Government has ruled out postponing the referendum on the Bill of Rights which will be held alongside the August general election. Chief Government Spokesperson Chishimba Kambwili says the Electoral Commission of Zambia will proceed and hold the referendum alongside the elections in line the Cabinet resolution for the two exercises to be held together. Dr. Kambwili has told Qfm in ...

Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) Presidential running mate Reverend Dr Clement Mwanza says he has resigned as a Minister of the Gospel in the Reformed Church in Zambia. Reverend Mwanza says he will now remain an ordinary member of the Reformed Church. He explains that his participation in active politics is his personal decision, and that by doing so ...

Vigils have been held in Orlando, Florida, and around the world for the victims of Sunday’s deadly gun attack on a gay nightclub. A Muslim cleric told those attending the Orlando event that Muslims stood united with them against “the ideology of hatred, death and destruction”. Similar gatherings have been held in countries including France, Australia, the UK and Germany. ...

The Press Association of Zambia (PAZA) has observed that the media is polarised in the coverage political parties ahead of the August elections. PAZA Executive Secretary Patson Phiri says the Association has been receiving complaints from political parties on the biasness of some media houses in covering political activities during the ongoing campaigns. Mr. Phiri, who is also Media Liaison ...

Power utility company ZESCO has disclosed that 300 Mega Watts of power from Maamba Thermal power Plant will be coming on board this month. ZESCO Spokesperson Henry Kapata tells QTV News that the power utility company has successfully finished all its installations and is only waiting for Maamba Collieries Limited (MCL) to finalize works on the plant so that it ...

Patriotic Front cadres in Shiwang’ndu district of Muchinga province this afternoon attempted to bring down a helicopter carrying UPND leader Hakainde Hichilema by throwing stones and other objects at the chopper. This as the Helicopter was trying to land for Mr Hichilema’s scheduled rally in the district. The PF cadres also attacked UPND members who were gathering for the rally. ...

A group of “well-trained” Russian hooligans were behind the violence in Marseille when Russia played England in a Euro 2016 match, prosecutors say. The 150 Russian football supporters “were well prepared for ultra-rapid, ultra-violent action” and were able to evade arrest, a city prosecutor said. Two England fans have been jailed for throwing bottles at police. Four more face immediate ...

The authorities in Orlando, Florida, have been giving more details of the gun attack on a gay club early on Sunday, when 49 people were killed. The deadliest mass shooting in recent US history ended with gunman Omar Mateen being killed himself. The attack also left 53 people injured. After Mateen holed up in a toilet with hostages at the ...

Transparency International Zambia (TIZ) has described as ill-timed the awarding of salary increments to tradition leaders by the government. TIZ president Lee Habasonda says making such a move during an election period may be interpreted as an attempt by government to manipulate the chiefs. Mr. Habasonda says the salary increments should have been awarded much earlier or after the general ...

The Disability Rights Watch is concerned with the escalating levels of political violence ahead of the elections. National Coordinator Bruce Choma says the continued violent activities may have a negative impact in terms of the participation for persons with disabilities. He explains that persons with disabilities may have limited capacity to defend themselves or to run away from the environment ...