The President’s Special Assistant for Political Affairs Kaizer Zulu has been advised to consider stepping down in view of the court case he is currently facing. Mr. Zulu is being encouraged to do so with the view of relieving State House of the unnecessary pressure of not having to access his services. PF youths in Lusaka have advised Mr. Zulu ...

The Drug Enforcement Commission (DEC) in Muchinga Province has arrested seven people for trafficking in more than 500 bundles of Miraa. Those arrested and jointly charged include Estalla Bwalya, 43, a Business woman of Ntindi village in Nakonde District, Steven Maloba, 42, also of Ntindi village, Charity Nachamba, 22, of Chiyanga village and Catherine Nakamba, 34, of Chiyanga village in ...

Former Commerce Minister Felix Mutati has observed that the announced the 2016 K53.14 billion national budget does not give hope Zambia will cross over the current economic crisis. Mr. Mutati thinks that the Finance Minister Alexander Chikwanda has presented a routine budget which has no impact on the ordinary people of Zambia. He has told Qfm News that this is ...

England made it nine wins out of nine in their Euro 2016 qualifying campaign with a comfortable win over Estonia at Wembley. Roy Hodgson’s side have already qualified for France next summer and even without injured captain Wayne Rooney were able to dismiss Estonia with barely an anxious moment. Rooney received a Golden Boot from Sir Bobby Charlton before kick-off ...

Former Antiques Roadshow host Hugh Scully has died at the age of 72. Scully joined the BBC as a freelance journalist in 1965 and hosted the BBC’s Nationwide before presenting Antiques Roadshow with Arthur Negus from 1981. He resigned from the BBC One show in 2000 to join an internet auction company launching an antiques business. Former Nationwide presenter Sue ...

Russia has agreed to resume talks with the US on air safety during Syria bombing campaigns, says the Pentagon. The talks “are likely to take place as soon as this weekend,” said press secretary Peter Cook. There have been concerns that there could be an accidental clash as the two countries pursue separate bombing campaigns over Syria. The US and ...

Liuwa Member of Parliament Situmbeko Musokotwane says certain infrastructure development projects started by the MMD Government have been abandoned in his constituency. Dr. Musokotwane has cited the construction of Libonda High school as one such project that has been neglected. He tells Qfm News that he has taken note that as far back as 2011, no further construction works have ...

Government has been urged to expedite the recruitment process for 5,000 teachers. Zambia National Union of Teachers(ZNUT)North-Western province General Secretary, James Musolokoto says government should speedy up the process owing to the low staffing levels in the education sector. Mr. Musolokoto says rural schools are the most affected with teachers in those areas being made to toil. He states that ...

People’s Party President Mike Mulongoti says a focus on the insurance industry can help transform the Zambian economy. He says insurance companies have often been instrumental to the growth of several economies in the world and can also help improve the country’s economy that has continued deteriorate. Mr Mulongoti says the Insurance market has enormous potential, especially as reforms take ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) says it shares the frustration expressed by Auditor General Anna Chifungula over the failure by law enforcement agencies to prosecute perpetrators of misappropriation of public funds. TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu says his organization thinks it is high time controlling officers who fail to account for public funds started being dismissed. Mr. Lungu has particularly called ...