Over four hundred people lost their lives through road traffic accidents in the country in the first quarter of this year. Road Transport and Safety Agency Chief Executive Officer Zindaba Soko has told a media briefing this morning that the situation may get worse considering that the third quarter and beyond bring about hive of both international and local events ...

Women for Change has claimed ownership of the flats on plot number 1101/105 Mwayi road, Villa Elizabetha, Lusaka, where tenants resisted eviction yesterday on the basis that the property is in the name of Star Furniture and no one else should claim ownership. WfC Board Chairperson Margaret Maimbolwa in a statement to QFM News says her organisation purchased the flats ...

Only 112 of the 150 constituencies accessed the Constituency Development Fund (CDF) from the 2014 budgetary allocation. This is means that only a total of K156, 800,000 was disbursed out of the whole allocation prescribed in national budget. Local Government and Housing Minister John Phiri has disclosed the first 18 constituencies got their allocations on 14th March ,2014, followed by ...

Agriculture and Livestock Minister Given Lubinda has advised farmers not to wait for the Food Reserve Agency to announce the price for maize, but should instead take advantage of the regional maize deficit and fix prices based on market forces. Mr Lubinda has told Parliament that the ministry of agriculture is encouraging farmers to use their cooperative movement to strengthen ...

BOBBI Kristina’s family have been pictured arriving at the hospice where she is now being cared for. Whitney Houston‘s daughter, 22, was found unconscious in a bath 6 months ago and has been in a medically induced coma ever since. Pat Houston was seen arriving at the centre in Georgia today, less than 24 hours after a statement was released ...

The Road Development Agency (RDA) says payments for contractors working on various road projects are on course. RDA Chief Executive Officer Kanyuka Mumba says the agency has been in constant dialogue with the ministry of transport, works, supply and communication to ensure all the contractors get their dues on time. Mr. Mumba has also expressed confidence that all contractors will ...

Chief Chikanta the Tonga people in southern province has commended the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Parliamentary Forum for taking up the responsibility to sensitize parliamentarians on the issue of child marriages. Chief Chikanta says in as much as the country is making strides in curbing the practice especially in rural areas, much more has to be done to protect ...

Youth Movement for Leadership (YML) has expressed concern with what it has termed as the Patriotic Front government’s failure to manage the education sector. YML President Charles Mwelwa says the happenings at the two biggest learning institutions in the country are a source of concern which the government should address immediately. Mr. Mwelwa has accused the government of spending tax ...

The Zambia Alliance for Agric- ecology and biodiversity conservation (ZAABC) has appealed to government not to be party to the development of seed laws that criminalize farmers’ rights and undermine seed systems in the country. Alliance Chairperson Emmanuel Mutamba says Zambia should not to sign the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) Plant Variety Protection (PVP) which is expected to ...

A South African commission has recommended a criminal investigation into police over the deaths of 34 miners during a strike in 2012. President Jacob Zuma said the inquiry concluded the police had a “defective plan” to end the strike at the Marikana mine and were wrong to proceed with it. Police have always claimed self-defence over the shooting of the ...