Protesters angry at plans to allow Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have set fire to parliament. Correspondents say the city hall and ruling party headquarters are also in flames. A huge crowd is surging towards the presidential palace and the main airport has been shut. MPs have suspended a vote on changing the constitution to allow ...

Protesters angry at plans to allow Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore to extend his 27-year-rule have set fire to parliament. Correspondents say the city hall and ruling party headquarters are also in flames. A huge crowd is surging towards the presidential palace and the main airport has been shut. MPs have suspended a vote on changing the constitution to allow ...

Students from various higher learning institutions in Lusaka have expressed sadness on the death of President Michael Sata. The students from the University of Zambia, Evelyn Hone college, Natural Resources Development College and National Institute for Public Administration say they will continue to remember President Sata for his humility and the attention he gave to the education sector. Bwalya Kabwe ...

Kabwata Member of Parliament Given Lubinda says he will remember late President Michael Sata as his good friend who always encouraged him to look forward in life even after he was dismissed as a cabinet Minister. Mr Lubinda who served as the first Foreign Minister in the PF government says he received the news of President Sata‘s demise with great ...

Patriotic Front national Chairperson Inonge Wina has called for unity in the party as the country mourns President Michael Sata. Ms Wina says she does not expect any party member to take advantage of the death of the party and republican president to bring about confusion in the country. Ms. Wina states that the late President must be respected by ...

Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba says President Michael Sata has left a legacy anchored on his vision of inclusive growth for all through sustained high rates of economic growth, job creation and poverty alleviation. Mr Yamba says under President Sata’s able leadership and guidance, the economy grew by more than 6 percent per annum, well above the Sub- Saharan ...

The body of late Republican President Michael Sata is expected to arrive in the country on Saturday, 1th November at 10:00hrs at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport. And the departed Head of State will be put to rest on Tuesday, 11th November, 2014 at Embassy Park the presidential burial site located opposite Cabinet Office. Addressing journalists during a media briefing at ...

The Football Association has advised all its clubs and affiliates that all football matches for this weekend have been cancelled. FAZ Communication Manager Nkweto Tembwe says the action has been taken as a sign of respect to the Association’s patron and President of the Republic of Zambia, Michael Chilufya Sata, who died in London two days ago. Tembwe says this ...

Zambia Youth Association in the Fight Against Corruption (ZYAFAC) says late President Michael Sata has left a legacy worth remembering by the young generation in his quest to fight corruption. ZYAFAC Executive Director Rickson Kanema has told QFM News in a telephone interview that President Sata is among the few African leaders to who have allowed their ministers be investigated ...

Bank of Zambia Governor Michael Gondwe has assured the nation that the financial sector and the Zambian economy remain fundamentally strong and resilient in the wake of President Michael Sata’s demise. Dr Gondwe in a statement obtained by QFM News says this resilience has been demonstrated this year through the challenges faced in the foreign exchange market over the first ...