Queen Elizabeth the Second has congratulated President Michael Sata on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Zambia’s independence. In her congratulatory message to President Sata, Queen Elizabeth says she has fond memories of her visits to Zambia in 1947 and 1979, and is delighted that the Princess Royal and the Earl of Wessex were able to visit recently. The ...

Zambia has today Friday the 24th of October turned 50 years of Independence from colonial rule. The 50 years of independence which also has a biblical meaning and sense of for the Christians Jubilee has been observed in the country with praise and thanksgiving to God for the peace, prosperity and unity that the country has been enjoying in the ...

The Non Governmental Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) says it will be premature for them rejoice over the release of the final draft constitution by government until when they have seen the document. NGOCC Board Chairperson Beatrice Grillo has told QFM News in an interview that there is nothing to be excited about following the release of the final draft constitution. ...

More than 2,500 Police officers will be deployed in Lusaka for the purposes of maintaining law and order as the country commemorates its Jubilee tomorrow Friday, October 24th. Police acting Spokesperson Esther Mwaata-Katongo has disclosed to Qfm News in a statement that part of the officers will be deployed in and around Heroes stadium and on lodging areas where foreign ...

Government has finally released the long awaited final draft constitution. Acting Justice Minister Ngosa Simbyakula tabled the draft constitution document in parliament today to coincide with the country’s golden jubilee which falls tomorrow. However the road-map for the constitution making process which one of the demands of the stakeholders has not been presented Dr Simbyakula says the release of the ...

Government has been called upon to tell the nation the where exactly President Michael Sata has gone to have his medical checkup. Operation Young Votes (OVY) Executive Director Guess Nyirenda says this will help stop any speculation with regards where exactly the President has gone to have his medical checkup. Mr Nyirenda says the people of Zambia are concerned that ...

National Restoration party President Elias Chipimo junior says Zambia’s Golden Jubilee is not about the Patriotic Front, but about something far greater. Addressing a media briefing in Lusaka today ahead of tomorrow’s commemoration of the country’s 50 years of independence, Mr Chipimo says it would be a grave mistake for the opposition to turn their backs on the sacrifice of ...

MMD President Nevers Mumba has demanded that the PF government gives the Zambian people their freedoms back in line with the biblical declaration of Jubilee as the country commemorates 50 years of independence. Dr Mumba says Jubilee entails returning all possession taken away from individuals and ensures that not a single person is oppressed by another. He says the country ...

Tate director Sir Nicholas Serota has been named the most powerful figure in the art world. Sir Nicholas topped ArtReview magazine’s annual Power 100 list for helping Tate “punch above its weight in the global network of influence”. He has been the Tate’s director since 1988 and oversaw the opening of Tate Modern in 2000. The gallery, in a former ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) has appealed to Acting President Edgar Lungu to take advantage of the powers vested in him to release the final draft constitution. ZCSD Executive Secretary, Lewis Mwape has told QFM News in an interview that Mr. Lungu promised to release the final document during Independence week, and that it is an added advantage ...