Government has released an initial K7.5 million to Zambia Agency for Persons with Disabilities to address several challenges they are facing. Community Development, Mother and Child Health Minister Emerine Kabanshi says she has directed the board to come up with a transparent modality on how the funds will be released in phases. Ms Kabanshi says the money is meant for ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has observed that the failure by government to provide a clear roadmap on the constitution making process is causing agitation amongst stakeholders. UPND Deputy Spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo says government is not certain on which way to go concerning the constitution making process. Mr. Lifwekelo says this is the more reason the party ...

Fourth Revolution President Erick Chanda has vowed that he will never stop criticizing the PF government until they change their governance strategy. Mr. Chanda says he is more than ready to die for the people of Zambia who he says are suffering under the PF administration. Mr. Chanda says Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili should know that he is not ...

A boat carrying about 500 members of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslim community has been rescued off northern Indonesia. The boat – with many women and children on board – was stranded in waters off Aceh province when it was rescued. Myanmar – formerly known as Burma – refuses to recognise Rohingya as citizens and hundreds of thousands have fled persecution in ...

The ruling Patriotic Front has urged Fourth Revolution President Erick Chanda to respect President Lungu saying he is a Republican President. PF Media Committee Vice Chairperson Sunday Chanda says Mr. Chanda has gone on rampage issuing disparaging remarks against President Lungu at the instructions of his paymasters. Mr. Chanda has accused the Fourth Revolution President of serving the interests of ...

The Zambian Road Safety Trust (ZRST) has urged all drivers in the country to reduce speed as the school season set off. Trust Chairman Daniel Mwamba has told QFM News in a statement that tomorrow schools will be opened around the country and that during this period most children travel long distances to and from school and face high risk ...

Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) says it is shocking that government wanted to hide from Zambians that they have borrowed $192 million from China unless it wasn’t their intention of using that money for security purposes. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza has told QFM News in a statement that the call by Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili to have the ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Deputy Secretary General Kuchunga Simusamba has described President Edgar Lungu’s 100 days in office as a total failure. Mr. Simusamba charges that President Lungu has no clear direction of where he is taking the country. Mr. Simusamba explains that it is clear that President Lungu has failed to give guidance on serious ...

The Zambia Council for Social Development (ZCSD) is disappointed with the behavior exhibited by some political parties, civil society organizations and individuals who want to sabotage the constitution making process. ZCSD Executive Secretary Lewis Mwape says these CSOs and political party leaders must have some level of integrity even when their souls have been sold off to the devil. Mr. ...

Several people have been killed in a shooting in the Swiss town of Wuerenlingen, north-west of Zurich, police say. Officers came to the scene after gunfire was heard at a residential building overnight. They found bodies lying both inside and outside the building. All are reported to be adults. The circumstances of the shooting and identities of the victims are ...