Technology and science minister Felix Mutati has urged players in the telecommunications sector to utilize the public private dialogue forum [PPD] launched this week to have challenges experienced in the sector addressed. Speaking at the launch of the 800 MHZ and 2600 MHZ spectrum band offer, Mr. Mutati says government wants to see to that the network providers thrive in their ...

Minister of education Douglas Syakalima says the new dawn government is alive to the challenges facing the education sector, particularly education for the marginalized populations in rural areas and the under privileged. Mr. Syakalima says government is cognizant of the important role that that education plays in shaping human capita as a secondary social institution towards attaining the vision 2030. ...

Local government and rural development minister Garry Nkombo has continued to come under fire by some sections of society with a Ndola based leaders initiatives network youth foundation logging a formal complaint against the minister, for intoxicating a family of Lusaka’s garden compound with illegal alcohol. recently Mr. Nkombo apologized to the woman and children who he forced to take ...

Government has warned that it will be strict with the five golden rules to mitigate the spread of Covid 19. The five golden rules include, masking up in public, maintaining high levels of hand, general personal and environmental hygiene, keeping physical distancing, avoiding crowded places and visiting the healthcare facility when unwell. Health minister Sylvia Masebo says government relaxed some ...

Patriotic front chairman for information and publicity Raphael Nakacinda has denied defaming the president of Zambia, Hakainde Hichilema, in the Solwezi magistrate court. However, in the second count of expressing or showing hatred, ridicule or contempt contrary to the laws of Zambia, Mr. Nakacinda has not taken plea as consent is being sought from the director of public prosecutions, DPP. ...

The anti-corruption commission has seized property belonging to former housing and infrastructure minister Ronald kaoma Chitotela, property reasonably suspected to be proceeds of crime. The property seized is stand no. Chong /ln_21188/51 situated in state lodge, Chongwe which was acquired by Mr. Chitotela using suspected proceeds of crime. Commission spokesperson Queen Chibwe says the said property is registered in the ...

The media institute of southern Africa is concerned that even with the promise of giving the Zambian people the ATI bill, the united party for national development (UPND) government is picking on the delaying tactics of its predecessors by picking on consultations to delay the access to information bill. MISA Zambia chapter chairperson dr. Barnabas Simatende says the ATI bill has ...

The civil service commission has disclosed that it has received a total of 137, 129 job applications from various provincial and district data capturing sites for the recruitment of the 11, 275 heath workers. Speaking at a media briefing, commission chairperson peter Mumba reveals that Lusaka province received the highest number of applications standing at 31,106, followed by copperbelt province ...

More than 30,000 persons with albinism in Zambia are in need of sunscreen lotion which is currently not available in the country. Albinism and disability rights activist tells q news that the country currently has no sunscreen with the only available one being in pharmacies but is very expensive fetching at between k75 and k300. Mr. Chiti  says a lot ...

Opposition democratic party (DP) leader harry Kalaba has accused president Hakainde Hichilema of applying double standards in his purported fight against corruption. Mr. Kalaba tells q fm news that president Hichilema has failed to act accordingly when cases of corruption against UPND senior members are presented to him. In a telephone interview, Mr. Kalaba says the head of state and ...