The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has indicated that ballot papers for the 2021 elections will be printed both locally and outside the country. ECZ Public Relations Manager Margaret Chimanse has disclosed this to q-news in an interview. Ms Chimanse says as a law abiding institution, the ECZ will follow what the law stipulates and will request for the best ...

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) says it cannot publicize the findings of the mines forensic audit initiated in 2018 after it unearthed a scam alleging that a prominent mining company had evaded paying tax worth 7.6 billion united states dollars. ZRA Public Relations Manager Topsy Sikalinda says this is because authority cannot publicize a client’s confidentiality. Mr. Sikalinda has told ...

A freelance Zambian journalist has written to President Edgar Lungu to asking him to consider invoking his discretion on the prerogative of mercy and pardon jailed Rainbow Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Derrick Sinjela. Mr Sinjela is serving an 18 months jail sentence for contempt of court over articles his newspaper published accusing Supreme court justices of being corrupt in the manner they ...

Minister of Labour and social security Joyce Simukoko has encouraged workers in the country to find time to read the labour laws so that they know their rights to avoid being exploited by their employers. Speaking when she conducted inspections in shops around Kamwala trading area to check on the compliance levels to the increased minimum wage effected in September ...

30,652 Road traffic accidents were recorded in the year 2018 compared to 30,163 recorded in 2017 showing an increase by 489 road traffic accidents. Police Spokesperson Esther Katongo says 1,636 were fatal road traffic accidents in which 1,817 persons died compared to 1,436 fatal road traffic accidents in 2017 in 1,989 persons were killed, showing an increase in fatal traffic ...

  Justice Minister Given Lubinda says the publication of the Constitution Amendment Bill is subject to the success of the national dialogue. Mr Lubinda has told Q-news that government will not publish the Constitution Amendment Bill as long as there is an impasse between the church and the Zambia Centre for Interparty Dialogue over the National Dialogue. He says government ...

Political scientist Alex Ng’oma has observed that the national dialogue is bound to fail unless the church mother bodies revert to the original roadmap of the process. Dr Ng’oma tells Q-news that the confusion that surrounded the launch of the national dialogue will continue derailing the process unless the church mother bodies revert to the original road map. He has ...

Orlando Pirates missed out on the chance to draw level with Bidvest Wits at the top of the Absa Premiership when they were held 1-1 by Baroka FC at Orlando Stadium on Wednesday night. The result, which was secured by a late leveller from Vincent Pule, sees the Buccaneers remain in second place, two points adrift of the pace-setting Clever ...