Foreign Affairs Minister Harry Kalaba has advised political players to refrain from issuing statements that border on Zambia’s relations with other countries. Mr. Kalaba says it is regrettable that a celebrated diplomat such as Dr. Vernon Mwaanga could bring Uganda into the debate on the printing of ballot papers for the August 11 elections in Dubai. He says it is ...

Former President Dr. Kenneth Kaunda has encouraged Zambians to support initiatives aimed at uplifting the living standards of the less privileged in society. Speaking during the ‘KK 92nd Birthday Build’, a Habitat for Humanity Zambia initiative to celebrate his birthday which falls later this month, Dr Kaunda who spoke through his son Kaweche during the commissioning of a K40, 000 ...

Government has been advised against succumbing to demands to conduct trials of genetically modified BT cotton in Zambia. The Participatory Ecological Land-Use Management (PELUM) Association which is a regional civil society organization working with small scale farmers in Southern and Eastern Africa is urging the Zambian government to be wary that unlike traditional cotton seeds, Bt cotton cannot be recycled. ...

The Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) has called upon the Electoral Commission of Zambia to call for a stakeholders meeting with regards the decision to print ballot papers in Dubai. FDD Spokesperson Antonio Mwanza says there is no justification to print the ballot papers in Dubai when ballot papers have always been printed in South Africa. He says the ...

An injunction banning the media in England and Wales from reporting the identity of a married celebrity who allegedly took part in a threesome has been lifted. Court of Appeal judges accepted the Sun On Sunday’s bid to lift the injunction, but said the celebrity could still not be named pending a possible appeal. The judges said the allegations had ...

The number of people killed in a powerful earthquake that struck Ecuador over the weekend has risen to about 350, the government has said. There have been desperate scenes as rescuers and family members searched for survivors, often with bare hands. Teams from Switzerland, Spain and several Latin American countries have arrived to join the search effort. More than 2,000 ...

David Moyes is interested in the Aston Villa manager’s job but is yet to be contacted by the relegated club. Nearly six months after being sacked by Real Sociedad, Moyes is keen to get back into football and is attracted by the challenge of reviving Villa. The 52-year-old has watched them live recently and would be receptive to talks but ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia says Al Ghurair Printing and Publishing LLC of Dubai emerged the most competitive bidder of the two bidders that met the technical requirement as specified in the bidding documents and the accompanying addenda for the printing of ballot papers. ECZ public relations manager Crispin Akufuna in a statement to QFM says of the 13 companies ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has suspended the Road Service Licenses for Mazhandu Family Bus Services and Wada Chovu Transport for a period of one month each.  Briefing journalists in Lusaka this morning, RTSA Chief Executive Officer Zindaba Soko says the suspensions are with effect from 21st April, 2016. Mr. Soko says the agency has also given conditions ...

Thirteen political parties have formed an alliance dubbed National Opposition Alliance (NOA) with the sole purpose of supporting the ruling Patriotic Front in the forthcoming general election. The thirteen parties include among others the Zambia Direct Democracy Movement (ZDDM), Christian Democratic Party ( CDP) and the All People’s Congress (APC). Interim NOA president who is also ZDDM president Edwin Sakala ...