Over 200 delegates from the 19 COMESA Member States have begun arriving in Lusaka to participate in the 33rd meetings of the top decision making organs of the organization. The meetings will run from 1st to 9th December 2014 at the Government Complex. The Policy Organs include the Council of Ministers, the Inter-Governmental Committee and the Administrative and Budget Committee. ...

A new United National Independence Party (UNIP) wing called UNIP ACTIVE has been launched with a goal of taking the former ruling party to a National Congress. Speaking at a media briefing held in Lusaka this afternoon UNIP ACTIVE publicity Secretary Stanley Chinoyh said the wing is meant to bring legality to the his party’s Central Committee, Provincial Committees and ...

United Party for National Development (UPND) President Hakainde Hichilema has thanked the Members of Parliament who have endorsed him for the January 20th, 2015 Presidential elections at a media briefing held in Lusaka this afternoon. Mr. Hichilema says the Members of Parliament who have endorsed him have demonstrated their love for Zambia as this is the king of leadership that ...

Justice and Defense Minister Edgar Lungu has been declared PF presidential candidate at the PF General Conference that has been held at Mulungushi Rock of Authority in Kabwe this afternoon. PF General Conference election retuning officer Tutwa Ngulube announced Mr. Lungu as unopposed winner of the election following the failure by the rest of the 8 contenders to show up ...

Jacob Mulenga propelled Turkish second division club Adana Demirspor to a 1-0 home win on Saturday to keep them in the top four. The Zambia striker scored the only goal of the game against Orduspor in the 5th minute before he was substituted in the 75th minute. Jacob’s strike was his fifth successive league goal and his seventh of the ...

Mexican artist Frida Kahlo’s garden and studio will be recreated at the New York Botanical Garden next year. Frida Kahlo: Art, Garden, Life will be the late artist’s first solo show in New York for more than 25 years. The exhibition will include original paintings by Kahlo which reflect the use of botanical imagery in her work. Kahlo, who died ...

The white police officer who fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in the US town of Ferguson has resigned, his lawyer says. Darren Wilson, who had been on administrative leave since the killing, told a newspaper he did not want to put the lives of police colleagues at risk. Resigning was, he said, the “hardest thing” he had ever ...

Evangelical Youth Alliance International Executive Director Moses Lungu has expressed shock and disappointment that former President Rupiah Banda wants use undemocratic means to come back to active politics. In an interview with Qfm News Reverend Lungu says what Mr. Banda is doing is allegedly wicked and should be condemned by all meaningful Zambians. He says Mr. Banda should have been ...

The people of Zambia have been advised against making emotional decisions when casting their vote on the polling day for the 2015 presidential election. The opposition All People’s Congress (APC) is urging Zambians to base their political decision on the credentials of each candidate aspiring to be the country’s president. APC president Nason Msoni has told Qfm News by telephone ...

Acting president Guy Scott has been reminded to be way that while he presides over the affairs of his party the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) he still has the responsibility to ensure that there is peace and stability in the country. Opposition Zambians for Empowerment and Development (ZED) president Frederick Mutesa says this means that Dr. Scott should not let ...