Planned Parenthood Association of Zambia (PPAZ) says there is need for government to focus on empowering local nongovernmental organizations delivery family planning services. PPAZ Executive Director Edford Mutuma notes that the majority of the NGOs in Zambia are unable to contribute to the reduction of maternal mortality and providing family planning to communities because they lack resources. Mr. Mutuma states ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) has advised government to increase the number of teachers to be recruited in 2015 from five thousand to about ten thousand. PROTUZ General Secretary Albert Muyembe says there so many teachers roaming around the streets and yet there is a shortage of teachers in schools. Mr Muyembe says the few teachers in schools ...

The University Teaching Hospital (UTH) in 2014 recorded about one thousand two hundred and forty three (1,243) cases of child defilement. UTH Public Relations Manager Mwenya Mulenga has disclosed to QFM News in an interview that the highest number was recorded in November with about one hundred and twelve (112) cases of defilement. Mr. Mulenga says the statistics of child ...

The decision by Director of Public Prosecution (DPP)Mutembo Nchito to enter a nolle prosequi in a matter he is facing alleged criminal charges has been described as a scandalous and a judicial tragedy. Civil rights activist Brebner Changala says he personally finds Mr. Nchito’s move to be a mark of unprecedented hypocrisy in the Commonwealth for a judicial officer to ...

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Mutembo Nchito has in an unprecedented move entered a nolle prosequi in the case in which he is facing criminal charges. Mr. Nchito who is alleged to have committed among other offenses Abuse of Authority of Office, Contempt of court, Procuring execution of documents by false pretences and Conspiracy to defeat justice, appeared before Lusaka ...

First Lady Esther Lungu has lamented the high number of teenage pregnancies the country has continued to record. Mrs Lungu has told Qfm News in an interview that it is unfortunate that the country has continued to record a high number of girls dropping out of school as a result of teenage pregnancies which are putting the lives of many ...

Home Affairs Minister Davis Mwila says President Edgar Lungu has nothing to do with the recent arrest of Director of Public Prosecutions Mutembo Nchito. Mr. Mwila says President Edgar Lungu is busy addressing serious national issues and has no time to interfere with the operations of the DPP’s office. He stresses that there is need for political opponents to differentiate ...

National Restoration party (NAREP) President Elias Chipimo says President Edgar Lungu should call a meeting with all opposition leaders in the country to discuss a broad range of challenges facing the country. Mr Chipimo says the meeting should discuss among other issues the enactment of the new constitution, tribalism, unemployment, economic development and rural poverty. Mr. Chipimo says one of ...

Government has announced a reduction in mealie meal prices. Agriculture and Livestock Minister Given Lubinda announced the reduction in mealie meal prices in Lusaka today at a media briefing. Mr Lubinda says the wholesale price of a 25kg bag of breakfast will now be K61.00 from K65.00 while a 25 kg bag of roller meal will now cost K44.00 from ...