Daily Archives: January 5, 2019

Lusaka police officer shot in stomach by fellow officer

A Police officer has been shot in the stomach by his fellow police officer in an incident that happened at Munali Police Post in Lusaka’s Kaunda square Stage one. Zambia Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo, who has confirmed the incident to QTV News, has identified the victim as Constable Lennox Kapila . Ms. Katongo says the suspect who shot his fellow ...

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2019 will not be business as usual, warns Sichembe

Accountant General Dick Sichembe has threatened to take disciplinary action against any accountant in public service that misappropriates public funds this year. Dr. Sichembe says he will not hesitate to evoke disciplinary provisions of the Public Financial Management ACT if any of the public service accountants fail to align themselves to the legislation. In a statement to QTV News Dr. ...

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National Dialogue has not been hijacked, ZCCB assures nation

The three church mother bodies leading the National Dialogue have assured the nation that the dialogue process has not been hijacked. Zambia Conference of Catholic Bishops (ZCCB) Secretary General Cleophas Lungu says  the church, in particular, cannot and has not hijacked the dialogue process. Father Lungu says the ZCCB, the Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) and the Evangelical Fellowship ...

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19 Namuseche Correctional Center escapees still at large

Twenty 21 remandees from Namuseche Correctional Center have escaped from Lawful custody. The breakout happened after the 21 remandees were taken from Namuseche Correctional Centre to attend a Mobile Court at Mambwe District in Eastern Province on the 26th December, 2018 . The remandees escaped on th 28th December,2018 from a Department of National Parks and Wild Life Police cell in ...

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Trump threatens ‘national emergency’

US President Donald Trump has said he could declare a national emergency to build a US-Mexico border wall without the approval of Congress. It came after he met senior Democrats, who refused his requests for funding. The stand-off has seen Mr Trump withhold support for a bill to fully fund the government until he gets money for the border wall. ...

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