Attorney General Musa Mwenye says the current negotiations on enactment of a new constitution between government and other stakeholders should be given a chance to bear fruits. Justice Minister and PF Secretary General Edgar Lungu recently held an in-camera meeting on the constitution with members of the Grand Coalition on the Demand for a People Driven Constitution and he is ...

Government says it attaches great importance to the welfare of the girls and women regardless of their social status, religion or belief. Speaking at re-launch of the Nowspar and Stan-chart goal project in Lusaka today, Ministry of Education deputy Permanent Secretary Christine Mayondi says it is the duty of government to support programs such as goal girls project because they ...

The opposition Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) has observed that the spectacle of President Michael Sata struggling to go through his written speech during the official opening of Parliament on Friday yesterday only shows how uncaring the nation has become as a people. ED president Frederick Mutesa says President Sata’s state of health eclipsed whatever he was trying to ...

Open Society Foundation (OSF) is pleased that President Michael Sata has managed to open Parliament amidst growing speculations. OSF Executive Director Sunday Chanda says he salutes the strength and courage of President Sata by going to Parliament and plead the cause of his Government for a better Zambia. Mr. Chanda notes that President Sata still had the option of sending ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) Choma Central Member of Parliament Cornelius Mweetwa says he finds it unfair to comment on President Michael Sata’s speech to Parliament because he did not read it in full. Mr. Mweetwa who is also UPND Deputy Spokesperson says it is also difficult to try and put together the pieces of what President Sata was ...

Civil Society Scaling Up Nutrition (CSO-SUN) says the latest Food Agricultural Organisation (FAO) report indicating that Zambia has the highest prevalence of undernourishment in Africa makes sad reading. The FAO report says Zambia’s undernourishment rate stands at 48 percent of the population. CSO-SUN country Coordinator William Chilufya says it is disheartening to note that many children in Zambia are still ...

Patriotic Front Media and Publicity Director Brian Hapunda has described as baseless opposition UPND Mazabuka Central Member of Parliament Gary Nkombo’s insinuation that the ruling party could be behind a fake Facebook account created in his name indicating that he wants to oust UNPD leader Hakainde Hichilema. Mr. Hapunda says the PF dismisses such an insinuation with the contempt it ...

Government has scheduled a decisive meeting with millers and grain traders next week to address the escalating mealie meal prices in the country. Agriculture and Livestock Minister, Wylbur Simuusa has told QFM News that the only way to address to the high mealie meal prices is for the three players to meet and chat the way forward. Mr. Simuusa says ...

Zambian Voice says President Michael Sata has proved skeptics who thought he would not manage to open the fourth session of the eleventh National Assembly wrong. Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali has told Qfm News that President Sata has well to proceed and officially open Parliament even when some people doubted his capacity to do so owing to speculation ...

Government and the Grand Coalition on the Demand for a People Driven constitution have been challenged to avail the nation with the details of their discussion during a recent meeting on the current constitution making process. Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says it is important that the nation is availed the details of the discussion and ...