A total of 71,657 people have so far been vaccinated against COVID-19 in the last two days following the relaunch of the vaccination campaign on the 14th May, 2022 aimed at reaching over 70 percent of the eligible population by end of June. In a speech read on her behalf by ministry of health permanent secretary for technical services Professor ...

The opposition Socialist Party on the Copperbelt says Zambia’s economic situation has worsened in the last five months of the implementation of the first national budget of the new dawn government. Socialist Party Copperbelt spokesperson Joseph Kangwa says though it may be too early to insinuate that President Hakainde Hichilema’s administration has failed to address the social and economic challenges ...

Zambia Police Service National Road Safety Coordinator, Yoram Phiri has noted with concern the influx of unregistered motorbikes in most rural areas of Zambia. Mr. Phiri says having conducted a survey in Chipili district, majority of the motorbikes are not registered, a situation which is a recipe for disaster as it is very hard to trace them in case of ...

The Zambian Roads & Highway Safety Group (ZRHSG) has appealed to President Hakainde Hichilema to consider flying out of State House or City Airport whenever he is flying out of the capital to help decongest traffic on the Great East Road. In a statement availed to Q-news, ZRHSG Administrator, Mthoniswa Banda has noted that each time the President is flying ...

The Zambia Medical Association says it’s in full support of the reintroduction of licensure examinations by the Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ). Association Secretary General, Dr.Roy Tolopu has said the Association being the official representative of medical doctors and dental surgeons in the country is behind the HPCZ. Dr. Tolopu says the Resident Doctors Association of Zambia and the ...

ZESCO Corporate Affairs Manager Dr.John Kunda says those who already applied for electricity connection will not be affected in the event that the Energy Regulation Board approves the upward adjustment in connection fees. Dr. Kunda says the 60,000 applicants already have running contracts with ZESCO and the power utility will honor it’s part of the deal by connecting them under ...

Zambia Tax Platform (ZTP) has called on the ministry of finance and national planning and the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) to quickly explore the risk factors that come with a digital economy and come up with a mechanism to capture all digital transactions especially those carried on mobile platforms for purposes of taxation. ZTA coordinator Ibrahim Kamara says transactions in ...

Health Professions Council of Zambia (HPCZ) Registrar Chief Executive Officer and Registrar, Bwembya Bwalya says the reintroduction of licentiate examinations is not meant to punish health practitioners. Mr. Bwalya has also clarified that the examinations are also not meant to curtail the number of health practitioners, but merely meant to assess students whether they have the minimum competencies and skills to practice their ...

Opposition leadership movement deputy secretary general Chalwe Chandalala says the UPND government needs to put in place mechanisms that are going to inspire hope into the Zambian people. Mr. Chandalala has told q news that a lot of Zambians are losing confidence in the new dawn government because they have failed to live up to citizens’ expectations. He says the ...

Chikondi foundation president Bishop John Maambo has challenged the anti- corruption commission to be fair in their investigations on politicians. Speaking in an interview with Q-news, Bishop Maambo has advised the acc to treat all suspects equally regardless of their political affiliation, whether from the ruling or opposition political party. He says the acc has not taken any step to ...