Speaker of the National Assembly, Patrick Matibini, says Members of Parliament are in vantage position to contribute to the shaping, advancement and implementation of sustainable development agenda. Addressing the Fourth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament convened by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in cooperation with the United Nations at the UN Headquarters, Dr. Matibini said Members of Parliament could crucially ...

Ministry of Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Dr Chileshe Mulenga has disclosed that Phase two of the mobile issuance of National Registration Cards will be launched tomorrow Friday, 4th September, 2015. Dr Mulenga says Phase two of the mobile issuance of NRC’s will cover Eastern, Lusaka, Southern and Western provinces. In a statement released to QFM News,Dr Mulenga says the ministry ...

State House says President Edgar Lungu has proved that he is capable of handling any crisis and is fully in charge of the affairs of the state. Special Assistant to the President for Press and Public Relations Amos Chanda says this is evidenced by how President Lungu has been able to handle crisis after crisis within his early days of ...

BEYONCE really loves to keep people guessing doesn’t she? The Drunk In Love singer refused to comment on her first pregnancy for months before finally making the big reveal live on TV, and now it appears that she could be at it again. Jay Z’s wife has shared some pictures of herself in a gorgeous flowy white dress, and some have ...

Hungary’s leader is due in Brussels for talks on the migrant crisis, with thousands still stranded at a Budapest railway station. Since Tuesday, migrants have been prevented from boarding trains there amid disagreement over EU policy. Many in Budapest have tickets and want to travel north, but Hungary, led by anti-immigrant Prime Minister Viktor Orban, says it is enforcing EU ...

China has held a lavish parade in Beijing to mark the defeat of Japan in World War Two, showcasing its military might on an unprecedented scale. President Xi Jinping in his opening speech paid tribute to “the Chinese people who unwaveringly fought hard and defeated aggression” from Japan. He also said the People’s Liberation Army would be reduced by 300,000 ...

The United Party for National Development (UPND) has charged that civil and political rights of Zambians are being abused by those in authority. UPND Chairman for Rural Development Mapani Moono tells QFM News that it is worrying that slowly these rights are being abused more especially by the Police, yet human rights defenders are quiet about it. Mr. Moono says ...

Former Deputy Minister of transport and communication in the Fredrick Chiluba administration Alfred Ndhlovu has echoed calls for President Edgar Lungu to hold a press conference on the challenges facing the country. Mr. Ndhlovu says the President has the responsibility to explain to the nation how he intends to address these challenges. He says it is not right for the ...

Zambia midfielder Chisamba Lungu says it will be inexcusable not to pick up the three points in Nairobi this Sunday. Zambia face Kenya on September 6 away in a 2017 Africa Cup Group E qualifier. Group E is all square will Kenya, Zambia, Congo-Brazzaville and Guinea-Bissau all on one point each after playing their opening qualifying matches last June. Zambia ...

Zambia coach George Lwandamina is sweating on the availability of Israeli-based duo of defender Emmanuel Mbola and striker Evans Kangwa. Mbola and Kangwa of Hapoel Ra’anana have both failed to join camp with just 48 hours before Zambia leave for Nairobi ahead of Sunday’s 2017 Africa Cup Group E qualifier away against Kenya. Mbola and Kangwa are the remaining foreign-based ...