Patriotic Front Chairperson Inonge Wina has warned PF members against engaging in violence and acts aimed at destabilizing the party. Ms. Wina says the Patriotic Front is a disciplined party which will not tolerate any indiscipline by its members, adding that anyone involved in violence or acts aimed at destabilizing the party is not a true member of the ruling ...

Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Leader Hakainde Hichilema has appealed to Members of Parliament to move a motion in parliament urging government to come up with a clear road map for the constitution making process. And the UPND leader has maintained that there is a leadership vacuum in the country. Addressing a media briefing in Lusaka this morning, ...

Former President Rupiah Banda says enacting a new constitution would be his top priority if he makes a political comeback and is elected President. Mr Banda whose political comeback debate has been gaining momentum lately is still eligible to stand for President having only served three years during his last presidency. Mr Banda is quoted by AFP as saying he ...

Justice Minister Edgar Lungu says it is not certain that the release of the final draft constitution will coincide with the country’s independence Jubilee celebration later this month. Government has been repeatedly advised to consider releasing the final draft constitution as a golden jubilee gift to the people of Zambia before the country 50th independence celebration. Mr. Lungu, who is ...

The Zambia Center for Inter-Party Dialogue (ZCID) has described the relationship between the ruling PF and the opposition in the past three years as unpleasant. ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando has told QFM News in a telephone interview that the people of Zambia have witnessed the worst interparty rivalry in the past three years. Mr. Chilando says the conflict resulting ...

Mines, Energy and Water Development Minister, Christopher Yaluma says Zambia is on the right track in accelerating development owing to President Michael Sata’s ambitious developmental agenda backed by concrete policies. Mr. Yaluma says Zambia has become an attractive investment destination offering various lucrative investment opportunities in sectors such as manufacturing, energy and mining. He explains that Zambia’s investment climate is ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) has observed that the benefits realized from the country’s economic growth are not being shared equally across the country. ZCSD Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape has told Qfm in an interview that his organization is touched by the quality of life the majority Zambians are living. Mr Mwape notes that the majority of the ...

Evangelical Youth Alliance International Executive Director Reverend Moses Lungu says government and other stakeholders should shoulder the blame for the country’s failure to meet the Millennium Developmental Goals on reducing poverty and hunger. Reverend Lungu has told QFM News that government and stakeholders have failed to halt the escalating high levels of poverty in the country. He says Zambia is ...

Government has warned public service officers in the habit of leaking classified government documents to the media of stern action. Chief Government Spokesperson Joseph Katema has told QFM News in a telephone interview that it is criminal for anyone leak classified government documents. Dr. Katema says public officers ought to know the consequences of leaking classified government documents to the ...