Three Patriotic Front aspiring presidential candidates at the ongoing General Conference in Kabwe have withdrawn from the race. The three Given Lubinda, Wilbur Simuusa and Chishimba Kambwili had earlier presented their manifestos after acting President Guy Scott opened the conference. In his letter of withdrawal to the acting President,Mr Kambwili says both elections held on 30th November 2015, and today’s ...

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Robert Sichinga, has reaffirmed government’s determination to protect citizens from being job seekers to becoming job creators through entrepreneurship. Mr. Sichinga says government is aware of the dynamism of the current environment, but that it is determined to assist entrepreneurs with a business and policy environment that enables them to have access to affordable finances. ...

The Competition and Consumers Protection Commission (CCPC) says it has this year recorded about nine hundred and sixteen cases of consumer related complaints. Speaking during a recent Media Workshop in Siavonga, CCPC Executive Director Chilufya Sampa says from January to date the commission has recorded twenty merger cases. Mr. Sampa says all the cases cited are the ones that were ...

Lusaka High Court Judge Annie Sitali has dismissed with costs an application by two UNIP members Bupe Banda and Stephen Tambulukani in which they sought an injunction restraining the former ruling party from holding the national council meeting which was held from 27th to 29th October, 2014. Party Secretary General Kenneth Kaira was sued as the first defendant with party ...

Youths for Transparency and Integrity (YTI) says people will not take seriously the ruling Patriotic Front following the two factions that have emerged in the party. And the YTI has observed that chances of political parties embroiled in confusion winning the forthcoming presidential by-election are slowly diminishing. YTI Executive Muchima has told QFM News in an interview that the main ...

Acting President Guy Scott has called for continue interventions in the fight against HIV/AIDS. In a speech read on his behalf by Community Development Mother and Child Health Minister Emerine Kabanshi during the commemoration of World AIDS Day which falls today under the theme: “Zambia at 50 towards Zero Stigma”, Dr Scott says government remains committed to increasing domestic resources ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema says his government will work hard to ensure that they minimize new HIV infections in the country using different strategies. In his message to mark World AIDS Day which falls today 1st December, Mr Hichilema notes that in the past three years there has been a spike in new infections amidst a questionable supply of ARVs. ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) says it is an assault on the constitution making process for government to increase the retirement age from 55 to 65 years. FODEP Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi says this is because the final draft constitution which is a product of the current constitution making process already has provisions of the retirement for the civil ...

A split is looming in the ruling Patriotic Front with the party expected to have two presidents by the end of the day. This is follows the declaration of Edgar Lungu yesterday as PF President, while another general conference is underway in Kabwe were another president is expected to be elected. And Edgar Lungu has started his reign by ringing ...

Lionel Richie will play the Sunday teatime slot at next year’s Glastonbury Festival, organisers have announced. The former Commodores star, whose hits include All Night Long, Dancing on the Ceiling and Hello, is the first artist confirmed for the 2015 event. “We are over the moon,” said festival co-organiser Emily Eavis, daughter of Glastonbury founder Michael. “We felt very lucky ...