The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) says government should take responsibility for the riotous behavior by University of Zambia students on Wednesday over their withheld exam results. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza says his organization does not understand why government is delaying paying lecturers leading to the students’ riotous behavior. Mr. Mwanza has told Qfm News that YALI feels government ...

UPND Bweengwa Member of Parliament Highvie Hamududu says revelations by Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili that there civil servants who are underperforming in government is good reason to enact a law on performance. Mr Hamududu says under performance in the civil service is now becoming a source of great concern. He notes that it is also possible that government is ...

Southampton midfielder Victor Wanyama is focused on playing for Kenya in Sunday’s African Nations Cup qualifier against Zambia after his recent transfer move to Tottenham fell through. The Kenya skipper also said he looked forward to resuming his game with Southampton after playing for his country against Zambia and in the midweek friendly against Equatorial Guinea in Nairobi. Wanyama joined ...

Zambia national football team coach George Landwamina has announced a 23-man squad for the 2017 Africa Cup on Nations against Kenya on Sunday. The match is scheduled for Nyayo Stadium in Nairobi on Sunday, September 6 with a scheduled kick-off time of 3pm CAT. Landwamina has listed eight foreign based players, including Collins Mbesuma who returns to the fold for ...

People’s Party President Mike Mulongoti has charged that it will take time to repair the economic damage the PF Government has allegedly caused to the nation. Mr. Mulongoti says the Patriotic Front should admit that they have failed to move the country forward. Meanwhile Mr. Mulongoti says his priority will be to fight corruption if elected President. He says corruption ...

Munali Constituency Member of Parliament Professor Nkandu Luo has been advised to revamp the recreation facilities in her constituency so that youths can have something to do. Patrick Mungo, who is Munali Constituency aspiring Member of Parliament, says the youth in the area deserve the best recreation facilities. He notes that if youths have nothing to do due to lack ...

Government has noted the absence of specialized healthcare in most parts of the country especially in remote areas where access to health is a challenge due to long distances patients have to cover to reach health facilities. Ministry of Defence acting Permanent Secretary Ranford Simumbwe says it is for this reason that the American International Health Alliance in partnership with ...

The Human Rights Commission has reaffirmed its commitment to promotion of human rights in the country by engaging all stakeholders. Commission Chief Information, Education and Training Officer, Mweelwa Muleya has told QFM News that it is for this reason that the commission saw it fit to create a web platform that will enable the people report any violation of human ...

The Anti- Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) has hailed the generally peaceful conduct of campaigns by political players ahead of the Lubansenshi parliamentary by-election which will be held on 24th September. AVAP Executive Director Richwell Mulwani has told Qfm News that this is despite a few complaints against certain political parties pertaining to how they are conducting themselves. Mr Mulwani says ...

Fourth Revolution party President Erick Chanda has charged that the country is headed for economic turmoil at the rate the Kwacha is losing value against major currencies. Mr Chanda notes that at no time has the local currency reached its lowest point as the case is at the moment. He says this is worrying, as soon the Kwacha might enter ...