Former Finance Minister Ng’andu Magande has observed the need for special measures to be put in place to restore the Zambian economy on a path of growth. Mr. Magande is concerned that given the economic challenges of power deficits and the hike in the fuel price it will not be possible for the economy to realize the projected growth for ...

Civil rights activist Brebner Changala says it is frightening that the Zambia Police and the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) are failing to curb electoral violence in the country. And Mr. Changala has observed that political violence in the country has continued in the country because of the practice ferrying political cadres to areas where elections are taking place. Mr. ...

The voter apathy that has continued to characterize elections in Zambia has been attributed to the outdated voter register. The Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) has observed that for the fact that the current voter register was recorded in 2011 it is possible that its figures are not the actual number of voters in the country. Executive Director MacDonald Chipenzi ...

A 53-year-old man in Kabwe has been sentenced to 8 years imprisonment for trafficking in cannabis. Robert Chilufya, 53, a Peasant farmer of Chilufya village in Luano District was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Commission in Central Province for trafficking in loose cannabis weighing 683.3kg. He has been sentenced to 8 years imprisonment with hard labour by the Principal Resident ...

Political activist Dante Saunders has charged that the people of Zambia are currently caught between rock and hard place with respect governance. Mr. Saunders says people are in a dilemma of choosing to allow the current government to continue in office or to go for an early general election. He has told Qfm News by telephone that the fix is ...

The Non- Governmental Organizations’ coordinating council (NGOCC) has appealed to the office of Director of Public Prosecutions to reexamine the case involving former Kitwe mayor Divo Katete. Katete, 41, was facing charges in the courts of law for having unlawful carnal knowledge of a girl below the age of 16 contrary to Section 138 sub-section 1 of the Penal Code ...

Government has been advised against downplaying the impact that the current prices of energy will have on Zambia’s end year GDP. Economic analyst Yusuf Dodia thinks that the fact that price of petrol has gone up and there is short supply of electricity there will be a direct impact on the productivity of the country. Mr. Dodia who is also ...

Rugby Championship: Australia v New Zealand Australia: (3) 27 Tries: Kepu, Ashley-Cooper, White Pens: Giteau, White Cons: Giteau 2, White New Zealand: (6) 19 Tries: Milner-Skudder 2 Pens: Carter 3 Nic White’s late scoring burst gave Australia victory over New Zealand to claim the Rugby Championship in Sydney. The scrum-half came off the bench, kicked a penalty and converted his ...

Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton has denied the group have agreed to reunite for a tour next year. The Sun reported four of the five band members would be getting back together in 2016 – without Victoria Beckham – for an international tour. But on her radio show, Bunton insisted “nothing’s happening at the moment”. Journalist Dan Wootton, who broke ...

A major US conservative forum has dropped Donald Trump as a speaker, saying it was unacceptable for him to suggest that a journalist was tough on him because she was menstruating. Mr Trump said Megyn Kelly of Fox News “had blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever“. Ms Kelly challenged him on remarks he made ...