The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has appealed to government to come up with strategies that will ensure equal distribution of resources to programs aimed at reducing poverty. CSPR Executive Director Mwila Mulumbi has observed that there is need for the Patriotic Front (PF) government to channel their energies to reduce the poverty levels across the   country. Ms Mulumbi ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has commended the Zambia Medical Association (ZMA) for its u -turn and giving appropriate guidance on the establishment of the office of the Physician General that would preside over the health of Zambia’s President. YALI had earlier proposed as similar establishment in August this year at the height of debate on the health of ...

The reigning champions had struggled to break down a resilient Palace side until the Spaniard made the breakthrough soon after half-time. His deflected shot off Scott Dann inside the area gave goalkeeper Julian Speroni little chance. Silva then slotted in from Aleksandar Kolarov’s cross before Yaya Toure smashed in after a swift break. The victory means City have recorded eight ...

A child in Sevastopol plays with a weapon displayed as part of a promotional campaign by the Russian Army Russia says it will not “cave in” to pressure, following a fresh set of US, EU and Canadian sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine. A spokesman said Moscow regretted “that the West is yet again displaying a complete lack of interest” ...

National Restoration party (NAREP) youth Chairman Wilson Banda has with immediate effect resigned from the party. In a letter of resignation to the national secretary, Mr. Banda has stated that he has made up his mind to resign due to reasons he wishes to hold privately. Mr. Banda says he has learn a lot from NAREP and he has since ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has observed the need for ruling Patriotic Front (PF) President Edgar Lungu to take stock of the people that surround him if healing is to take place in the ruling party now that the reconciliation have been achieved. Governance advisor Isaac Mwanza says his of organization is of the view that Mr. Lungu who ...

The opposition Zambia Direct Democracy (ZDDM) has apologized to former president Rupiah Banda for having not read the mood of Zambians before calling for his political comeback. The ZDDM has also admitted that it did not read the situation on the ground that the people Zambia have not yet learnt a bitter lesson that not everything shining is gold. In ...

Ruling Patriotic Front (PF) presidential candidate Edgar Lungu has this afternoon successfully filed in his nomination papers before acting chief justice Lombe Chibesakunda to participate in the 2015 presidential election. Mr. Lungu was in the company of his wife Esther, acting President Guy Scott and his wife Charlotte and PF Secretary General Davis Chama among other party officials. Speaking shortly ...

North Korea has offered to hold a joint inquiry with the United States into a cyber-attack on Sony Pictures, strongly denying US claims that it is behind it. The North’s foreign ministry accused the US government of “spreading groundless allegations” and said a probe would refute the allegations. The attack and subsequent threats against cinemas led Sony to cancel the ...

Farmers in Mpongwe District in Chieftainess Malembeka’s area in Mpongwe District have bemoaned low rain yield in the area saying it will greatly affect the harvest. Some of the farmers talked to by QFM News crew in Mpongwe District have predicted that there will be hunger in the area next year due to low rain yields. Nason Saini, a commercial ...