Chief Chikanta of the Tonga speaking people of Kalomo district is happy with the various developmental projects initiated by the government and other stakeholders in his chiefdom. Chief Chikanta says the construction of schools and clinics is progressing well and will be completed before the end of this year. He has since thanked the Government, World Vision Zambia and other ...

Isoka District Commissioner Major Joe Siwila says the District has so far received about 25, 000 bags of Compound D fertilizer. Major Siwila is hopeful that the whole allocation of Compound D fertilizer to the district will be delivered by the deadline of September. He notes that government has demonstrated commitment in ensuring that farmers get the farming inputs right ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) in Eastern Province says its analysis of the national action plan for youth empowerment and employment and national youth policy recently launched shows that government thoroughly evaluated the past performance of the 2006 National Youth Policy. CSPR Eastern Province Coordinator Maxson Nkhoma says they have discovered that in the recently launched youth action ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has been advised to call for an urgent national dialogue meeting aimed at resolving the challenges the country is grappling with. Caritas Zambia Head of Programs Eugene Kabilika says it will be difficult for President Lungu to win next year’s General election if he fails to improve the country’s struggling economy. Mr. Kabilika says the only ...

Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) President Nevers Mumba has charged that the 2016 National Budget to be unveiled this October will be a campaign budget. Dr Mumba says the Patriotic Front’s preoccupation right now is the 2016 general election. He says the people of Zambia are not going to eat elections, but want the many issues affecting them to be ...

The Patriotic Front (PF) government has been reminded that the ultimate price it will pay if it continues not listen to what people want is being voted out in 2016. Opposition Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) President Charles Milupi says the PF government should therefore realize that in a Democracy like Zambia, people speak through opposition political parties. Mr ...

The ruling Patriotic Front has pledged to conduct violence free campaigns in the Lubansenshi Parliamentary by-election slated for September 24th. PF Lubansenshi Deputy Campaign Manager Frank Bwalya says his party has resolved to ensure its cadres do not engage in any conduct that is likely to breach the peace and order in the area. Father Bwalya has told Qfm News ...

Hungarian police say they have arrested four people over the discovery of the bodies of 71 migrants, thought to be Syrian, in a lorry in Austria. Three of those arrested are Bulgarian and one is Afghan. The victims included 59 men, eight women and four children who are thought to have been dead for about two days. The decomposing bodies ...

JUSTIN Bieber has left fans in a stir after finally releasing his new single. What Do You Mean was released today by the Biebs, and his Beliebers already can’t get enough of it. Selena Gomez‘s ex teased his social media followers with a countdown ahead of sharing his brand new track, featuring some familiar faces. Justin finally posted the video out on ...

Zambia coach George Lwandamina has explained his decision to drop TP Mazembe forward Given Singuluma for next month’s 2017 Africa Cup qualifier away against Kenya. Singuluma is conspicuously missing from the 13-member list of foreign-based call-ups summoned for the September 6 clash in Nairobi. The Mazembe striker has not disappointed for Zambia since ending his three-year Chipolopolo exile last August ...