The National Council for Construction (NCC) has is impressed by the compliance rate by contractors to its newly introduced bank payment system for license renewal which it has put at 80 percent. NCC Executive Director Charles Mushota has told Qfm News that most of the contractors registered with the Council have found the new payment system more convenient. Mr. Mushota ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has called on Media and the Police to work towards sustaining a serious mutual relationship during the course of their duties. FODEP Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi has advised that there is need for the Media and the Police to desist from being each other’s master in their discharge of duties. Mr Chipenzi says the ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has strongly advised the PF government not to use its constitution enactment proposal as a means to evade people’s wishes. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe cautions government to be wary of the consequences and risks that might arise in the event its proposal does not produce a new people ...

Patriotic Front candidate in this month’s Chawama parliamentary by-election Lawrence Sichalwe says victory is certain. Mr. Sichalwe says nothing will stop the people of Chawama from giving him their votes because he has engaged with them on various issues affecting them. He explains that he is also happy his team and other opposition members participating in the Chawama by-election have ...

The Commuters Rights Association of Zambia (CRAZ) has charged that negligence on the part of law enforcers has contributed to the continued loss of lives through road traffic accidents in the country. CRAZ President Aaron Kamuti laments that despite the many check points and road blocks being mounted on the roads, there is little or no difference being seen when ...

Government has described as shocking and a great loss the death of seventeen people in a tragic road accident in Mazabuka in the early hours of Monday. Acting Chief Government Spokesperson Joseph Katema in a statement says Government conveys its deep-felt condolences to the bereaved families of the 17 people who died in the accident. Dr Katema says government’s thoughts ...

The original manuscript of Don McLean’s American Pie has sold for $1.2m (£806,000) at a New York auction. The 16-page draft had been expected to fetch as much as $1.5m (£1m) at the Christie’s sale. McLean had hinted in February the original manuscript would reveal the song’s lyrical meaning – which had always been kept a mystery. “The writing and ...

The battle for the Yemeni port of Aden has turned it into a “ghost city”, the head of the ICRC has told the BBC. Robert Ghosen said medical aid was urgently needed in the city, where Shia Houthi rebels are fighting forces loyal to the government. Aid agencies say more than 540 people have been killed in recent fighting and ...

  FAZ President Kalusha Bwalya has been re-elected as CAF Executive Committee member after going through unopposed at the CAF elections held in Cairo today. Kalusha will be at the helm of African Football as a representative of the Southern African region for another four years. The 1988 African Footballer of the year is not new to Football Administration as ...

The Zambia Federation of Employers says the recent move by the Bank of Zambia to raise the statutory reserve ration from 14 percent to 18 percent is not a good move. ZFE President Tyson Chisambo says the move has great potential to culminate into increased lending rates which are already high. Mr Chisambo notes that while they understand that the ...