Green Party President Peter Sinkamba says it will be very difficult for any political party to rig the forthcoming elections. Mr. Sinkamba says the people of Zambia will not allow their will to be manipulated. He has since advised fellow political parties to respect the will of the people to prevail in the August elections and not impose their own ...

The Civil Society for Poverty Reduction (CSPR) has urged government to invest in irrigation schemes and construction of dams in view of the changing rainfall pattern in the country. CSPR Civic Participation and Advocacy Programme Officer Maxson Nkhoma tells QFM News that the prolonged dry spells being experienced in the country will exacerbate the poverty levels in the country. He ...

Opposition Alliance for Democracy and Development (ADD) president Charles Milupi says this year’s general election calls for the opposition to work together. Mr. Milupi says now is the time for the opposition to form an alliance whose focus once in government should be to recognize and address the economic challenges the Country is facing. In an interview with Qfm News, ...

The Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia (EFZ) has expressed concern at deteriorating levels of political maturity in the country. EFZ Executive Director Pukuta Mwanza says stakeholders expected political players to use moderate language by now and not what is obtaining where hate speech is the order of the day. He says it is for this reason that the Church is organizing ...

Secondary School Teachers Union of Zambia (SESTUZ) has welcomed government’s directive for all government boarding and day schools to have fixed school fees. Speaking to ZANIS in a telephone interview in Lusaka, SESTUZ General Secretary Emmanuel Zulu says it is a welcome move by government to reduce school fees. Mr. Zulu says schools have been directed to come up with ...

Government is on course in its preparations for Zambia’s hosting of the African Development Bank, AfDB) annual meeting in May this year to be attended by over 4,000 delegates from Africa and beyond. Secretary to the Treasury Fredson Yamba says a Committee of Permanent Secretaries chaired by him has since been appointed to spearhead preparations for Zambia’s hosting of the ...

Siavonga District Commissioner Lovemore Kanyama has directed the District Education Board Secretary (DEBS) to ensure government schools allow pupils who have not paid their school fees to attend class as their parents scout for money. Mr. Kanyama says parents and guardians should be given a grace period of one month in which they should look for money, while their children ...

President Edgar Lungu has launched the performance based contract system for Permanent Secretaries aimed at improving performance and accountability of public office holders. Speaking during the launch in Lusaka this afternoon, President Lungu bemoaned the level of quality of services offered by the public service. He notes that this is despite the improvement in the conditions of service and high ...

Civil Servants Allied Workers Union of Zambia (CSAWUZ) General Secretary Joy Beene has described as discriminatory the constitutional provision that requires Civil Servants to resign three years before contesting for an elective political position. Mr. Beene says the clause is a slap in the face of the Civil Servants in the country. He notes that the Clause will also deprive ...

Energy Minister Dora Siliya says Zambians have not been able to enjoy the benefits of the current low global oil prices because of the exchange pressure the Kwacha is facing from other international currencies. Ms. Siliya says the current exchange rate shocks directly impacted her Ministry which had to make huge purchases of oil and power at colossal amounts in ...