President Edgar Lungu has directed the Ministry of Local Government and Housing to work in close collaboration with the royal establishment in land administration. President Lungu says illegal land acquisition has affected the country’s development and hence the need to address it. The president said this when he paid a courtesy call on senior Chieftainess Nkomesha Mukambo II. And Chieftainess ...

The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) has requested President Lungu to dismiss the petition by Heritage Party Leader Brigadier General Godfrey Miyanda for lack of merit. YALI Governance Advisor Isaac Mwanza tells QFM News in an interview that his organization is sadden that General Miyanda could blatantly accuse Justice Minister Ngosa Simbyakula as having failed to provide leadership when Government ...

The ruling PF is dismayed by the UN human rights experts to criticize President Edgar Lungu for pardoning Clifford Dimba who was convicted of the rape and his appointment as an ambassador in the fight against gender violence. PF Media Committee and Publicity Vice Chairman Sunday Chanda in a statement says it is expected that international media should be above board ...

The Prisoner Reintegration and Empowerment Organization (PREO) has commended President Edgar Lungu for pardoning five hundred and two (502) convicted prisoners on the occasion to commemorate Christmas Day. PREO Director Derrick Malumo has however encouraged government to go a mile further by also empowering the pardoned prisoners. Mr. Malumo has told QFM News via telephone that prisoners fail to cope ...

Republican President Edgar Lungu has pardoned five hundred and two (502) convicted prisoners on the occasion to commemorate Christmas Day. President Lungu, in exercise of his Prerogative of Mercy pursuant to Article 59 (d) of the Constitution of Zambia, CAP 1 of the Laws of Zambia, has signed the Order of Release. The pardoned inmates who include two prisoners aged ...

Government has assured Zambians that they will be no load shading today Christmas day, on New Years Eve and on New Year’s Day. Energy and Water Development Minister Dora Siliya says her ministry will strive in 2016 to reduce the electricity power deficit citing that she is pleased that the first unit of Itezhi Tezhi was successful commissioned today. Ms. ...

Siavonga District Commissioner Lovemore Kanyama has advised stakeholders condemning the gesture by First Lady in helping the vulnerable people in the country. Mr. Kanyama says he finds it strange for certain stakeholders to condemn the charity works by the First Lady when the past First Ladies were doing the same works. He says there is nothing wrong in the First ...

Mandemvu PF Constituency Chairman Joseph Tamba says there is no single opposition political party in Zambia that can unseat the PF from office in next year’s general elections. Mr. Tamba says the people of Zambia have so many reasons of keeping the ruling PF in office. Mr. Tamba says the continued claims by the opposition UPND that the PF is ...

The University Teaching Hospital (UTH) has recorded 27 Christmas babies born between midnight to 8; 00 hours on 25th December, 2015. UTH Public Relations Officer Mwenya Mulenga says of the 27, thirteen are girls and 14 are boys. Mr. Mulenga has told QFM News via telephone that all the babies are with their mothers. And First Lady Esther Lungu is ...

NORTH West has become one of the biggest style icons of 2015, and she’s only 2 years old. But with the birth of her baby brother, Saint West, earlier this month, it’s not totally crazy to assume the newborn will become the face of fashion everywhere next year. Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are yet to release a picture of their ...