Gender and Child Development Minister Professor Nkandu Luo has appealed to people at different levels of leadership to desist from making sexist comments that discriminate against both men and women. Reacting to remarks attributed to a named District Commissioner that women should be banned from patronizing bars, Professor Luo says her ministry recognizes that abuse of alcohol by women, men ...

Government has been called upon to seriously to consider taking relief food to Kazungula district in view of the hunger situation that has hit the area. Former Kazungula Council Chairman Elias Siamibila has told Qfm News from Kazungula that there is a general assumption that food in terms of the maize stock that is available in the district may not ...

MMD National Youth Secretary Bowman Lusambo says President Edgar Lungu should with immediate effect relieve Anti Corruption Commission Director General Rosewin Wandi of his duties following the decision by the ACC to clear the President’s Special Assistant for Politics Kaizer Zulu of all corruption allegations leveled against him. Mr Lusambo says Ms Wandi’s continued stay in office will undermine the ...

British High Commissioner to Zambia James Thornton has reaffirmed the UK’s continued support to Zambia. Speaking at a reception to mark the Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II in Lusaka today, Mr Thornton says the High Commission’s first goal is to support poverty reduction, economic growth and good governance in Zambia. Mr Thornton has paid tribute to the commitments by President ...

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says it is disheartened by the manner in which government has been coaxed to abandon a progressive tax system in favor of one that has inherent weaknesses such as transfer pricing, hedging and trading through “shell” companies. In a statement, the JCTR notes that the threat of job losses on account occasioning from ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission through its Anti-Money Laundering Investigations Unit has arrested and jointly charged two Chinese Businessmen and one Zambian for money laundering activities involving over K13, 000. Commission Assistant Public Relations officer Chibu Tembo says Wang Jing Jing,28, a Businessman of Makeni area has been arrested and jointly charged with Dong Xiao Kun,28, a Businessman of the same ...

Barcelona have been drawn against Pep Guardiola’s Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals. The other last-four tie sees Juventus – in their first semi-final since 2003 – face Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid, the defending champions. The first legs will be played on 5 and 6 May, with the return matches a week later. In the Europa League, holders Sevilla ...

Ceremonies are being held in Armenia and around the world to mark the centenary of the start of mass killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks. The presidents of France and Russia joined other leaders for the memorial in the Armenian capital, Yerevan. Armenia says up to 1.5 million people died, a figure disputed by Turkey. Turkey strongly objects to the ...

It was less than a month ago that megastar Jay Z, his equally famous wife Beyonce and several of their musician friends announced the launch of a new music streaming service called Tidal. The service was a bit pricier than competitors like Spotify and Pandora (P) but was said to offer a better deal to artists and give users higher ...

Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) lead consultant Emmanuel Mutale says the country’s housing deficit has continued to increase with the deficit expected to reach 4 million housing units by 2030. Speaking to qfm in an interview at the first banking and finance conference on housing finance in Zambia being held in Lusaka, Dr. Mutale says while the ...