United Party for National Development (UPND) National Chairman Stephen Katuka says the party has a very good crop of cadres who cannot behave THE WAY the PF cadres useD to. Reacting to allegations that a group of UPND cadres had gone to the Anti-corruption commission (ACC) to disrupt the questioning of PF acting president Given Lubinda on monday, Mr. Katuka says ...

Cameroonian Grammy award winning artist Richard Bona will this weekend be performing live for the first time in Zambia. Speaking during a pre-concert press briefing at Bonanza resort in Chongwe upon arrival in the country, Bona said he is excited and is looking forward to sharing the stage with different local artists as well as learn from them. Bona who ...

The Constitutional Court has ruled that nine Patriotic Front (PF) Members of Parliament whose elections were nullified by the High Court should resume parliamentary representation of their respective constituencies pending the outcome of their appeals. The ruling which was delivered by Constitutional Court Judge, Palan Mulonda, follows a petition by the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) that sought the court’s ...

Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane has revealed that government will soon be engaging Zambia’s creditors on debt restructuring. Dr Musokotwane is hoping that this will be done in May this year, stating that the process is progressing well so far. He says Zambia is in a debt crisis because of over borrowing in the recent past. Speaking at the Launch of ...

Government last month released K11.1 billion to finance developmental programs and public service operation. In statement obtained by Q-News, Secretary to the Treasury, Felix Nkulukusa says of this amount, K3 billion financed the public service wage bill for February,2022,while K3.2 billion was used to service domestic and external debt, mainly for multilaterals. Mr Nkulukusa says K1.7 billion was released for ...

Zambia’s premier agricultural and commercial show will be held this year after the last two editions were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 94th Agricultural and Commercial Show will be held from 27th July to 1ST August,2022. Announcing the development at a media briefing, show society president Duncan Mvula says this year’s show will provide the biggest one stop ...

Minister of Local Government and rural development Garry Nkombo has given traders at COMESA market in Lusaka who have erected makeshift stores along the road up to Sunday to voluntarily demolish the structures. Mr Nkombo who in the company of Lusaka town clerk Alex Mwansa toured the market this morning, is saddened by the illegal setup of makeshift stores along ...

Habitat for Humanity Zambia has called for concerted efforts in governing groundwater. National director Mathabo Makuta says groundwater is a vital invisible resource that supports ecological diversity,human health,economic development and ultimately national development. In a statement issued to Q-News, Ms Makuta says about 60 to 70 percent of water consumed in Zambia comes from groundwater. She says the demand for ...

Zambia records at least 4,000 TB deaths and 59,000 new infections every year, the ministry of health has revealed. Ministry of health permanent secretary in-charge of technical services Professor Lackson Kasonka says Tuberculosis remains one of the top ten causes of death in Zambia and globally. Officiating at the TB symposium and dissemination of drug-resistance TB survey results in Lusaka ...