The Zambia community resources board association has called on government to come up with a clear law of compensation in an event that a human being is killed by an animal and loss of property. ZCRBA president George Tembo has told Qtv news that no law stipulates what should happen when an animal kills a human being. Mr Tembo says ...

Minister of green economy and environment Collins Nzovu says concerted efforts and leadership in the way natural resources are managed is needed now more than ever to change the current trajectory. In his speech to special session on the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Environment Programme(UNEP) in Nairobi,Kenya, Mr Nzovu points out that “the nature of ...

Patriotic front (PF) presidential hopeful and former Zambia’s ambassador to Ethiopia Emmanuel Mwamba says the former ruling party should apologize to the Zambian people for the mistakes they made which led to its loss in the 2021 general election. Mr Mwamba tells q-news in an interview that there’s need for the party to conduct an introspection that will help work ...

Vice president Mutale Nalumango says there is no shift in the government’s position on the recruitment of 41, 000 teachers and health personnel this year. Last month, 800 doctors staged a protest demanding to be recruited, while some teachers yesterday protested demanding to be put on the payroll. Responding to a question by Pambashe member of parliament Ronald Chitotela during ...

Community development and social services minister Doreen Mwamba says her ministry has taken a number of steps to strengthen the delivery system of the social cash transfer programme in order to enhance accountability, transparency as well as cement support and beneficiary acceptability. In a ministerial statement to parliament on the major programmes her ministry is implementing in order to address ...

Southern African cross border traders association (SACBTA) secretary general Jacob Makambwe says infrastructure development is significant to the facilitation of a conducive business environment in the country. Mr. Makambwe says government must therefore focus on improving infrastructure such as viable economic roads and border post infrastructure that will ensure zambia is opened up to regional markets. He points out that ...

Minister of health Sylvia Masebo says the ministry is taking the incidences of suicide and attempted suicide in the country as a medical and psychiatric emergency of public health concern. Ms. Masebo is worried by the growing high number of people committing suicide and self-harm cases reported in the media, healthcare facilities and police stations in the country. Speaking at a media ...

Center for trade policy and development executive director Isaac Mwaipopo says the government has over a period of time struggled to find a proper mining tax regime that ensures benefits both the investor as well as the Zambian government. Speaking in an interview with q-news Mr. Mwaipopo explains that it is for this reason that government has continued to change ...

Aquaculture expert retired. Major Nelson Kaluba has challenged unemployed youths in the country to venture in fish farming through the opportunity the new dawn government has given them to form cooperatives that it will empower. Speaking in an interview with q news, major Kaluba says fish farming is a viable business that is capable of improving the well being of ...

Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) president Chishimba Nkole is concerned with the high unemployment levels among the youths in the country. Mr. Nkole says the country needs to do something serious about the high levels of unemployment and ensure that there is proper creation of decent employment for both in the public and private sector. In an interview with ...