Rural Electrification Authority (REA) says its plans to electrify more rural areas in the country are hampered by inadequate funding. REA Corporate Affairs Manager Justice Mukosa says though a number of rural areas have so far been connected to electricity, there is still room to connect more. Mr. Mukosa says the electrification of some rural areas has resulted in an ...

Brazil’s under-Secretary General for Africa and the Middle-East at the Ministry of External Relations, Ambassador Paulo Cordeiro has hailed as impressive Zambia’s economic growth rates. And Zambia’s Ambassador to Brazil Cynthia Jangulo says she is hopeful that the Brazilian Congress would ratify the remaining four, from the eight bilateral agreements and Memorandum of Understanding, which were signed to further strengthen ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has encouraged the families of the Lake Kariba boat accident victims in Gwembe district to look to God for comfort. EFZ Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza says everything happens for a purpose and hence people should be strong and accept what has happened. Reverend Mwanza says this is not time for people to start complaining ...

Government has earmarked the construction of 50 Chiefs Palaces across the country in 2015. Chiefs and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkandu Luo has told Parliament today that government has in 2014 earmarked the construction of 30 Chiefs Palaces. Professor Luo says it will be up to the Chiefs themselves to choose how they want their palaces to be constructed. Professor Luo ...

Government is optimistic Zambia will beat the 2015 deadline of migrating from analogue to digital television broadcasting. Information and Broadcasting Minister Joseph Katema has told Parliament today that government is now on course with the implementation of the digital migration programme following the delay arising from the cancellation of the initial tender for the supply and installation of digital migration ...

The Football Association of Zambia says it is dismayed by the high level of indiscipline exhibited by the Senior Zambia National Women’s Soccer team after their elimination from the 2014 Africa Women’s Championships in Namibia. FAZ General Secretary George Kasengele in a statement issued today says this kind of behavior where a group of young ladies want to hold the ...

Evangelical Youth Alliance International has observed that the boat accident that claimed 25 lives in Gwembe should act as an eye opener on the need for government to effectively monitor water transportation in the country. Alliance Executive Director Moses Lungu has told QFM News in an interview that Transport Minister Yamfwa Mukanga should formulate policies that will protect lives on ...

The Civil Society Poverty Observatory Group comprising eleven civil society organizations has expressed concern that Zambia’s national budgets have continued to be poor blind. The observatory group is particularly saddened that programmes proposed in the vision 2030, the revised Sixth National Development Plan and the various policies as reflected in the 2015 budget, lack adequate financing to meet the intended ...

Government says Zambia is highly committed to ensuring good governance and constitutional democracy as enshrined in the constitution. Speaking in Lusaka today during the launch of the third African Governance Report under the theme “Elections and the Management Diversity”, Acting Justice Minister Ngosa Simbyakula notes that there have been improvements in some core areas of governance in Africa and in ...

Secretary to the Cabinet Rowland Msiska says the recent cases of leaked classified government documents require effective mechanisms to track down perpetrators. Speaking during the official launch of the Government Wide Area Network (GWAN) in Lusaka today, Dr Msiska says there is need to work on guidelines to end the leaking of such important documents to the public. Dr. Msiska ...