People in the country have been reminded not to lose sight of the current constitution making process. Opposition National Democratic Party (NDP) president Tentani Mwanza is calling upon people to take keen interest in ensuring that all progressive clauses of the final draft constitution are upheld. Mr. Mwanza says as a party that supported the inclusion of progressive clauses in ...

The opposition Rainbow Party has called on President Edgar Lungu to dissolve parliament and call for fresh early elections because the PF government has allegedly lamentably failed. And the Rainbow Party says it is irresponsible for the PF government to say there is nothing they can do regarding the load shedding currently being experienced in the country when they gave ...

Ruling Patriotic Front (PF) Secretary General Davis Chama says his party has scooped the Malambo, Mulobezi and Petauke Central Parliamentary by-elections because of its campaign message. Mr. Chama says the PF sold the best message to the people because it read the mood on the ground that electorates were not interested in campaigns of violence but issue based campaigns. He ...

Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has observed that Zambia cannot afford to cut down on missions abroad when it is still a developing country. Mr. Kalaba says this is because missions abroad are the entry point of Foreign Direct Investments (FDIs) it is using to grow the economy. He has explained to Qfm News by telephone that as a developing ...

Former president Rupiah Banda’s lawyer Sakwiba Sikota says Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali is trading on quicksand to insist that Mr. Banda is corrupt. Mr. Sikota suspects that Mr. Tayali does not however know this fact. He states that by insisting that Mr. Banda is corrupt in spite of his being cleared of the charge of Abuse of Authority ...

ngland were knocked out of the Women’s World Cup in heartbreaking fashion as Laura Bassett’s injury-time own goal sent holders Japan into Sunday’s final. The Lionesses were attempting to reach their first World Cup final and only England’s second after the men’s team’s victory in 1966. They looked on course to take the Olympic silver medallists to extra time after ...

Soul star Lionel Richie is heading to number one as he enjoys a post-Glastonbury sales boost. Fans and converts have been snapping up his greatest hits album, The Definitive Collection, in the wake of Sunday’s televised performance. As a result, the 2003 album is in pole position in the official midweek chart update – a jump of 103 places. “When ...

An Afghan appeals court has quashed death sentences imposed on four men for their part in the mob killing of a young woman in Kabul in March. The woman, Farkhunda, was attacked at an Islamic shrine after being falsely accused of burning a copy of the Koran. She was stoned to death, her body was run over by a car ...

Independent Lubansenshi Member of Parliament Patrick Mucheleka says the biggest challenge people in his constituency are grappling with is increased poverty levels. Mr. Mucheleka says most of the people in the area depend on agriculture for their livelihoods, but that access to the agriculture market is hampered by the poor state of feeder roads. He adds that this is also ...

The Zambia Youths Association in the Fight Against Corruption (ZYAFAC) has received with mixed feelings the clearance of former President Rupiah Banda of the charge of Abuse of Authority of Office. ZYFAC Executive Director Rickson Kanema says this is because there are so many issues his organisation has taken note of with regards how the court case was handled. Mr. ...