British High Commissioner to Zambia James Thornton has backed the Patriotic Front (PF) government’s decision to maintain the wage freeze on the civil service in the 2015 financial year. This is despite country’s trade unions warning of dire consequences that include countrywide mass demonstrations should government remain adamant on wage freeze. In an interview with Qfm News, Mr. Thornton says ...

Government has implored teachers in the country to ensure they impart Christian principles in pupils, saying it is the best foundation to lay for them in life. Education, Science, vocational Training and Early Education Minister John Phiri, notes that if there is one ingredient that teachers are overlooking in the country is the issue of introducing pupils to God. Dr. ...

Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) says the Patriotic Front will be haunted by its failure to provide bursaries to as many needy students as possible come 2016. UPND Lusaka province youth Spokesperson Gilbert Liswaniso says the PF has failed to honor most of their promises made to youths in the country prior to the 2011 elections. Mr. Liswaniso ...

Government says the tourism and hospitality sector has a great role to play in the diversification of the Zambian economy in addition to generating jobs. Speaking at the 23rd graduation ceremony of the Hotel and Tourism Training Institute (HTTI) in Lusaka today, Tourism and Arts Deputy Minister Lawrence Evans says skilled human resources in the sector will make it more ...

Opposition All People’s Congress (APC) president Nason Msoni has called for responsible lending by lenders to purported irresponsible borrower countries such as Zambia. Mr. Msoni says his party holds the position that there must be a level of mutual responsibility between the borrowing country and the foreign lending institutions. He has told Qfm News that his party’s position is in ...

National Restoration Party (NAREP) President Elias Chipimo Junior has challenged government to come clean over the reduction in the international oil prices when Zambians are not feeling the benefits of that reduction. Mr Chipimo has told QFM News that the government should come clean and state categorically whether or not it has actually removed the subsidy on fuel importations and ...

The Grand Coalition on the enactment of a people driven constitution says the confidence of the Zambian people in the Patriotic Front government will erode completely should they fail to honor their promise to release the final draft constitution next week. Briefing journalists in Lusaka over the resolution of the meeting they had with Justice Minister Edgar Lungu yesterday, Grand ...

Vice President Guy Scott has dismissed suggestion that the government is facing a financial crisis. Responding to a question by Ikelengi Member of Parliament Elijah Muchima in Parliament today who wanted to find out how government will finish the ambitious road project it has embarked in view of the financial crisis it is and the directive to the Road Development ...

Armed criminals in the early hours of today attacked Ridgeway Police Post in Lusaka leaving one officer badly injured. Sources have told QFM News that the injured Police officer was alone at the time the armed criminal pounced. And Police have confirmed the incident to QFM News but could not give more details citing security reasons. Police Public Relations officer ...

The Oasis Forum says the K29 million allocated to constitution making process in the 2015 national budget is a clear indication of government’s lack of seriousness to deliver a new constitution before 2016. Forum Chairperson Suzanne Matale says her organization is now convinced that the Patriotic Front government is using delaying tactics on the delivery of the country’s constitution before ...