Finance and national Development Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says the draft Eighth National Development Plan (8NDP) is expected to be submitted for Cabinet approval next week. In a ministerial statement to Parliament to provide an update to the house and the nation on the status of the preparation of the 8NDP, Dr Musokotwane says after Cabinet approval the draft plan will ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit (AMLIU) has arrested former foreign affairs Minister Joe Malanji for money laundering activities involving K10 million and $700,000.00. in a statement obtained by q-news, DEC Public Relations Officer, Mathias Kamanga says Mr. Malanji, aged 56, residing at Plot Number 179 Acacia Road, Roma Park, in Lusaka, has been arrested ...

Local Government Minister Garry Nkombo has declared Cairo and Chachacha roads as no go areas for street vendors. Mr Nkombo says the council has only designated Lumumba and Freedom way as areas where street vending is allowed. He tells QTV news that it has been noted that these vendors are not only selling merchandise such as clothes, but have also ...

A study conducted by a group of pathologists has revealed that the prevalence of Tuberculosis (TB) is high in people unexpectedly dying in the communities in Lusaka. Forensic Pathologist, Dr Mucheleng’anga Luchenga tells Q-news that undiagnosed TB and related deaths reveal gaps in TB control programs. Dr Luchenga says there is need therefore for Zambia to improve the diagnostic and ...

Cabinet has approved the Public-Private Dialogue Mechanism aimed at fostering private sector development, inclusive growth and economic development in the country. In a statement obtained by Q-News, Minister of Information and Media and Chief Government Spokeserson, Chushi Kasanda says the decision was made during the 6th Cabinet meeting in the year 2022,held on Monday,21st March,2022. Ms Kasanda says the Public-Private ...

The Ministry of Health has targeted to vaccinate about 4.7 million children under the age of five against polio in four phases of the mass vaccination campaign that has kicked off today. Minister of Health Sylvia Masebo made the announcement in a speech read on her behalf by Lusaka province Minister Sheal Mulyata during the launch of the mass polio ...

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba says burglars stole his World Cup winner’s medal when they broke into his home. The France international, 29, spoke of his “family’s worst nightmare” last week when his home was burgled during his side’s Champions League game against Atletico Madrid. His two young children and their nanny were in the house at the time. “The main thing ...

World number one Ashleigh Barty has shocked the sporting world by announcing she will retire from professional tennis at just 25. The Australian made the announcement on social media on Wednesday, saying she was leaving to “chase other dreams”. “I’m so happy and I’m so ready. And I just know at the moment in my heart, for me as a ...

Ed Sheeran faces a wait of “days and weeks” to learn the outcome of a High Court trial over his hit Shape of You. The star has been accused of copying part of the song from another artist. In closing arguments, grime artist Sami Chokri’s barrister said there was an “indisputable similarity between the works”. But Mr Sheeran’s lawyer said ...

Former actress Amanda Bynes has been released from her nine-year conservatorship by a judge in California. The one-time child star was placed under the legal guardianship – similar to that of Britney Spears – in 2013, while undergoing psychiatric care. Bynes, now 35, was known for The Amanda Show and films like What a Girl Wants, She’s the Man and Easy A, ...