Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Robert Sichinga says the death of President Michael Sata will cause a disruption of major magnitude in the country. Mr. Sichinga however, says there will be no change in the policy direction stating that government will continue with the policies president Sata was pursuing and ensure that they are implemented effectively and speedily as a ...

Government has opened a Presidential Funeral Holding Account at the Bank of Zambia and Presidential Funeral Transit Accounts in ten (10) Commercial Banks. Secretary to the Cabinet Rowland Msiska says this is in response to the numerous requests by Zambians and friends of Zambia, both locally and abroad, who wish to make financial contributions, in recognition and appreciation of the ...

The Body of late Republican President Michael Sata is lying in state at the Mulungushi International Conference Centre in Lusaka after arriving from London this morning where he died. President Sata died on Tuesday, October 28th at London’s King Edward VII hospital where he had gone to seek medical treatment. Acting President Guy Scott, his wife Charlotte and former first ...

Late President Michael Sata’s eldest son and Lusaka Mayor Mulenga Sata has described the death of his father as a devastating blow to everyone. Mr. Sata says the death of the President will take some time to absorb, adding that there is no final closure in mourning. He says President Sata was not just a father to his children, but ...

A somber mood characterized Kenneth Kaunda International Airport as the body of late Republican President Michael Sata arrived back home from London where he died on Tuesday, 28th October. Acting President Guy Scott led scores of mourners who include senior government officials, first and third republican presidents Kenneth Kaunda and Rupiah, opposition leaders and diplomats accredited to Zambia among others ...

A pilot was killed and another injured as Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo space tourism craft crashed in the California desert. The craft was flying a manned test when it experienced what the company described as “a serious anomaly”. It was undergoing its first powered test flight since January over the Mojave Desert, north of Los Angeles. Virgin Group founder Sir Richard ...

Kabwata Member of Parliament Given Lubinda has urged members of the Patriotic Front to be strong as they mourn President Sata because they have a huge task to accomplish. Mr. Lubinda has told qfm news that though it is hard and painful to accept that president Sata is no more, there is need for each and every member of the ...

Political Analyst Dante Saunders has appealed to Zambians to allow Vice President Dr. Guy Scott to act as President peacefully as the constitution allows him to do so. Mr. Saunders says Zambians should understand that one does not need to be black to be Zambian, stating that Dr. Scott maybe white but is Zambian. Mr. Saunders notes that by Dr. ...

Attorney General Musa Mwenye has been commended for putting to rest speculations on the eligibility of Vice President Guy Scott to Act President following the demise of President Michael Sata. Mr. Mwenye has clarified that the decision by Cabinet to uphold the provisions of Article 38(2) of the constitution which allow the vice president to act as president whenever the ...