Republican President Edgar Lungu has been urged to be bold and confront individuals in the ruling party trying to frustrate his government by bringing to their attention his concerns. Reacting to the President Lungu’s revelation that there are some members in the ruling party criticizing him and his administration with the view of seeing the ruling Patriotic Front defeated in ...

Moomba Constituency aspiring Member of Parliament Roy Hamalyangombe has bemoaned the high cases of child marriages in the constituency. Mr. Hamalyangombe tells QFM News via telephone that there is need for the traditional leadership, church leaders and other relevant stakeholders to join hands and save children from being married off at a tender age. Mr. Hamalyangombe states that the issue ...

The opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) in Livingstone district is concerned by the delay to commence the mobile issuance of NRC in the district. UPND Livingstone District Spokesperson Nato Halwabala says his party is concerned that the mobile issuance exercise which was supposed to start on Wednesday last week has not yet started. Mr. Halwabala has told Qfm ...

Teachers affiliated to the Zambia National Union of Zambia (ZNUT) have been urged to be patient with the ongoing negotiations for improved conditions of service. Zambia National Union of Teachers (ZNUT) Public Relations Manager Joe Kasaka says the union is engaged in serious negotiations with government for improved conditions of service. Mr. Kasaka adds that the negotiations have reached an ...

The opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) says Zambians should be worried with the dwindling copper production in the country. FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza tells QFM News that this is considering the great economic risk to the nation. Mr. Mwanza says the only solution to save the nation from plunging into economic chaos is to remove the PF Government ...

The Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ZACCI) says is acknowledges government measures in tariff reforms to attract investment in the energy sector. Speaking during an Economic Association of Zambia (EAZ) discussion forum on the economic cost of load shedding in Lusaka last evening, ZACCI vice president services Chabuka Kawesha however says they are waiting to see what the tariff ...

US Ambassador to Zambia Eric Schultz has urged Government to keep the ban on hunting big casts and elephants in place until it is established that the numbers support a resumption of hunting. Ambassador Schultz who earlier this month visited the South Luangwa National Park notes in a statement issued to QFM News that the best way to establish how ...

Defending champions Zesco United chase a rare six-pointer over Red Arrows when the two sides meet this Saturday at Nkoloma Stadium in Lusaka. The last time Zesco picked up back-to-back wins over Arrows was in the 2007 season en-route to lifting their debut league title. This season, Zesco won the first leg match 3-2 on April 24 in Ndola in ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ordered his frontline troops to be on a war footing, state media says, after an exchange of fire with the South across their heavily fortified border. The KCNA report said Mr Kim declared a “semi-state of war” at an emergency meeting late Thursday. It threatened action unless Seoul ends its anti-Pyongyang border broadcasts. The ...

Green Party President Peter Sinkamba is worried with the way opposition politicians are providing checks and balances to the government. Mr. Sinkamba has observed that politics in Zambia has been reduced to petty issues, insults and demeaning others. He says opposition politicians are supposed to provide government with alternative solutions to the challenges the country is grappling with. Mr. Sinkamba ...