Lusaka Province Permanent Secretary Wamunyima Muwana has thanked the people of Zambia for turning up in large numbers to mourn President Michael Sata at the Lusaka show grounds and other designated mourning places. Mr. Muwana says the response from the general public is very overwhelming and is comforting to the bereaved families in their grief. He says the spirit the ...

The Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) has advised politicians not to engage in activities that will dent the image of the country to the international community. FFTUZ Acting President Msiska Chingati has told QFM News in a statement that it is unfortunate that even before the late President is buried, confusion seems to emerging in the PF. ...

Chief Madzimawe of the Ngoni speaking people in Eastern Province has advised politicians to desist from issuing provocative statements during the national mourning period, noting that such statements are recipe for anarchy. And Chief Madzimawe has called on all individuals in PF who are vying for the presidency to follow the steps of Mulenga Sata and apologize to the Zambian ...

The Zambia Police has dismissed as false a news story article published in today’s edition of the Daily Nation newspaper under the headline “Police attempt to arrest Edgar”. The article has insinuated that police officers attempted to arrest Defence and Justice Minister Edgar Lungu after the Police Command received an order from Acting Republican President Guy Scott on Monday night. ...

  Chipili Member of Parliament Davies Mwila who turned down the appointment as PF Secretary General says whatever decision Acting President Guy Scott or any Patriotic Front leader makes must be made in the interest of the party and the central committee. Mr. Mwila who is PF Chairperson for Labour stresses that for every decision made; there must be consensus ...

People from all walks of life have continued trekking to Government House in Lusaka to sign in the book of condolences for late Republican President Michael Sata who will be buried on Tuesday next week. Speaking to journalists after signing in the book of condolences this morning, International Conference on Great Lakes Region Executive Director, Frank Oyugi-Okuthe says late President ...

The office of Fourth Republican President Rupiah Banda has dismissed reports circulating on social media that former first Lady Thandiwe Banda has died. President Banda’s deputy Administrative Assistant Kennedy Limwanya has told QFM News interview that Mrs Banda is still alive in South Africa where she is receiving treatment. Mr Limwanya has wondered where the rumor that the former first ...

Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) Executive Director Father Leonard Chiti has advised acting President Guy Scott to avoid being influenced by any individual or group of people that may want to undermine the desire and will of the people. Fr Chiti has observed that the rescinded decision by Acting President Dr Guy Scott to remove Edgar Lungu as Patriotic ...

Eight African Heads of State have confirmed their attendance of late      President Michael Sata’s burial. The late Head of State will be buried next week on Tuesday 11th November at Embassy Park the presidential burial site in Lusaka. Addressing a media briefing in Lusaka today, Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba says this is an indication that President Sata was loved ...

Author Helen Macdonald has won the £20,000 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction for her book about how becoming a falconer helped her deal with grief. H is for Hawk – described as “a book unlike any other” by the chair of the judging panel – is the first memoir to win the award, now in its 16th year. In it ...