North Korea says it has successfully tested an engine designed for an intercontinental ballistic missile. The new type of engine would “guarantee” the ability to launch a nuclear strike on the US mainland, the KCNA news agency said. The test was conducted at the country’s long-range missile launch site near its west coast. It is the latest in a series ...

Commerce, Trade and Industry Minister Margaret Mwanakatwe says government’s strategy to industrialize the Zambian economy will not be abandoned after this year’s general elections. Ms. Mwanakatwe says industrialization is the only way a Country like Zambia should go. He says her Ministry is thus encouraging the private sector to come on board in seeing to it that industrialization and job ...

UPND president Hakainde Hichilema has observed that a specter is haunting Zambia under the PF government. Mr. Hichilema says it is the reality of poverty and disease that threatens the hopes and aspirations of an entire generation living in shanty compounds. In a statement to Qfm News Mr. Hichilema says the dream that Zambians had that a child could be born anywhere but ...

Opposition Democratic Front (DF) leader Miles Sampa says he was still going to leave the ruling PF whether or not he was given a full Ministerial position. Mr. Sampa says his departure from the ruling PF had nothing to do with positions or any rewards for the effort he put in to make the ruling PF win the January 20th ...

Former Commerce Minister Felix Mutati has observed that increased government expenditure is what is draining out liquidity in the Country’s financial sector. Mr. Mutati says this non availability of liquidity is making banks in the Country no longer able to lend money. In an interview Mr. Mutati who served as Cabinet Minister under the MMD government says as a result ...

The ruling Patriotic Front says the UPND is misleading itself to think it can win the August 11th general election on the account of the support it has received from the Democratic Front. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya has wondered how the UPND thinks it will emerge victorious when the political party supporting it has been deregistered. Mr. Bwalya says ...

UPND Lusaka Province Publicity Secretary, Muyunda Masheke has demanded to know how much Government has saved from the time it announced the removal of subsidies on Maize and fuel. Mr. Masheke says this is considering that three years has passed since government removed subsidies on maize and fuel in a moved it claimed was aimed at facilitating practical and equitable ...

Zambians have been called upon to begin rejecting politicians with no leadership substance. The Zambian Voice says Zambians should refuse to be taken for granted by politicians who switch political parties and claim to have taken up a different personality. Organisation Executive Director Chilufya Tayali says it is unacceptable for example that Democratic Front leader Miles Sampa can today criticize ...