The United States Senate has confirmed the nomination of Eric T. Schultz as new Ambassador to Zambia. Mr Schultz is expected to arrive in Zambia in the next few weeks. Ambassador Designate Schultz is a longtime diplomat and career member of the U.S. Senior Foreign Service who most recently served as deputy chief of mission at the U.S. Embassy in ...

President Michael Sata has officially opened the fourth session of the eleventh National Assembly by highlighting the fact that the country has continued to post robust economic growth since the Patriotic Front came to power in 2014. President Sata who was accompanied to Parliament by First Lady Dr Christine Kaseba earlier inspected a full guard of honor mounted by the ...

Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) has put on hold amendments to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Rule 18. Speaking during the media workshop in Lusaka today, ZRA Commissioner General Berlin Msiska says this is in order to allow for wider consultations with relevant stakeholders. In a presentation during a media workshop in Lusaka today, made on his behalf by ZRA Commissioner ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) leader Hakainde Hichilema says President Michael Sata should among other things address the high cost of agriculture production in the country as he officially opens the fourth session of the eleventh National Assembly. In a statement made available to QFM News Mr Hichilema says Zambians cannot continue buying mealie meal at close to K100 ...

The Zambia Youths Association in the Fight Against Corruption (ZYAFC) has urged the PF Government to reflect on how they have fared in the fight against corruption as they clock three years in office this month. ZYAFAC Executive Director Rickson Kanema has told QFM News in an interview that the three years of the PF in power has been full ...

An educationalist from Swaziland has appealed to the Zambian government to strengthen policies for early childhood education if children are to have a strong education foundation. Celiwe Thokozani who is a also an early childhood Coordinator at Ngwane College of Education in her country has told Qfm News in an interview that children are the most delicate and sensitive people ...

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) says it is on course in exceeding the revenue collection target of over K26 billion for the year 2014. ZRA Commissioner General Berlin Msiska has told Journalists during a media workshop in Lusaka today that as at 31st August, 2014, ZRA had a surplus of K1.7 billion. Mr Msiska expressed confidence that the Authority will ...

Agriculture and Livestock Minister Wylbur Simuusa has assured farmers in the country that measures have been put in place to combat any outbreak of pest diseases in the coming farming season. Mr. Simuusa has told QFM News that the outbreak of army worms in the 2011/2012 farming season gave government an insight to plan for unseen emergencies. Mr. Simuusa says ...

Treatment Advocacy and Literacy Campaign (TALC) has appealed to the government to quickly decentralize the distribution of drug kits. TALC Executive Director Felix Mwanza has told Qfm in an interview that with the rainy season around the corner, a number of places will be cut off thereby affecting the distribution of drugs especially the supply of antiretroviral drugs. Mr. Mwanza ...

Nitrogen Chemicals of Zambia (NCZ) Chief Executive Officer, Zuze Banda says the company is frantically working towards the distribution of the 15, 000 tones of fertilizer that is lying idle in the warehouse in order to create space for the fertilizer imported from Saudi Arabia. Mr. Banda has told QFM News that of the 15, 000 tones, 8, 000 tones ...