The Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) has launched a 14.87 million Euros project funded by the European Union (EU) designed to construct four new Agricultural Service Centers in Chibombo, Mpongwe, Lundazi and Mbala. Speaking during the signing ceremony this morning, ZNFU Executive Director Ndambo Ndambo says the project will also support a feasibility study for the establishment of a trading ...

The Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ) says it will not allow workers to be threatened with dismissal when there is room for constructive dialogue. FFTUZ President Chingati Msiska in a statement says his union therefore joins the ZCTU in condemning Information Minister Chishimba Kambwili for threatening CBU lecturers with dismissal. Mr Msiska says workers must not be ...

Republican and PF Vice President Inonge Wina has unreservedly apologized on behalf of the ruling party to the people of southern province over the tribal remarks made by Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Chama against the Tonga speaking people. Ms Wina made the apology in Parliament during the vice president’s question time this morning in response to a question by ...

Beijing has been chosen to host the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, beating the bid of Kazakhstan’s Almaty. Having hosted the 2008 Olympics, the Chinese capital will be the first city to host both a summer and winter Games. Beijing and Almaty were considered outsiders when the 2022 bid race opened two years ago. But after a host of European ...

Debris found on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion is “very likely” to be from the missing flight MH370, a top Australian official has told the BBC. Martin Dolan, who heads Australia’s search efforts, also said the operation was continuing “in the right place” in the southern part of the ocean. The wreckage, said to be a wing part, is ...

The Centre for Trade Policy and Development (CTPD) says the country urgently needs to re-look at the economic perception of prospective investors in view of the reduction in investment pledges in the first half of 2015. CTPD Executive Director Isabel Mukelabai notes that in the recent past, the country’s credit rating has been downgraded due to the poor economic outlook ...

President Edgar Lungu has been urged to govern the country beyond political inclination in order to diffuse hate speech in Zambia. Political analyst Neo Simutanyi believes that the hate speech which appears to be on the rise in the country can only end if President Lungu himself initiates the process of ending it. Dr. Simutanyi is calling on President Lungu ...

The National Council for Construction (NCC) has ruled out the review of contractor registration fees on account of economic challenges facing the country. NCC Executive Director Charles Mushota says the registration fees are already low to warrant a further reduction. Mr. Mushota has told Qfm News in an interview the NCC is however aware economic challenges such as the unstable ...

Government has assured people in Eastern province that no one will starve to death following the dry spells experienced in the country in the 2014/2015 farming season. Eastern Province Permanent Secretary Chanda Kasolo has told QFM News via telephone that four teams constituted by the Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU) are in the province to identify vulnerable people who ...

The Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) says Speaker of the National Assembly Dr. Patrick Matibini did not err when he declared the Kasama Central Parliamentary seat which was held by Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba vacant. LAZ President George Chisanga has told QFM News in an exclusive interview that the Speaker of the National Assembly was within the confines of the law ...