Health Minister Joseph Kasonde says despite having been spared of the Ebola epidemic so far, Zambia remains at risk of importation of Ebola from the affected countries due to ease of modern travel. Dr Kasonde has told Parliament in a ministerial statement today that as such, his ministry has continued to strengthen the national capacities to minimize the risk of ...

Government targeted to issue 1.75 million people with National Registration Cards (NRCs) under the 2015-2016 national mobile Registration exercise to be conducted by the Department of National Registration, Passport and Citizenship. Home Affairs Minister Davies Mwila has told Parliament in a ministerial statement today that K25 million has been set aside in this year’s budget for the mobile registration exercise. ...

MMD President Nevers Mumba has declared an end to the hostilities that have rocked the former ruling party. Dr. Mumba says the holding of the MMD’s first ever National Policy Conference has marked the end of hostilities that had rocked the party in the last three years. Dr Mumba says all repentant MMD members who committed gross misconduct during the ...

Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili says it is petty and immature for opposition FDD leader Edith Nawakwi to question Government’s competence, under the leadership of President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, in handling national affairs Reacting to the statement attributed to Ms Nawakwi that President Edgar Lungu lacks the competence to manage the Government, and the economy, in particular, Mr Kambwili says ...

The Zambia Civic Education has observed that calls to have Zambians living abroad given the right to vote should be accompanied with modalities to curb malpractices. Executive Director Judith Mulenga has told QFM News in an interview that such calls are welcome considering that they are meant to allow Zambians abroad to also exercise their right to vote even if ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has encouraged government to formulate policies that will ensure that mealie meal prices are kept low. CSPR Acting Executive Director Makani Mzyece has told QFM News that the move by government to reduce mealie meal prices further is welcome and that government should maintain and if possible reduce prices even further. Mr. Mzyece ...

Zambia’s countdown to their 2015 All-Africa Games qualifier against Nigeria has received a boost with the arrival of Egyptian-based striker Ronald Kampamba. The 21-year-old striker from Wadi Degla arrived in Zambia on Monday from his Cairo base and joined the team at training on Tuesday in Lusaka. Coach Fighton Simukonda said it was a big relief to have one of ...

Roberto Mancini says his Manchester City successor Manuel Pellegrini should be winning a trophy every year. Mancini thinks Pellegrini was “really lucky” to inherit a strong side from him and he should be delivering continual success at the Etihad Stadium. Pellegrini did win two trophies last season, but the Chilean is now under heavy pressure with City faltering in their ...

Could G-Unit add a pop star turned rapper to the roster? 50 Cent is not against the idea. The Queens mogul told The Sun he would gladly sign Zayn Malik of One Direction to his imprint. “If Zayn wants a rap career, just because of who he is, he is going to sell records,” said 50. “But if he wants ...

Think of Hailie Jade Scott Mathers, daughter of controversial rapper Eminem, and you may be forgiven for picturing the young toddler that famously featured in the music video for Mockingbird. But turn the clocks forward to 2015 and little Hailie is all grown up. Pictures on Twitter of the 19 year old show Hailie as an attractive young woman, looking ...