About 5,000 grade 12 school leavers across the country will benefit from free college education under the international coalition of fellowships (ICOF) online and distance education through a 100 per cent bursaries support. This follows government providing 40 per cent of the k4 million tuition fees towards the community education scholarships Programme under ICOF. And eastern province minister, Peter Phiri ...

National association for small holder farmers in Zambia (NASFAZ)  has embarked on a project of linking up small scale farmers with soya beans suppliers to improve diversification in the country. NASFAZ executive director Dr. Frank Kayula tells q news in an interview that for the country to have food security, there is need for small scale farmers to diversify from ...

Social economist Kelvin Chisanga says the launch of public private dialogue forum (PPDF) by the president Hakainde hichilema is a right key to developing key fundamentals in the local economy. Mr. Chisanga says this is so because it strongly hinges on the basis of private-sector investment driven efforts with the full support of public policy instruments in regulations, policing and ...

Vice president Mutale Nalumango has described the late alexander Bwalya Chikwanda as a hardworking man and a freedom fighter who fought for the country’s liberation. ZANIS reports that speaking during the requiem mass at the cathedral of the child Jesus pop square in Lusaka today, Mrs. Nalumango paid glowing tribute to Mr. Chikwanda for his service to diligently serve the nation ...

Minister of infrastructure, housing, and urban development Charles Milupi says Zambia is an over borrowed nation and the new dawn government has no appetite to borrow for infrastructure development but will instead utilize public private partnership PPP to undertake road infrastructure development as a model of financing road projects. Mr. Milupi has disclosed that his ministry is currently investigating what could ...

Habitat for humanity Zambia has projected Zambia’s housing deficit to reach at about 3.3 million housing units by 2030. Habitat for humanity Zambia board vice chairperson Maureen Mwanawasa has noted with concern that the housing poverty in Zambia has reached alarming levels. Dr. Mwanawasa disclosed that research has revealed that about 60% of the Zambian population lives below the poverty ...

The National Women in Politics Platform has called for change in the country’s legal system to encourage more women participation in politics. Platform Chairperson Saboi Imboela says the commercialization of politics in Zambia has continued to be a stumbling block to women participation in the political processes. Ms Imboela states that due to lack of money, most women have lost ...

President Hakainde Hichilema is  in Monze district of southern province attending the Episcopal consecration of reverend father Raphael Mweempwa as Bishop of Monze dioceses at the new cathedral of the holy trinity. The helicopter carrying the president landed at Lwengu private school grounds around 09:54 hours. The president was welcomed by southern province minister, Bornelius Mweetwa, senior government officials and united ...

Medici land Governance, an organization that has partnered with government to introduce the appending of electronic signatures when acquiring a title deed has disclosed that over 85 percent of state land in Zambia is not on title. Chief Executive Officer, Ali Hussein tells Q-news in a walk-in interview that there has been low uptake by land owners to have their ...

United Party for National Development UPND has accused the opposition patriotic front of frustrating governments’ effort to fight corruption in country. Speaking during a press briefing held at their secretariat in Lusaka today, UPND chairperson for special duties William Banda says PF officials should stop accusing president Hichilema of using the fight against corruption to punish them and allow the ...