Media Network on Child Rights and Development Executive Director Henry Kabwe has expressed concern on the delay for government to take the access to information bill to parliament for enactment. Mr. Kabwe says despite the new dawn government making several pronouncements on media reforms to enable the media industry operate independently this has taken too long. And Mr. Kabwe also ...

The Medical for Quality Healthcare in Zambia says it anticipates an occurrence of what it terms as twin dermic outbreak, a situation where people are infected by both covid-19 and influenza, following the announcement of the influenza h3n2 that has broken out at the university of Zambia great east campus. Organization Director-General, Quince Mwabu has since called on the government ...

The Non-Governmental Gender Organizations Coordinating Council-NGOCC has welcomed the realization by the government at the highest level, on the need for a legal framework that will enhance women’s participation.  This follows the pronouncement by President Hakainde Hichilema during the Labour Day commemoration in Lusaka on Sunday, where he indicated that he is keen to move forward with constitutional amendments to ...

The Lusaka Magistrate Court has granted former Lusaka Province Minister Bowman Lusambo k20, 000 cash bail with two working sureties in the like sum. This is in a matter in which Mr. Lusambo aged 45 of Chamba Valley is charged with three counts of attempting to interfere with witnesses in an ongoing court case with the anti-corruption commission. The accused ...

The Operation Young Vote (OYV) has appealed to president Hakainde Hichilema and the UPND government to put the issue of the setting of a US Africa Command (AFRICOM) to a popular vote through a referendum in the event there are plans to establish the command in the country. OYV Executive Director Guess Nyirenda says the alleged authorization by the government ...

ActionAid Zambia has urged government to accelerate the process of repealing and replacing the public order act and share detailed timeframes of when the amendment of the act will be done. cabinet has approved in principle the introduction of a bill in parliament to amend the public order act chapter 113 of the laws of Zambia, further announcing that the ...

Ministry of Land and Natural Resources has disclosed that it has so far issued over 26,000 title deeds certificates to land owners under national titling program. Speaking during the handing over ceremony in Lusaka, Ministry of lands permanent secretary Mrs. Daphne Chabu disclosed that the ministry has approved the electronic signature developed by medici land governance for land owners to get ...

Fifteen people of the Copperbelt Province have been arrested for operating unregistered pharmacies contrary to the medicines and allied substances act no. 3 of 2013.  The suspects have since been detained at police stations in Kitwe, Chingola and Ndola, and will appear in courts of law soon. Confirming the development, Zambia Medicines Regulatory Authority Senior Public Relations Officer, Christabel Iliamupu ...

Government is concerned that over the years, the country has not prioritized mental health. Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary for Technical Services, Professor Lackson Kasonka says mental health is a very important area of healthcare which to a large extent has not been prioritized. Prof. Kasonka has told QTV news that there is need to prioritize mental health by expanding access to mental health ...

Ruling United Party for National Development (UPND) Namwala Member of Parliament Moono Mapani says his constituency has received the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) allocation for the first quarter. Mr. Mapani says he will prioritise working on the road network in Namwala which is in a poor state. He tells QTV news that with the amount of money allocated to the ...