Chief Mukobela of the Ila speaking people in Namwala says there is need to appreciate and recognize the role played by freedom fighters in liberating Africa as the country joins the rest the of the continent in celebrating the African freedom day. Chief Mukobela says if not for the freedom fighters, people have no idea where they would have been ...

The opposition National Restoration Party (NAREP) in western province has saluted President Edgar Lungu for his commitment to develop western province and the country as a whole. NAREP Western Province Youth Chairman Songiso Simasiku says President Lungu has demonstrated a true leadership spirit by his way of leadership adding that he should continue with the same spirit as he rules ...

The ruling Patriotic Front (PF) has reaffirmed its commitment to uplifting the lives of the less privileged in the country regardless of their political affiliation. The ruling PF says it wants all people from all regions to feel part of Zambia. PF vision Ambassadors Chairperson Misheck Kombe says this is because the PF government is a government for all tribes ...

The Evangelical Youth Alliance International has urged FDD Leader Edith Nawakwi and Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali not to implicate former Republican President Rupiah Banda in the probing of suspended Director of Public Prosecutions Mutembo Nchito. In a statement made available to QFM News today, Alliance Executive Director Moses Lungu says it is unfair that the former Head of ...

Chelsea Manager Jose Mourinho would be prepared to take charge of another English club if Chelsea decide to replace him. The 52-year-old insists he would not choose to leave Chelsea, even if he was offered double his current salary, but he would be keen to stay in the country if he lost his job. Mourinho returned to the Blues in ...

A 65-year-old German woman has given birth to quadruplets after undergoing an artificial insemination procedure, Germany’s RTL television reports. It says Annegret Raunigk had three boys and a girl by Caesarean section at a Berlin hospital on Tuesday. They were born prematurely at 26 weeks but have a “good chance of surviving”. Annegret Raunigk – who already has 13 children ...

Nakonde district of Muchinga Province has received a total of 24,501 bags of D’ Compound and 24,501 bags of Urea fertilizer. This has cheered farmers in the district and they are happy with the early flagging-off of the 2015/16 Farmer Input Support Programme (FISP) inputs delivery exercise. The Ministry of Agriculture and livestock has already finished delivering the whole consignment ...

The Opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) has accused the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) of hijacking the constitution making process. UPND Lubwa Ward Councilor Chisankama Mudenda says the PF were accusing former party secretary general Wynter Kabimba of sitting on the constitution but even after he left the party, they have not enacted a new constitution. Mr. Mudenda says ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) in Eastern Province has tipped the PF Government to learn from previous governments the reason why they did not implement withholding tax on rentals law despite its existence since 1992 than implementing it hurriedly. CSPR Eastern Province Coordinator Maxson Nkhoma says the move taken by the Government has potential to further increase the ...

Government through the Ministry of Finance yesterday released K584 Million for salaries for civil servants. Ministry of Finance Public Relations Officer Chileshe Kandeta has told QFM News in a statement that consistent with government’s objective of strengthening cash and treasury management, all civil servants salaries are on the Direct-Debit and Credit Clearing [DDAC] System. Mr. Kandeta explains that this entails ...