The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) says it has not received any negative report with regards the ongoing campaigns in areas where by-elections will be held next month. ECZ Spokesperson Cris Akufuna has told QFM News that the fact that no report of any manner of confusion has been received could be a sign that the campaigns are going on ...

The Zambia Meteorological Department says an active Inter Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) has established itself over the southern parts of Zambia and is inducing rainfall activities over most parts of the country, thus wet conditions experienced over the weekend. Director of Meteorology Jacob Nkomoki in a statement explains that outbreaks of rain and thunder is likely to prevail over most ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) has noted with regret that the 2015 budget is under siege. ZCSD Executive Director Lewis Mwape in a statement to QFM News says the 2015 budget has continued to suffer significant changes after its approval by parliament. Mr Mwape says the latest directive to the Ministers of Finance and Mines to review and ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says there is an urgent need for Zambia to contain the fiscal deficit in order to alleviate financing pressures that are keeping interest rates high and crowding out lending to private sector. And the Fund has welcomed President Edgar Lungu’s directive calling for a review of the mining tax regime that came into effect this ...

World champion Lewis Hamilton expects to sign a new Mercedes contract this week that could be worth more than £27m a year. The 30-year-old Briton, who has been handling negotiations with team bosses himself, says talks are complete and the deal is being finalised by lawyers. Hamilton said: “It should be done this week. There is no reason it shouldn’t. ...

Some of the biggest names in entertainment have re-launched the music subscription service Tidal, which they are billing as the first artist-owned platform for music and video. At an event in New York on Monday, Madonna, Beyonce, Kanye West, and 13 other performers announced they had become co-owners of Tidal. The service launched last October, but was recently bought by ...

Partial results from Nigeria’s election give ex-military ruler Muhammadu Buhari more votes than the incumbent, President Goodluck Jonathan. However, populous states such as Lagos and Rivers are yet to declare. With just over half of Nigeria’s states declared, Gen Buhari’s All Progressives Congress (APC) was reported to be ahead by some two million votes. The counting of votes is due ...

Political Activist Dante Saunders says the PF government is playing with people’s emotions with its stance on the retirement age. Mr. Saunders says the pronouncement by President Edgar Lungu providing three retirement options is a sign that government is not certain about what they want. Mr. Saunders wonders why the government had to temper with the retirement age law in ...

The Zambia Centre for Interparty Dialogue (ZCID) has commended political parties for the peaceful manner in which they have conducted their campaigns so far ahead of the by-elections. ZCID Executive Director Horrance Chilando says they are encouraged that they are beginning to see some changes in the manner political parties are conducting themselves during the campaigns for the forthcoming parliamentary ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) in Eastern Province has advised the government to guard and use the current maize stock prudently. CSPR Eastern Province Coordinator Maxson Nkhoma says it is important that government uses the maize stock wisely considering that most parts of the country have recorded dry spells. Mr. Nkhoma says there is need for the government ...