Cabinet approved changes to the 2015 mineral royalty tax regime will result in an annual revenue loss of about K2.3 billion. The approved changes whose Bill will first have to be passed by Parliament has the effective implementation date of 1st July,2015 in order that there is a logical sequencing in the merging of two tax regimes in one fiscal ...

Zambia Youths Association in the Fight Against Corruption (ZYFAC) says the outcome of April 14 parliamentary by-elections has exposed a weakness in the fight against corruption in the country. ZYAFAC is disappointed that electorates in both Masaiti and Senga Hill constituencies voted for the same candidates whose elections the courts of law had nullified on grounds of electoral malpractices. Executive ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) has charged that the tragic history of attacks on foreign nationals in South Africa has shown a serious lack of proper, consistent and principled leadership on the part of the South African Government to combat xenophobia. In a petition to the South African High Commissioner to Zambia to end the xenophobic attacks on ...

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) says Zambia needs to make use of the SADC troika as means to register its grievances over the xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) believes piecemeal protests being conducted against xenophobic attacks will not solve the problem. LAZ president George Chisanga has told Qfm News that the only way ...

The Grand Coalition has challenged Chiefs from Muchinga Province who have suggested that the enactment of the new constitution be deferred to ask President Lungu when he will finally release the constitutional road map and not blame the Coalition for pushing government to release the map. And the Grand Coalition on the people driven constitution says it will start going ...

UPND President Hakainde Hichilema has observed that Government’s current rate of borrowing risks sending the country into a state of economic turmoil. In his weekly policy issue statement, Mr Hichilema says Zambia does not need to borrow vast sums of money and make large interest payments yearly in order to fund developmental projects. Mr Hichilema says the PF has accumulated ...

Lewis Hamilton took a controlled win in the Bahrain Grand Prix as team-mate Nico Rosberg was beaten to second by Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen. Hamilton led from the start and was always in control as he took his third victory in four races this season. Rosberg battled the Ferraris throughout and lost second to Raikkonen with a braking problem with two ...

A new Star Wars movie will tell the story of a mission by a group of resistance fighters to steal plans to the infamous Death Star. The plot of Rogue One was revealed to fans at the Star Wars Celebration convention in California on Saturday. It will be the first in a series of on-screen adventures exploring stories outside the ...

Italian PM Matteo Renzi has led calls for more European Union action on sea migration after the latest deadly capsize of a boat in the Mediterranean. Demanding a summit on the issue, Mr Renzi said trafficking was “a plague in our continent” and bemoaned the lack of European solidarity. The 20m (70ft) long boat was believed to be carrying up ...

Political scientist Alex Ng’oma has urged politicians to be real if they are to win the people’s confidence. Dr. Ng’oma has observed that it is unfortunate that most politicians have a tendency of promising people that will deliver if they are voted in office but never stick to their promises. He says Zambia needs politicians who are able to feel ...