Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda has assumed the leadership of the African Development Bank (ADB) Board of Governors as its Chairperson for the period 2015/2016. And Nigerian Development Economist and serving Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Akinwumi Adesina has been elected as the 8th President of the African Development Bank by the Bank’s Board of Governors; currently meeting to commemorate ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has left for Kitwe to officially open the 58th Copperbelt Mining, Agricultural and Commercial Show. President Lungu, who left City Airport at 09:40 hours aboard a Zambia Air Force (ZAF) plane, is expected back in Lusaka later in the day. The Copperbelt Mining Agricultural & Commercial Show will host an exhibition from 27th May to 31st ...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for stronger support from UN member states in financing and contributing troops for peace missions. Mr. Ban says despite modernizing its operations and strengthening partnerships with other regional organizations, the UN still needs developed countries to resume their influential role of contributing troops. He says the UN needs better funding, training and equipment ...

The PF has dissolved subcommittees under the central committee. PF Deputy Secretary General Mumbi Phiri said the subcommittees were dissolved by the meeting of the central committee held last weekend. Ms. Phiri explained that the subcommittees are headed by chairpersons who are members of the central committee. She said only the chairperson for elections Emmanuel Mpakata has remained tom conduct ...

The 209 members of Fifa are set to vote for their new president at their congress in Zurich, amid a huge corruption scandal. Sepp Blatter is seeking a fifth term. His only challenger is Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan. The vote comes two days after seven top officials were held in Zurich in a US fraud inquiry that indicted ...

US Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz has hailed Zambia’s sustained peace and unity through the Motto One Zambia One Nation. Mr. Schultz notes that Zambia has been able to maintain peace, unity and stability despite some challenges the country has faced. He says the Motto One Zambia One Nation is a very important accomplishment and leaders and the people of ...

Finland’s Ambassador to Zambia Timo Olkkonen says the social cash transfer scheme in Zambia has proved to be economically viable at grassroots level. Mr. Olkkonen notes that the social cash transfer has produced economic activities among the beneficiaries. He says what is important is to ensure poverty reduction is sustained. Mr Olkkonen says it’s not about giving hands to the ...

Government says it is gratifying that cases of Zambians living abroad being involved in crime related activities have drastically reduced. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Chalwe Lombe says this can be attributed to the initiative by Zambian missions to educate Zambians living abroad about the need to respect themselves in foreign countries. Mr. Lombe says it is important for ...

The civil society movement in Zambia has been cautioned to guard against diverting from their main scope of advocacy to politicking. The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has warned that if NGOs begin to divert from their scope of work, they risk ceasing to be part of the civil society. Executive Director Boniface Cheembe has ...

President Edgar Lungu has been called upon to constitute a task force to look into the issue of land acquisition in the country. Beautiful Gates Zambia Executive Director Bill Kaping’a says his organisation is concerned that land acquisition in the country has continued to be a preserve of people with connections in government. Mr. Kaping’a has told Qfm News by ...