The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has called on members of the University of Zambia (UNZA) bursaries’ committee to resign owing to the death of a first year female student who was denied a bursary. Governance advisor Isaac Mwanza says his organization is f the view that in any given civilized society like that of Zambia members of the UNZA ...

Opposition United National Independence Party (UNIP) Secretary General Kenneth Kaira has dispelled earlier assertions by former Lusaka provincial chairperson and Acting Secretary for women Affairs Beatrice Kayuni that all wings of the former ruling party have become nonfunctional. Mr. Kaira has assured party members and the general public that what was earlier reported in the media was the work of ...

Bank of Zambia governor Michael Gondwe has charged that Education is the key to national development. Dr. Gondwe says education provides social equality stating that that many people have and will climb the social ladder because of education. He notes that from humble backgrounds through education many people have risen to manage big national and international institutions. Dr. Gondwe further ...

Opposition All People’s Congress Party (APC) president Nason Msoni says there will be no opportunity time for the Patriotic Front government to release the final draft constitution now before the country’s independence jubilee. Mr. Msoni says his party will not attend the Zambia’s 50th independence celebration which is to be held later this month if government does not release the ...

The Energy Regulation Board (ERB) has officially launched its 6th strategic business plan with which it intends to achieve 95 percent of compliance by all licensed entities to the technical standards for the energy infrastructure. The strategic business plan which will runs from this year 2014 to 2016 is also meant to attain cost effective tariffs and margins for improved ...

The Zambian Kwacha has broken new ground after it was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on Friday as one of the three African currencies in which investors, as well as importers and exporters will now be able to protect themselves against currency fluctuations in the three countries. The listing of the Kwacha, together with the Kenyan Shilling and ...

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) has urged government to provide an enabling environment for the media fraternity to thrive. Speaking last night during Lucy Sichone and Bright Mwape award presentation and dinner organized by the press freedom of the Post Newspaper, LAZ president George Chisanga says the environment in which the media is currently operating under is not conducive. ...

Transport, Works, Supply and Communications Minister Yamfwa Mukanga says strong cooperation on fundamental transit policies, laws and regulations between Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) and transit countries is crucial for the effective and integrated solutions to cross-border trade and transit transport problems. Mr. Mukanga says to achieve meaningful economic development in LLDCs, there is need to find lasting solutions to the ...

Government has finally released the revised Sixth National Development Plan (R-SNDP) that runs from the year 2013-2016 which is a revision of the Sixth National Development Plan that was supposed to run from 2011 to 2015. In a statement released to Qfm News by Secretary to Treasury Fredson Yamba, President Michael Sata says the R-SNDP takes on board the priorities ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has expressed doubted that a shakeup of the Cabinet by President Michael Sata can have a significant impact on how the PF government is governing the country. Mr. Hichilema has told QFM News that this is because he believes it is the entire PF government that lacks leadership. He says the PF has already failed to ...