The Anti-Voter Apathy Project (AVAP) has commended the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) for conducting the mobile voter registration exercise without major challenges. AVAP Executive Director Richwell Mulwani says his organisation is pleased that the mobile voter registration exercise which came to an end yesterday, went on well without complications. He says the exercise has been a great success and ...

The ruling Patriotic Front has dismissed as nonsense reports that it has been mobilising Malawian nationals to register as voters in the just ended mobile voter registration exercise in Eastern province. PF Central Committee Chairperson for Information Frank Bwalya says such reports are only a perpetration of political parties that have foreseen their defeat in the 2016 general election. Father ...

President Edgar Lungu is tomorrow expected in Northern Province to commission the 381 km 330KV Pensulo-Kasama electricity transmission line. ZESCO Spokesperson Henry Kapata has told QFM News that the $153 million project will increase the power transfer capacity and quality of supply to the three provinces of Nothern,Luapula and Muchinga provinces. Mr. Kapata says increased economic activity in the three ...

Government is saddened that despite interventions to curb road traffic accidents, Zambia is still among countries in Southern Africa with high rates of road fatalities and injuries. Speaking during the launch of the Road Safety Week in Lusaka today, Transport and Communications Deputy Minister James Kapyanga says government is sad that Zambia is losing close to 1, 200 people on ...

The Law Association of Zambia has strongly condemned recent attack on media freedom in the country. LAZ President George Chisanga in a statement made available to QFM News says the recent attacks on Breeze FM following its featuring of opposition political leaders airing dissenting political views and the physical attacks on journalists from some private media perceived to be critical ...

Arsenal will face holders Barcelona in the Champions League last 16. Chelsea have been drawn against Paris St-Germain for the third consecutive season, while Manchester City face Dynamo Kiev. Roma versus Real Madrid and Juventus, last year’s beaten finalists, against Bayern Munich are two of the standout matches in the draw. First legs are scheduled to take place on 16-17 ...

When foxes discovered little penguins on a small Australian island, they nearly wiped the colony out. But a farmer came up with a novel way to protect the birds – and the story has been made into a hit film. As a premise for a film, think Lassie meets Babe meets Pingu. What’s not to like? Middle Island, a beautiful, ...

The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has described the migrant crisis as “an historic test” for Europe. Defending her policy on migrants at the annual conference of her CDU party, Mrs Merkel said that Germany was standing by its humanitarian duties. But she said the flow of migrants would be reduced – a step that some members of the party have ...

Gender Minister Nkandu Luo says her ministry is considering coming up with a bill that will make sexual offences such defilement and rape non bailable. Professor Luo says this is in an effort to deter perpetrators of sexual violence. She says will ensure that the Sexual Violence Bill is enacted into law in three months time, stating that it is ...

The Zambia Cooperatives Federation (ZCF) has stressed the need for the country to promote Agro processing activities in rural areas. ZCF Director General James Chirwa says this is in order for the rural population to benefit from the agricultural development. Mr. Chirwa says development should be all inclusive, adding urban areas have already received more development than the rural parts ...