Operation Young Vote (OYV) has described the appointment of Inonge Wina as Zambia’s first woman Vice President as unprecedented not only to Zambia but the whole Africa and beyond. In a congratulatory message to President Edgar Lungu on his election as sixth republican president, OYV Executive Director Guess Nyirenda notes that this is the very first time a woman is ...

MMD Die Hard National Youth Coordinated Bowman Lusambo says the annihilation of MMD party structures by the Patriotic Front and the United Party for National Development greatly contributed to the party’s poor performance in the just ended presidential election. Addressing a media briefing in Lusaka this morning, Mr. Lusambo says as soldiers of the party, they have resolved to regroup ...

The United States Government has hailed the Zambian people for conducting another democratic election on 20th January, 2015. US State Department Spokesperson Jen Psaki notes that despite facing significant logistical challenges, Zambians went to the polls to uphold their democratic traditions. Ms Psaki says the US hopes that any issues will be resolved in the same spirit and democratic tradition. ...

The Zambia Center for Inter-party Dialogue (ZCID) has called on the ruling Patriotic Front to initiate dialogue with the opposition political parties in order to defuse the tension that characterized the campaigns. ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando has told QFM News in a telephone interview that now that the presidential election is over, there is need for political parties to ...

Zambia are out of the 2015 Africa Nations Cup after a scoreless draw against Cape Verde in their final Group B match in Ebebiyin. It is the second successive tournament that the 2012 champions have been eliminated from the Africa Cup. Their exit is even more sour as Zambia depart from Equatorial Guinea where they launched their path to victory ...

New York City and other areas in the north-east US have shut down as Winter Storm Juno is expected to dump as much as 90cm (36ins) of snow. All non-emergency vehicles were banned in New York City from 23:00 on Monday (04:00 GMT Tuesday) and subway services were suspended. An emergency has been declared in the states of New York, ...

Governance Activist Maurice Malambo has advised Zambians to avoid voting on tribal lines during next year’s general elections. Mr. Malambo says the voting pattern that characterized the January 20th presidential by-election is worrying. He says such a scenario should be avoided in the spirit of promoting oneness in the country. Mr. Malambo fears that if such a voting pattern continues, ...

Former Institute of Human Rights and Democratic Governance Director Franco Kapijimpanga has appealed to President Edgar Lungu to work with opposition leaders to foster unity and peace in the country. Mr. Kapijimpanga says he is happy that President Edgar Lungu has stated that he will be a president of all Zambians. He says Mr. Lungu’s inaugural speech was impressive and ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba says insinuations by the opposition that Zambia’s international relations have been poor under the PF government are misleading. Mr. Kalaba argues that all of Zambia’s eight neighbors are in good terms with the country. Mr. Kalaba has told QFM News that even during the inauguration ceremony for President Edgar Lungu some international leaders were present, ...

Political analyst Dante Saunders has comforted opposition leaders never to think that it is criminal not to win an election. Mr. Saunders says opposition leaders should instead feel proud of their performance in the just ended presidential election. He says the opposition should now focus on providing checks and balances to the ruling party. Mr. Saunders states that time has ...