Transparency International Zambia has called on elected members of parliament to enact laws that are going to support aspect of accountability and transparency especially in the public service in the country. TIZ Executive Director Goodwell Lungu says there is need to strengthen the public account committee especially their recommendations on how they will be followed up and how they will ...

Electoral Expert MacDonald Chipenzi is dismayed that the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ)did not enforce the Electoral Code of Conduct squarely, fairly or without fear or favor in the ran up to the August 11,2016 general elections. In an interview with Qfm News Mr. Chipenzi says there is need for ECZ to begin exercising its Electoral powers without fear or ...

Every Home for Christ is saddened by the outcome of the referendum results describing them as regrettable. Regional Coordinator Richard Kakuwa says the results of the referendum are regrettable because they did not yield the expected results by government. He says going forward, Zambians must now hold on to the referendum in order to allow the constitutional court to settle ...

Economist Analyst Noel Nkhoma has attributed the improved performance of kwacha currency against other major convertibles currencies on the international market to the deployment of aggressive monetary policy by the Bank of Zambia (BOZ). He says other drivers which have improved the performance of kwacha on the international market include the fact that the country has remained a destination for ...

Zambia national football team coach George Lwandamina has announced his 23-man squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Kenya. The match will be played at Levy Mwanawasa Stadium in Ndola on Sunday, September 3 with a kick-off time of 16h30. Both Zambia and Kenya have not qualified for final tournament to be hosted in Gabon from ...

A probe flown by the US space agency Nasa has made its first close approach to the planet Jupiter since going into orbit in July. Juno was commanded to pass just 4,200km above the cloud tops of the gas giant on Saturday. No previous spacecraft has got so close to the world during the main phase of its mission. Juno ...

The Secretary to the Treasury has been challenged to tell the nation exactly how much Ministers that occupied office illegally have paid back so far of the public funds they owe. Electoral expert MacDonald Chipenzi is disappointed that the Secretary to the Treasury and the Accountant General have remained mute over the public funds former Ministers need to pay back. ...

The Constitutional Court has been urged to be wary justice will not be done if fails to hear the presidential election petition before it within the constitutional prescribed 14 days. The Young Africa Leaders Initiative (YALI) is concerned that the Constitutional Court has spent more time on hearing preliminary issues on the expense of the actual substantive petition itself. Governance ...

President Edgar Lungu has observed the need for the Zambian people to observe the One Zambia One Nation Motto. President Lungu says this motto is necessary to embrace as it is what ensures that  peace and unity prevails among the Country’s seventy three ethnic groups. He has reminded people in the Country that unity is what in fact defines them ...

The Independent Churches of Zambia ICOZ has called on the media in the country to uphold objectivity in reporting. Speaking in an interview with Q FM News, ICOZ board Chairperson Bishop David Masupa says the media should not be used to instigate violence in the country by disseminating lies in its quest to inform and educate the general public. Bishop ...