Ndola District Commissioner Rebby Chanda is saddened with the move taken by Zambezi Portland cement to lay off 47 workers. Mr. Chanda says the firing of workers is a setback to employment creation. Mr. Chanda however, says government will seek dialogue with management and negotiate on the best way forward. He is hopeful that management will understand the concerns of ...

The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has commended the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for heeding to its advice to have the remaining pending by elections held on the same date. Fodep Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi says it is encouraging to learn that there are still state institutions that listen to the concerns of the people. Mr. Chipenzi says there ...

Outgoing British High Commissioner to Zambia James Thornton has observed that Zambia’s enormous potential can be realized if there is a clearer long-term strategy for national growth. In a statement issued to QFM News today, on the eve of his tour of duty to Zambia, Mr Thornton states that Zambia’s potential can further be realized if there is a willingness ...

The Jesuit Centre for Theological Reflection (JCTR) says government’s delay in announcing the maize floor price is hurting small scale farmers. JCTR Director Fr Leonard Chiti has since appealed to government take into consideration the interest of the farmers and announce the floor price. He says the delay to announce the maize floor price shows lack of concern by the ...

Athletes could be falsely accused of cheating if blood data is not analysed correctly, the head of UK Anti-Doping (Ukad) has warned. The Sunday Times  published data from 5,000 athletes, which it says reveals an “extraordinary extent of cheating”. But Ukad chief executive Nicole Sapstead says other factors must be taken into account to ensure accuracy. “You can’t just look ...

A fancy-dress retailer is appealing against a ruling it must surrender its starwars.co.uk web address to Disney. For more than a decade, the Berkshire-based company has used the address to direct shoppers to a Star Wars section of its Jokers’ Masquerade store. But in July, Nominet, which oversees .uk domains, backed Disney’s ownership claim. The last time anyone successfully appealed ...

Six members of the security forces have been killed in a series of attacks in Turkey amid rising tension between the government and Kurdish militants. In south-eastern Sirnak province, four police officers were killed by a roadside bomb and a soldier died when gunmen fired on a military helicopter. In Istanbul, a police officer was killed in clashes after a ...

Inspector General of Police Stella Libongani has dismissed claims by former Lubansenshi Member of Parliament Patrick Mucheleka that Police officers want leadership change in 2016. Reacting to a story in today’s edition of the Post headlined “Police Officers,like everyone else,want political leadership change in 2016 – Mucheleka, Ms Libonga says Mr Mucheleka’s statement is unfounded. Ms Libongani state that police ...

Chief Justice Irene Mambilima says there is need to revitalize the use of mediation as one of the means of reducing the backlog of cases and ensuring speedy dispensation of justice. Speaking during the re-launch of the court annexed mediation settlement week in Lusaka this morning, Justice Mambilima noted that in the recent past, court annexed mediation has gone into ...

Siavonga District Commissioner Lovemore Kanyama has congratulated Radio Qfm for extending its broadcasting services to the District on 96.3 FM. Mr. Kanyama says what the Lusaka based Radio station has done to extend its broadcast signal to Siavonga is the kind of development the people of Siavonga need. He has told Qfm News by telephone that the people of Siavonga ...