Government has assured stakeholders that it has the capacity to effectively monitor the registration and running of private schools in the country. Ministry of Education Public Relations Officer Hillary Chipango has told QFM News in an interview that people should not be worried that government lacks the capacity to monitor the running of private schools. Mr. Chipango explains that the ...

All People’s Congress President Nason Msoni has called on fellow political leaders to exhibit patriotism whenever they are invited to speak on international public forums. Mr. Msoni says it is a lost opportunity for any politician accorded an international platform to speak ill of their own country. In an interview Qfm News Mr. Msoni has encouraged fellow political leaders to ...

The Zambia Cooperative Federation (ZCF) says it will this year begin producing and selling mealie meal to boost the supply of the commodity on the local market. ZCF Executive Director James Chirwa says the cooperative’s involvement in the production and supply of mealie meal will help to boost the availability and stabilize the price of mealie meal on the market. ...

Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) has expressed concern over President Edgar Lungu’s directive for changes to be effected to the 2015 minining tax regime. EITI Country Coordinator Mwiya Mwandawande says President Lungu’s directive is worrying because the mining tax regime was enacted by Parliament. Mr. Mwandawande notes that the Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) and the ministries of Finance and Mines ...

Opposition political parties in the country have been accused of doing less to unite the nation following the 20th January presidential election which is said to have left country highly divided. Civil rights activist Brebner Changala has observed that the civil society has also misplaced its role of consolidating unity in the country. Mr. Changala has told Qfm News by ...

Stoke City manager Mark Hughes has agreed a new contract which will keep him at the club until 2018. The former Wales striker took charge in May 2013 and guided the Potters to ninth in his first season – their highest finish in the Premier League. “I’m delighted to have signed a new contract,” said the 51-year-old. “I think it’s ...

The Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) has hailed President Edgar Lungu’s directive to the Ministry of Justice to immediately revise the law on retirement age to provide for three options an employee can exercise to retire. The three options are Early Retirement at 55 years, Normal Retirement at 60 years and Late Retirement at 65 years. ZCTU president Nkole ...

Oisin Tymon, the Top Gear producer physically and verbally attacked by Jeremy Clarkson, has told police he does not want to press charges. The 36-year-old suffered swelling and bleeding to his lip in the altercation, which took place in a hotel in North Yorkshire. He was also subjected to a prolonged verbal tirade and drove himself to hospital believing he ...

The co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a Germanwings airliner into the French Alps hid details of an illness, German prosecutors say. Torn-up sick notes were found in the homes of Andreas Lubitz, they say, including one for the day of the crash, which killed 150 passengers and crew. The illness was not named, amid reports Mr Lubitz had mental health ...

Government says it is not its responsibility to create jobs for the people in the country. Speaking when he officiated at the Zambia Federation of Employers (ZFE) 49th annual general meeting in Lusaka today, Labour and Social security Minister Fackson Shamenda says government only offers cooperate services to create an enabling environment in which companies should be able to grow. ...