President Edgar Lungu has reiterated Zambia’s commitment to ensuring the use of evidence-based priority setting and targeted mechanisms with a view to achieve inclusive socio-economic development. And President Lungu says Zambia being a least developed and landlocked developing country, will require support in completing the unfinished business of the Millennium Development Goal (MGDs). He says this is especially in the ...

Opposition ADD president Charles Milupi has observed that the Barotseland Agreement of 1964 issue is still the single most critical governance problem that Zambia presently faces. Mr. Milupi notes that this is given the dishonest with which successive government have treated the issue. He has told Qfm News in an interview that the Barotseland Agreement issue has however started gathering ...

President Edgar Lungu says Zambia’s economic growth is not sufficient to reduce poverty and unemployment because the major share of the growth is exports of raw materials. President Lungu notes that the export of raw materials is also what renders African countries like Zambia vulnerable to external shocks and commodity price fluctuations. He has observed that the weak manufacturing base ...

The ruling PF Lusaka Province leadership has hailed its party’s victory in the Lubansenshi parliamentary by election. The PF Lusaka Province leadership has also congratulated the Opposition UPND for scooping the Solwezi West Parliamentary seat. In an interview with Qfm News PF Lusaka provincial publicity and information secretary Stanley Chiumya says the victory in Lubansenshi constituency is an indication of ...

Ruling PF Chingola based Members of Parliament have been cautioned to treasure their present status in Parliament as it may be their last. NAREP president Elias Chipimo Junior has particularly cautioned Nchanga Member Wylbur Simuusa and his Chingola counterpart Joseph Katema to be wary of their stay in Parliament may soon come to end. Mr. Chipimo says because the Mr. ...

Opposition FDD president Edith Nawakwi says she is still doubtful the PF government has the capacity to effectively manage Zambia’s energy sector. Ms Nawakwi, who is also Former Energy minister, thinks that the PF government lacks planning strategies that can grow the country’s energy sector. She has also regretted that ZESCO is currently not operating efficiently. Ms. Nawakwi believes that ...