Finance and National Planning Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane says the country will not be able to get on the 1.3 Billion United States Dollars International Monetary Fund (IMF) program by the end of June 2022 as initially anticipated. And Dr. Musokotwane says Zambia has been invited to participate in the Creditors Meeting which has been organized by the Paris Club this ...

Chongwe Mayor Christopher Habeenzu has discouraged Chongwe residents from obtaining state land illegally, but instead follow the lawful procedures of land acquisition and ownership. Mr. Habeenzu says disadvantaging and infringing on other people’s rights for selfish gain is against the law, hence assuring his commitment to curb such vices. He has since stressed the need for office bearers in Chongwe ...

Chief Chikwanda of the Bisa people of Mpika district in Muchinga Province has advised farmers to stop selling maize to briefcase buyers in view of the reduction in maize production the country is expected to record. He has stressed the need to ensure food security in the country. Chief Chikwanda tells QTV news in an interview that though his Chiefdom ...

Ministry of Green Economy and Environment Permanent Secretary, John Msimuko, says government is in the process of developing a Green Growth Strategy. Mr. Msimuko says greening the economy has to be private sector based and therefore government wants the private sector to participate even at this stage where it is developing the strategy. He says the Ministry has also made ...

Former Caritas Zambia Executive Director Eugene Kabilika is proposing that the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development simplifies some of the demand guidelines for the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) to ensure easy access to the funds. Mr Kabilika has cited requirements such as people developing project and business proposals as some of the difficulty one for some people. He ...

Socialist Party Vice-President Cosmas Msumali believes it is not possible that all the 30, 000 teachers earmarked for recruitment will be recruited within this short period and has since called on government to own-up to the Zambian people and ask for more time. Dr Msumali says sticking to the recruitment of the 30, 000 teachers will be a recipe for ...