Transparency International Zambia (TI-Z) has urged State House to provide clarity and assurance on Premier Consult’s involvement in the First Quantum Minerals (FQM’s) evaluation, in relation to the conflict of interest involving the chairperson of the President’s Economic Advisory Council. TI-Z has noted with concern the conflict of interest in the awarding of FQM’s 1.3 billion United States dollars expansion ...

ECZ Chairperson Justice Esau Chulu The Electoral Commission of Zambia says it will spend 10 Million kwacha to conduct the Continuous Registration of Voters which is scheduled to commence tomorrow, 1st June, 2022. The continuous registration of voters will run for 4 months up to 30th September, 2022. Speaking at the ECZ stakeholder engagement in Lusaka today, ECZ Chairperson Justice ...

Ndola Chamber of Commerce and Industry (NCCI) has urged government to ensure the country embraces Climate Resilient and Climate Smart Agriculture in order to guarantee food security. Speaking to Q-News in a phone interview, Chamber President Paul Chisunka says this can be done by leveraging on national resources and other endowments such as land, water resources, traditional and non-traditional crops ...

Senior Chief Kaputa of the Tabwa speaking people of Kaputa district in Northern Province has noted a marked improvement in the disbursement of Chiefs and Retainers’ allowances by the government. Chief Kaputa says the consistency in the disbursement of the allowances makes it easy for traditional leadership to plan their activities in respective chiefdoms. He states that this makes the ...

Indaba Agricultural Policy Research Institute (IAPRI) has called on the New Dawn Government to come up with policies that will enhance the export of local farm products by local farmers. Speaking in an interview with Q-news, IAPRI Executive Director, Chance Kabaghe notes that the current existing policies in the agriculture sector are not supportive to the local farmers as they ...

Chililabombwe Member of Parliament Paul Kabuswe has disclosed that the construction of the Chingola/Kasumbalesa road will commence before the end of this year. Speaking in an interview with Q-news, Mr. Kabuswe says President Hakainde Hichilema has given a directive to ensure that the construction of the road commences this year. Mr. Kabuswe who is also Mines and Minerals Development Minister ...

Social Scientist Innocent Kolala has expressed concern that almost all those aspiring to take over the leadership of the opposition Patriotic Front are from one region. Mr Kolala tells QTV news that this is unacceptable. He further notes that of those eying the PF presidency, three or four are coming from one district. Mr Kolala has observed that it will ...

The Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) is urging the government to continue with its tough austerity measures by keeping the budget in line progressively to reduce the pressure on the economy so that the inflation rate can continue going down. ZIPAR Executive Director, Herrick Mpuku says this is when people will begin feeling the benefits of the ...

The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has intensified consumer awareness activities in order to protect unsuspecting members of the public from mobile money scams. ZICTA Manager Corporate Communications, Hanford Chaaba says this is in view of the substantial growth in the uptake and utilization of digital financial services. Mr Chaaba says with this growth in the utilization of ...

Fisheries and Livestock Minister, Makozo Chikote, says his ministry is looking for a partnership with private companies to establish a vaccines producing plant for livestock in order to enhance the measures government is putting in place in terms of disease control. Mr. Chikote has expressed concern that the country is having challenges in terms of livestock disease control. He says ...