Opposition UPND vice president for politics Canicius Banda says it is a mockery to the Zambian people for republican vice president Guy Scott to ask that the PF government be given 10 years more to develop the country further. On Saturday yesterday, during the Chikwela Makuumbi traditional ceremony of the Soli people of Chongwe District, Dr. Scot observed that the ...

The Cheke Cha Mbunda Cultural and Writers Association (CCMCWA), has dismissed assertion that its relationship with the Barotse Royal Establishment (BRE) have gone bad. Reacting to a statement published online attributed to a Mr. Liale Mubanga, CCMCWA interim National Chairperson Bosco Chiyengo says his association has well established communication channels with the BRE and the government. He says the statement ...

Luapula Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo says the collection of data on forests plays an important role in reversing high levels of deforestation in the country. Mr. Kasolo says the Integrated Land Use Assessment for example reveals that Zambia is losing over 250,000 hectares of forests per year hence the need to collect data that ensures well informed actions aimed ...

Vice president Guy Scott says he has learnt from a book he has been reading recently that people make music to avoid going mad. Dr. Scott says thesis of the book, whose title and author he has not disclosed, also says people dance to music to avoid being stupid. He says this is how he thinks people have come to ...

Opposition All People’s Congress (APC) has observed that government will be promoting lawlessness on the country’s labor market if it maintains the wage freeze on the civil service. Party president Nason Msoni says it is morally wrong for government to manage the country’s economy at the expense of one sector as it has done by maintaining a wage freeze on ...

Aspiring Kabwata Member of Parliament Clement Tembo says empowering women in his constituency is and will remain one of his priorities on his development agenda was elected into office. Mr. Tembo says this is why he has continued facilitating issuance of small loans to women in Market areas of the Kabwata constituency. He says following his last week visit at ...

The Zambian Voice has expressed concern that the country has started the independence week with very few activities pointing to the actual day. Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali has told Qfm News the country is celebrating 50 years and one would expect that they will be a lot of activities to put the people into the mood of celebration ...

Opposition Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) president Nevers Mumba has maintained that the speculated hinted political comeback of former President Rupiah Banda is still not on the former ruling party’s current agenda. The Opposition Alliance on which it has been suggested Mr. Banda should make a political comeback has left the decision for Mr. Banda to contest the position of ...

Platform for Social Protection (PSP) Zambia has observed that the 2015 National Budget is its major heartbreak for the country’s social protection. PSP country Director Mutale Wakunuma has told Qfm News that one of the fundamental considerations in its assessment of the national budget of his organization is how equitable the budget really is. Ms. Wakunuma says Equity can be ...

The Zambia National Education Coalition (ZANEC) has appealed to government to consider allocating more funds to programs to improve youth and adult learning programs in the country. ZANEC Board Secretary Kakunta kabika has told Qfm New in an interview that the fact that education is the key to a better and vibrant nation, government should take a step further in ...