Speaker of the National Assembly Nelly Mutti has handed 30 Patriotic Front Members of Parliament led by leader of the opposition in Parliament Brian Mundubile who staged a protest inside parliament on 30th November, 2021 leading to the disruption of proceedings in the house a thirty day suspension. The suspension is effective Tuesday, 15th March to Wednesday,13th April,2022 In a ...

Health Minister Sylvia Masebo has disclosed that the recruitment of 11,200 health workers will commence this month with successful candidates expected to report for duty in April 2022. In a ministerial statement to parliament to give a roadmap on the recruitment of health workers, Ms Masebo says the decentralized mode of recruitment means that the process will start at district ...

Government has revealed that it is currently finalizing formulation of the 8th National Development Plan in readiness for approval and launch within the course of this year. Ministry of Finance and National Planning Permanent Secretary for Monitoring and Evaluation, Trevor Kaunda says the Plan will address national development needs. Speaking at a capacity building workshop on domestic resource Mobilization and ...

Golden Party Zambia (GPZ) President Jackson Silavwe is urging the new dawn government to declare a national health crisis. Mr Silavwe says the revelation that government has not been able to procure essential medicines for public health facilities across the Country in the past 6 months is extremely shocking. In a statement issued to Q-News, Mr. Silavwe says government must ...

The Zambia National Farmers’ Union (ZNFU) has backed the stance and concern of President Hakainde Hichilema for the country not to continue importing onions. President Hichilema recently questioned as to why the country should be importing onions when it produces the product locally. ZNFU president Jervis Zimba says the country has been on a steady trajectory, growing the local fruits ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Attorney General Alliance Africa aimed at addressing the existing challenges posed by money laundering, financial crimes and other related cyber offences in Zambia. Speaking after the signing ceremony at Bonanza resort today, DEC Director General, Mary Chirwa expressed hope that the MOU will enhance development of effective ...

Copperbelt province has recorded a 20 percent decrease in maternal mortality cases. Provincial health director Robert Zulu says this is the lowest percentage so far that the province has recorded. Dr Zulu says between 2020 and 2021, the province has seen a significant drop in mothers dying on giving birth as compared to the previous year. He says last year ...

Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has tasked the new Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) board to develop an action plan to address the challenges in tax administration and ensure ZRA attains the revenue collection target of above 21 percent of GDP over the medium term. Those appointed to the ZRA board in pursuant to the provisions of Section 12(1) ...

Nkana Member of Parliament Binwell Mpundu has called on lawmakers and other stakeholders to work together in addressing issues eating up Zambia’s moral fibre. Mr. Mpundu has named these issues as teenage pregnancy, early marriage, Gender Based Violence and suicide among others. He stresses that in order to address such issues, all stakeholders who include, lawmakers, the church and traditional ...

Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva said his side are “still in a better position than Liverpool” despite drawing with Crystal Palace on Monday. Premier League leaders City moved four points ahead of title rivals Liverpool, but missed chances at Selhurst Park saw it end in a goalless draw on Monday. The result means Liverpool will cut City’s lead to one point if ...