Government says it is determined to promote the Macro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) sector to ensure that its growth momentum continues to ascend to higher levels of efficiency and effectiveness through value addition, enhanced productivity and high quality standard products and services. Speaking during the official opening of the 13th Zambia Chamber of Small and Medium Business Associations (ZCSMBA) ...

Government has expressed concern at the current state of affairs in terms of urban growth which poses a myriad of risks which need to be addressed. Speaking during the official opening of the National Urban Policy Planning workshop in Chilanga today, Local Government and Housing Minister Emmanuel Chenda says about 70 percent of the urban population in Zambia reside in ...

The Lusaka City Council is disappointed with some sections of society trying to frustrate its efforts in the relocation of street vendors. The Council is relocating street vendors from Cairo and Lumumba roads to Simon Mwewa Lane off Lumumba Road under phase one as a way of cleaning up the city in preparation for Zambia’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. Lusaka City ...

Lusaka Mayor Mulenga Sata has called on school going children to develop skills of promoting wildlife conservation. Speaking in a speech read on his behalf by Chaisa ward Councilor George Nyendwa during the Global elephant walk which falls on 4th October, Mr Sata says time is now for the young people in Zambia to realize the importance of conserving wildlife. ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission has arrested a 29 year old businesswoman of Lusaka for trafficking in cocaine. Commission Assistant Public Relations officer Chibu Tembo says Annie Musonda, 29, a Businesswoman of Chilenje area has been arrested for trafficking in rocks of cocaine weighing 27.3 grams. Ms Tembo says the suspect was apprehended as she was about to transact along Kalomo ...

China’s state media have strongly backed Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung, praising his performance while condemning protests as “chaos”. The support in Communist Party paper People’s Daily comes as student activists threaten to occupy government buildings if Mr Leung does not resign. Police and government have again called on protesters to disperse. The protesters are angry at China’s plan ...

Zambia has the highest inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) among the 16 Landlocked Developing Countries in Africa, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Speaking at a special event on facilitating the participation of Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) in regional and global community value chain, UNCTAD New York Office chief Chantal Carpentier said FDI flows to ...

The University Teaching Hospital (UTH) says it will hold a Jubilee surgical camp were patients with pending surgical appointments will be attended to as a jubilee present to the Zambian people as the country marks the 50th golden Jubilee. UTH Public Relations Officer Mwenya Mulenga has told Qfm in an interview that during the surgical camp they are targeting to ...

Airtel Networks Zambia plc has decided to re-run the media Excellence Awards competition due to poor entries submitted. The completion which was launched on 28th February, 2014 and required journalists to submit stories which have changed people’s lives with the help Airtel only had 21 entries in total. Addressing journalists who had submitted stories for the competition this morning, Veteran ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission in Kabwe has arrested a former Director of Engineering Services at Kabwe Municipal Council for abuse of authority of office. Commission Public Relations Manager Timothy Moono says Cosmas Mpundu who was arrested yesterday, and charged with one count of abuse of authority of office contrary to section 99(1) of the penal code Chapter 87 of the laws ...