Opposition MMD president Nevers Mumba says government’s delayed to release the final draft constitution should not be used as an excuse for shunning the country’s independence Jubilee celebration to held later this month. Some opposition political parties such as the ABZ and APC have used absence of the final draft constitution as one of the reasons for shunning country’s 50 ...

Ruling Patriotic Front Secretary General Edgar Lungu says the ruling party will consider the views of people of Mufumbwe constituency before taking a position regarding the fate of party area Member of Parliament Steven Masumba. Mr. Lungu says his party has however take note of the various opinions that have been made on whether Mr. Masumba should step down or ...

Justice Minister Edgar Lungu has written to the Grand Coalition on the Demand for the People Driven Constitution to propose for a follow-up meeting on the constitution within the week beginning 13th October this year. Grand Coalition chairperson Leonard Chiti has disclosed to Qfm news that the indication that Mr. Lungu has given is that he will committed with other ...

The Zambian Road Safety Trust (ZRST) has observed that it is regrettable that road traffic deaths have remained invisible epidemic in Zambia. ZRST chairperson Daniel Mwamba says he his Trust is of the view that such road traffic deaths are a hidden epidemic which the Zambian society has however thought of as only scattered individual events. Mr. Mwamba says he ...

The Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) says it is the preserve of the attending medical Doctor to advice whether the country’s Head of State should take leave from work or not. There have been increased calls that President Michael Sata be allowed to take rest from work owing to his recent public appearance when he opened the current sitting of Parliament. ...

Human rights activist Philemon Phiri has observed that the current Prison Act is an unfair law especially for female prisoners with circumstantial children. Mr. Phiri has told QFM News in an interview that, female prisoners and their circumstantial children who are confined in prison under go difficulty challenges and are not well looked after. Mr. Phiri says prisons countrywide are ...

Political Activist Dante Saunders has appealed to Zambians become proactive in challenging the Patriotic Front government on issues that are of public concern. Speaking in an interview with Qfm, Mr. Saunders says not people should not agree to everything that the government wants. Mr. Saunders says that this will work for the poor Zambians who cannot come out in the ...

Chief Mumena of the Kaonde people in Zambia’s North-Western province town of Solwezi has re-affirmed his chiefdoms’ support and commitment to helping the refugees in Maheba resettlement area in North Western province. Chief Mumena has also commended the efforts government and United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has put in place to move forward the local integration programme. He ...

Evangelical Youth Alliance International President Moses Lungu has appealed to young people not to give up on life for not being given bursaries or any education sponsorship. Rev. Lungu has told Q fm in an interview that young people should understand that not all hope is lost because government has denied them bursaries but that they may be a way ...

The Zambia Episcopal Conference (ZEC) says it is concerned about the way government has continued to delay the enactment of the Access to Information Bill into law. ZEC Secretary General Cleophas Lungu says his organization is of the view that the issue of enacting the Access to Information Bill into law has been outstanding for a long time through successive ...