 800, 000 and revenue ...

Commuters Rights Association of Zambia (CRAZ) President, Aaron Kamuti is hopeful that government will consider prioritizing the issue of job creation in the 2019 national budget. Mr. Kamuti tells QTV News that it is expected that the 2019 National Budget will clearly state the policies and resources that will be channeled towards increased job creation. He says his interactions with ...

The African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) annual plenary during which Zambia was to assume the Presidency of the Commission has been deferred from September to December 2018. Civil aviation authority (CAA) Director General Gabriel Lesa says the AFCAC plenary will now be held from 1st to 5th December. Mr. Lesa has however, told QTV News that the venue of the ...

Former Transport and Communications Minister William Harrington lawmakers to enact a law which will make it mandatory for the state to publish reports and recommendations of commissions of inquiry. Reacting to the extension of the mandate of the commission of inquiry on voting patterns and electoral violence by President Edgar Lungu, Mr. Harrington says the Zambian taxpayer must not fund ...