President Edgar Lungu and his visiting Tanzanian counterpart Jakaya Kikwete have agreed on the need to safeguard the joint venture Tazania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA). The two made the commitment when they held bilateral talks at State House this afternoon. President Lungu said government intends to explore means of revamping TAZARA. President Lungu says TAZARA is a mammoth investment which the ...

Green party President Peter Sinkamba says he is scheduled to meet Drug Enforcement Commissioner Alita Mbawe this week to present the conceptual framework for the proposed pilot Green Gold Medicinal Marijuana Investment Project. Mr. Sinkamba says the proposed project will be implemented by Worldwide Environmental Risks Surveyors Limited (WERS), a Zambian registered company that he owns. He says the company ...

The Zambia Federation of Employers (ZFE) has condemned the illegal strike by unionized workers at Lumwana Mine as they press for the resumption of negotiations for collective bargaining between management and their union. ZFE President Tyson Chisambo has told a media briefing in Lusaka this afternoon that it is regrettable that the workers have abandoned the right procedure of engaging ...

Government dismissed allegations by the opposition UPND that it is shielding people behind the death of its member Grayzer Matapa who was killed in Lusaka’s Mtendere Township over the weekend. In a message of condolences to Matapa family on behalf of Government, Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili says the allegations are untrue and unfortunate. Mr Kambwili says the UPND should ...

A team from Tall Group of Companies, a United Kingdom based security printing organisation is in the country to explore opportunities to provide secure printing solutions to various business institutions. Speaking during a business meeting in Lusaka today, Tall Group of Companies Managing Director Martin Ruda says the companies provide printing services to over twenty five countries across the world. ...

ZAMBIA Redemption Front (ZRF)president Kelly Walubita Junior has advised fellow opposition party leaders to respect President Edgar Lungu for the sake of the office he occupies. Mr Walubita has told QFM News in a walk-in interview that opposition leaders should not be seen to be undermining the office of President which they also seek to occupy. He says the presidency ...

The MISA Zambia State of the Media reports for the third and fourth quarters of 2014 have revealed that little progress has been made with regards government putting in place laws that favor the advancement of media freedom in the country. Speaking during the launch of the two reports in Lusaka this morning, MISA Zambia Chairperson Hellen Mwale says there ...

The US TV broadcast of this year’s Oscars ceremony on Sunday scored the event’s lowest ratings in six years, averaging 36.6 million. They were down by 16% on last year’s ratings, according to Nielsen figures published by Variety. First-time host Neil Patrick Harris received lukewarm reviews, while some have blamed the drop on a lack of nominations for films with ...

Amnesty International has urged the five permanent members of the UN Security Council to give up their power of veto in situations of mass atrocities. In its annual report, the rights group said the global response to an array of catastrophes in 2014 had been shameful. Richer countries were guilty of taking an “abhorrent” stance by not sheltering more refugees, ...

Al Khartoum head coach Kwesi Appiah has assured his team will not go on the defensive against Power Dynamos of Zambia in the second match of Caf Confederation Cup preliminary stage. Khartoum take a 1-0 advantage from the first leg in Sudan on February 14 to face Dynamos in Zambia. “We will play to win on their land and in ...