Green Party President Peter Sinkamba has called on the Patriotic Front Government to respect opposition political parties. And Mr. Sinkamba has called on his fellow opposition political leaders to embrace democracy as this is a pillar upon which peace and stability will be built. Mr. Sinkamba says there is a need to refocus on the role political parties are playing ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) has attributed the continued engagement of teachers in leakage related activities to lust for money by some teachers. PROTUZ General Secretary Albert Muyembe has told QFM News that the union is deeply saddened that despite many attempts to stop teachers from engaging in such illegal activities they have continued to do so. Mr. ...

The opposition United Party for National Development has doubted the PF Government’s capacity to save jobs in the mining industry. And the opposition political party says it has been vindicated when it suggested that President Lungu’s trip to the Copperbelt was fruitless as seen from the continued job losses in the mining sector. UPND Spokesperson Edwin Lifwekelo says the laying ...

The Zambia Revenue Authority (ZRA) says tax revenue collections have in the last three years performed favorably against parliament target averaging at 4.2%. In a presentation at a media training workshop organized by Actionaid Zambia in Lusaka today, ZRA senior economist for policy and coordination research and planning department Yenda Shamabobo says over the last three years, tax revenue to ...

Government has reaffirmed its commitment to creating more than 500, 000 jobs by 2016 through the industrialization and value addition strategies. Republican Vice President Inonge Wina says in order to achieve this, government is open to ideas and best practices of incentivizing the upcoming women and youth entrepreneurs so that government can create more jobs and wealth and consequently deliver ...

President Edgar Lungu has disclosed that government has begun the process of reviewing the legal framework for strengthening Zambia’s intellectual property system. President Lungu says this is being done by the introduction of five bills to Parliament next year. He states that the bills are aimed at consolidating the law with regards traditional folklore, patents, trademarks, integrated circuits and industrial ...

Government has disclosed that a number of mining companies have informed government about their intentions to lay off workers due to operational challenges in the mining sector. And government says it has no intentions to nationalize mines where the owners want to lay off workers. Labour and Social Security Deputy Minister Alfridah Kansembe says official notification have been received by ...

UPND Members of Parliament for the second time today stayed away from Parliamentary proceedings in protest to what they are calling continued mutilation of Zambians rights. The UPND MPs have vowed to continue walking out from Parliament until the rights of the citizens stop being infringed upon by the Zambia Police. The MPs say they are determined to carry on ...

The French national anthem – La Marseillaise – will be played before this weekend’s Premier League matches. A choral version will be played after the coin toss, with players from both teams coming together with match officials in the centre circle. Premier League chief executive Richard Scudamore described it as an act of “solidarity and remembrance” after the Paris attacks ...

High-profile lawyer Gloria Allred says she has been contacted by exes of Charlie Sheen after he revealed he had HIV. The star told a TV interview on Tuesday he was diagnosed four years ago. Allred confirmed she had been “contacted by women with reference to Charlie Sheen and their rights. I have no comment on what will happen next.” In ...