Political activist Mbita Chitala has expressed optimism that power transition that has been necessitated by the death of President Michael Sata will not erode investor confidence of Zambia. Dr. Chitala says this is because the country has been in this situation before when the republican President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa died in 2008. He has told Qfm News that he thus ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has observed that the promise to enact the country’s new constitution will be the determinant for any candidate who will win the 2015 presidential by-election. Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi says this means time has come for political parties in the country to redeem themselves and commitment themselves to the enactment of the new constitution ...

Ruling Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary General Edgar Lungu has reiterated the need for people in the country to mourn the late President Michael Sata with honor, respect and order. Mr. Lungu is encouraging people at all levels to accommodate fellow mourners who are drawn from across political, religious and other divides. In a statement made available to Qfm News today ...

The United Nations has applauded the late President Michael Chilufya Sata’s legacy and commitment to addressing the needs of Zambians. In her message in the Book of Condolence in memory of President Sata opened at the Permanent Mission of Zambia, United Nations Secretary-General’s Chef de Cabinet Susana Malcorra has expressed sadness at the passing of President Sata. Ms. Malcorra says ...

Ten main roads in Lusaka will on Monday the 10th and Tuesday the 11th of November be partially closed to allow procession of the state funeral for late President Michael Sata. The Zambia Police Public Relations Office has made the announced in a public notice statement released to Qfm News. The roads that will be partially closed are Independence Avenue, ...

Political leaders have been called upon to ensure that political stability that has made Zambia an attractive country to invest in is maintained as the country goes through a transition of power. The Zambia Development Agency (ZDA) Director General Patrick Chisanga says it is the duty of political leaders to make certain that the impressive record of political stability that ...

The NFL “has to play a leadership role” when it comes to the issue of domestic abuse, Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shahid Khan has told BBC Sport. The league has been heavily criticised for its handling of a series of recent assaults involving players. Ray Rice was handed an indefinite ban when video emerged of him punching his fiancé in the ...

Best-selling trilogy and blockbuster film franchise The Hunger Games is set to be made into a stage show in summer 2016, it has been announced. The “innovative” stage adaptation will launch in a purpose-built theatre next to Wembley Stadium in London. It will be created by Robin de Levita, who was behind a Dutch stage show about World War Two ...

Suspected gang members have confessed to killing more than 40 students missing for six weeks, Mexican Attorney General Jesus Murillo has said. He said three alleged gang members claimed the students were handed over to them by police. They said some were already asphyxiated and they shot the others dead, before setting fire to all the bodies. A total of ...

Zambia Land Alliance has called on government to review the Land Act if Zambia is to be food secure and address poverty levels in both urban and rural areas of the country. ZLA project Coordinator Raphael Chiwampu says Zambia has great agriculture potential if only the country addresses the issue of land. In an interview with QFM News, Mr Chkiwampu ...