Kitwe based NGO Beautiful Gates Zambia has commended President Lungu for finally rewarding the people of southern province with a full Cabinet Minister from province. Beautiful Gates Executive Director Bill Kaping’a says his organization has analyzed and come to the realization that President Lungu is in fact running an all inclusive government comprising of Cabinet Ministers from all regions of ...

The opposition UPND Lusaka District Youth Wing has expressed gratitude to government for launching the Revised National Youth Policy and Action Plan on Youth empowerment and Employment. UPND Lusaka District Youth Wing vice secretary Otis Bwalya says they believe that if well implemented, the two documents will reduce high poverty levels and unemployment among youths in Zambia. Mr. Bwalya has ...

The Engineering Institute of Zambia (EIZ) says Zambia is still lagging behind in terms of skills development to contribute meaningfully to the expansion of the economy. Speaking during the ongoing 43rd World Skills International (WSI) conference in São Paulo, Brazil, which has attracted over 74 countries and 1,120 participants, competing in 50 disciplines, EIZ President and World Skills Zambia Official ...

Zambia has been awarded the opportunity to become the first African country to host the board meeting of the Worldwide Green Climate Fund (GCF). Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba says the choice of Zambia as the host of the gathering of over 300 delegates is in recognition of the country’s positive image in the international community. Mr Yamba says ...

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Jack Wilshere is due to return from an ankle injury in two weeks. Wilshere, 23, suffered a hairline fracture to his right ankle in training on 1 August and it was thought he could miss up to two months. But Wenger said the England midfielder’s expected recovery time was four weeks and he is “on ...

An Oscar statuette that changed hands last year for $79,200 (£50,726) can be reclaimed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for just $10 (£6.40), a Los Angeles judge has ruled. The ruling was made after an agreement was reached between the Academy and Nate D Sanders, an auction house that specialises in movie memorabilia. The golden statuette ...

Finance Bank Zambia has clarified that the purposes of the litigation in which it is claiming US$3 million from the Development Bank of Zambia over the debt Zambian Airways had contracted from FBZ in 2008 was to enforce the indemnity pledged by the Development Bank of Zambia. FBZ Acting Board Chairman William Nyirenda in a statement issued to QFM News ...

The massive explosions in China’s northern city of Tianjin are now known to have killed at least 50 people. More than 700 have been injured and hospitals are struggling to cope with the number of casualties. The blasts, at a warehouse storing toxic chemicals, destroyed tower blocks and burned out thousands of cars. The fireball could be seen from space. ...

Government has reiterated its commitment to improving the quality of infrastructure through acquisition of modern equipment to furnish Zambia’s standardization laboratories. Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says government is mindful that Zambia’s industry needs to have access to an internationally recognized, but supportive national quality infrastructure that can provide the required independent evidence of product compliance. Ms. Mwanakatwe ...

Health Minster Dr. Joseph Kasonde has observed that the landscape of health research in Zambia has improved. Dr. Kasonde has commended Pharmacists for supplementing government’s efforts of providing equity of access to cost effective, quality health care as close to the family as possible. He has further commended Pharmacists for embracing the challenges of research in Zambia, and has encouraged ...