New Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila has assured the nation that he will not tolerate violence whether from the ruling or opposition political parties. Mr. Mwila has told QFM News in an interview that his first task is to ensure that law and order in the country is preserved. He states that he will not tolerate any violence coming from ...

Inonge Wina has become Zambia’s first woman Vice President in Zambia’s history. Ms Wina takes over from Dr Guy Scott who oversaw the country’s transition period following the death of President Michael Sata in October last year. Republican President Edgar Lungu has since sworn-in Ms Wina during a ceremony held at State house this morning were he also made a ...

Defending champions Arsenal reached the FA Cup fifth round but were forced to hang on for victory against a spirited Brighton side at the Amex Stadium. Theo Walcott gave the Gunners the lead on 89 seconds when he converted Calum Chambers’ cross from the right. Mesut Ozil then made it 2-0 when he slotted in from inside the area. Tomas ...

Michael Keaton’s film Birdman has been given a boost in the run-up to the Oscars after winning the Producers Guild of America’s top award. The Producers Guild has predicted the winner of best picture at the Oscars for the past seven years. In Birdman, Keaton plays a washed-up star who tries to revive his career. Richard Linklater’s epic Boyhood has ...

Anti-austerity Syriza party leader Alexis Tsipras has vowed to end Greece’s “five years of humiliation and pain” after his general election win. Before cheering supporters, Mr Tsipras again pledged to renegotiate Greece’s massive international bailout. With nearly all of the votes counted in Sunday’s poll, Syriza looks set to have 149 seats, just two short of an absolute majority. Syriza’s ...

ActionAid Zambia Director Pamela Chisanga has commended president Edgar Lungu for urging investors in Zambia to ensure that Zambians have a affair share of the profits. Ms. Chisanga says Mr. Lungu’s message to the investors is encouraging and impressive because many Zambians have been abused by getting very little income from investors especially in mining companies. Ms. Chisanga says actionaid ...

The Evangelical Youth Alliance International (EYAI) says Edgar Lungu is the Jubilee president that God has given the Zambian people. Alliance Executive Director Moses Lungu has urged the people of Zambia to embrace the new leader as he is a leader from the Lord citing that the people of Zambia prayed and God has answered their prayers. Reverend Lungu says ...

The Democratic Governance and Human Rights Advocates (DEGHA) say it is excited with the assurance by President Edgar Lungu that he will give Zambians a people driven constitution. DEGHA National Coordinator Gerald Michelo however says the delivering of a people driven constitution should do be done as soon as possible because the people of Zambia have been waiting for too ...

The Independent Churches of Zambia (ICOZ) has congratulated Patriotic Front President Edgar Lungu for winning the January 20th 2015 presidential elections. ICOZ President David Masupa says there can only be one winner in any election and therefore political party leaders and the people of Zambia as a whole should accept President Lungu as the 6th republican president and work with ...

Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) has hailed newly elected president Edgar Lungu’s announced intention to reduce poverty in the country. JCTR Director Leonard Chiti says Mr. Lungu’s speech has touched many and this will help the country to move a step further in addressing the high levels of poverty especially in rural areas. Father Chiti states that Mr.Lungu has ...