Prominent Lawyer Sakwiba Sikota has challenged the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to prosecute Labour Minister Fackson Shamenda for failing to report an alleged bribe offer within 24 hours in line with section 39 Sub-section 1 of the Anti Corruption Act No.3 of 2012. Mr. Shamenda has been recently quoted in the some sections of the media as saying that he is ...

The University Teaching Hospital (UTH) has continued to face challenges in the provision of health care. Speaking during a media orientation workshop today, UTH Public Relations. Officer Mwenya Mulenga says the increase in the disease burden is one such challenge facing the hospital. Mr Mulenga explains that the increase in the disease burden has also forced the hospital to resort ...

MMD Mwandi Member of Parliament Michael Kaingu says he is still in consultations over his intentions to withdraw his monthly contribution to the former ruling party. Dr. Kaingu, who is also former MMD vice president, was recently quoted to have indicated that when Parliament opens he would withdraw his contribution to the former ruling party because it is not allegedly ...

Government has assured inmates across the country that all suspected illegal immigrants intercepted at border entries are thoroughly screened for the deadly Ebola Virus before being taken to the holding cells. Speaking in an interview with QFM News, Home Affairs Deputy Minister Steven Kampyongo says his ministry is working with the Ministry of Health in ensuring that all people entering ...

World Vision Zambia says there is need for the country to find solutions to the high number of maternal, neonatal and child mortality. Speaking during the baseline dissemination meeting for the child health impact study conducted in collaboration with the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of public health, World Vision Senior Director for Monitoring and Evaluation Jane Chege says the findings ...

Local Government and Housing Deputy Minister Nicolas Banda says government has come up with measures to put to an end the loss of treated water. Mr. Banda has told QFM News in an interview that government will continue implementing policies aimed at taking safer and cleaner water closer to the people. He says government is aware that a lot of ...

Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini has urged young people to fully participate in the country’s democratic governance system as Zambia celebrates 50 years of independence. Speaking during the official opening of the International Day of Democracy (IDD) celebrations at Parliament buildings today, Dr. Matibini says there is need to educate youths on democracy so that they can participate ...

Private Sector Development Association (PSDA) chairperson Yusuf Dodia has reiterated that it is high time Mining companies paid taxes like all other companies in Zambia and ensure that their export earnings are ploughed back into the country’s economy. In an interview with Qfm News, Mr. Dodia has also observed that much as the decision by Government through the Zambia Revenue ...

The Lusaka High Court has upheld the conviction of former Sports Deputy Minister Steven Masumba for falsifying academic qualifications. High Court Judge Chalwe Muchenga upheld Mr Masumb’s conviction and 12 months sentence with hard labour when he delivered judgment in the case in which the Mufumbwe Member of Parliament appealed against his conviction by the Magistrate Court. Delivering ruling in ...

The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) in Lusaka have charged that the people who were spreading rumors that President Michael Sata has died have been put to shame following his return back home yesterday. PF Mandevu Constituency Chairman Moses Makasa says there is need for people to adhere to Christian principles of caring from one another unlike spreading falsehood information. Mr. ...