Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba has dismissed as misleading and mere fabrications reports suggesting that government is working on measures aimed at introducing currency and capital controls. Mr. Yamba has also dispelled false assertions that government intends to introduce price controls. In a statement issued to QFM News today, Mr. Yamba has since assured the general public, private sector ...

President Edgar Lungu has been presented with the constitution of Zambia bill no.16 and the constitution amendment bill no.17 of 2015. Clerk of the National Assembly Doris Mwiinga presented the documents to the president on behalf of the Speaker of the National Assembly Patrick Matibini. And speaking after receiving the bills, President Lungu promised to sign the bills into law ...

Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza has urged the public especially Christians to use the Christmas period to emulate Christ’s sacrifice and lifestyle. Reverend Mwanza says it is unfortunate that people misinterpret the celebration of Christmas. He notes that even some church leaders have doctrinal problems with the date of 25th December to celebrate the birth of ...

The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) Zambia Chapter has described 2015 as one of the worst years for the media fraternity. MISA Zambia chairperson Hellen Mwale says the year 2015 has been characterized with increased harassment of journalists. Ms. Mwale notes that her organization has also taken note of the public utterances that have been made against media houses ...

The Grand Coalition on the Campaign for the People Driven Constitution has denied assertions that it intends to engage in partisan politics in the run up to the 2016 general election. Spokesperson Macdonald Chipenzi has argued that the Coalition can only be said to be engaging in partisan politics if the people driven constitution it is pushing for is a ...

UPND vice president for politics Canisius Banda says it wouldn’t be wrong for him to be picked as UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema’s running mate in the 2016 elections. Dr. Banda has however, cautioned the party to be very careful in the manner it handles the issue of the presidential running mate. He says the party’s decision on who should be ...

Banned Uefa president Michel Platini has accused world football’s ethics committee of “sleeping” for four years before barring him from football. Platini and Fifa president Sepp Blatter were ruled to have abused their positions over a £1.3m ($2m) “disloyal payment” made to Platini in 2011. Both men are appealing against eight-year bans issued on Monday. “What was the ethics committee ...

It’s the third part of the Magazine’s quiz of the year. Test your recollection of 2015 over four days with four sets of 12 questions – themed on the lines of “who?”, “what?”, “why?” and “where?” – and a four-part puzzler. Today it’s “why”: 52 weeks, 52 questions: Why…? Why did a Hogmanay reveller’s mode of transport cause police to ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction has charged that the current economic situation in Zambia if not properly managed can severely affect the lives of the poor Zambians negatively. The organization has however recommended that in 2016, an inclusive monitoring and evaluation be designed and implemented for ensuring adherence to defined goals and set targets for acceleration economic diversification and ...

At least 200 civilians have been killed in Russian air strikes in Syria, an Amnesty International report says, quoting witnesses and activists. It says it “researched remotely” more than 25 Russian attacks in five areas between 30 September and 29 November. The findings indicate “serious failures [by Russia] to respect international humanitarian law”, Amnesty says. Moscow has repeatedly denied causing ...