Minister of water development and sanitation Mike Mposha has noted with concern the revenue losses by the water utility companies affects their ability to make critical capital investments. Mr. Mposha has therefore called for enhanced collaboration among stakeholders in the sector for the country to make gains towards universal coverage of water and sanitation for all by 2030. He was ...

Zambia Alliance for tobacco control (ZACT) has appealed to government to consider banning advertisements and selling of tobacco products near schools. Alliance vice president Aaron Chansa bemoans that indiscriminate and careless advertising and selling of tobacco products to pupils is detrimental to the discipline, health and education  of children in Zambia. He says displaying of the tobacco products and use ...

A 52 year old man of Chikonkoto village of senior chieftainess Nkomeshya Mukamambo the second’s  chiefdom  in Chongwe district has committed suicide following death threats from a man he was owing money. Police spokesperson Rae Hamoonga who confirmed the incident in a statement to ZANIS said police in Chongwe received a report on 7th April from Gilbert Chitambala that his ...

New Heritage Party leader Chishala Kateka has stressed the need for government to consult relevant stakeholders and the people on the IMF deal and the terms and conditions that will come with it. Ms. Kateka says that while it is commendable for the efforts made this far to secure a staff level agreement, a lot of work still needs to ...

Chasefu Member of Parliament Misheck Nyambose has bemoaned the poor road network in his constituency. Mr. Nyambose bemoans that the constituency has not had roads worked on in many years, a situation which has affected farmers, pupils and the residents generally especially when it comes to accessing schools and health services. He says the constituency will allocate part of the ...

Democratic Governance and Human Rights Advocate (DEGHA) National Coordinator, Gerald Mutelo is urging Members of Parliament to use the period during which parliament is on recess to engage their constituents on various pressing issues. In a phone interview with Q- news, Mr. Mutelo says the current economic hardships require leaders to be closer and help citizens appreciate the situation by ...

Government through the ministry of Youths Sports and Arts has reviewed the implementation modalities of the youth empowerment programmes by developing new guidelines to ensure effective implementation of programmes. Minister of Youth, Sport and Arts, Elvis Nkandu says this was after realizing the ineffectiveness of the previous interventions and alarming levels of youth vulnerability to social economic shocks. Mr. Nkandu ...

Oil Marketing Companies Association of Zambia president Kafula Mubanga has described the first quarter of 2022 as challenging for the sector owing to the continued high cost of oil on the international market. Speaking in a phone interview with Q-news, Dr. Mubanga says if the war in Ukraine and Russia does not come to an end, the cost of doing ...

Governance, Elections, ADVOCACY and Research Service (GEARS) Initiative Executive DIRECTOR; McDonald Chipenzi has proposed that the position of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) should be open for application by qualified individuals. Mr. Chipenzi is of the view that in order to avoid the office holder paying allegiance to the appointing authority which happens to be the President, the President ...

Economist Dr. Lubinda Haabazoka says the government cannot revert to the old pricing cycle for fuel because they have already committed to the conditions of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a credit facility. Dr. Haabazoka has reiterated the need for the government to find local solutions that do not require the involvement of international lenders such as the IMF. ...