People party president Mike Mulongoti has charged that corruption has prevented the Government Printers from being awarded contracts to print ballot papers despite its capacity to do so. Mr. Mulongoti who once served as works and supply Minister under whose ministry the facility fell under has told Qfm news that the Government printers has adequate equipment and staff to print ...

President Edgar Lungu has been urged to always ensure that all policy pronouncements government makes are implemented. Opposition Economic and Equity Party (EEP) President Chilufya Tayali has noted with concern that most of the policy pronouncements being made under President Lungu are not being actualized. Mr. Tayali has cited the failure to implement the policy pronouncement allowing the private sector ...

Government has ruled out discontinuing the ongoing consultations on whether Zambia should leave or maintain its membership to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Justice Minister Given Lubinda says the consultations will go on despite advice from the Civil Society Constitution Agenda to discontinue the process in view of President Edgar Lungu’s position on the matter, and the general view of ...

The Voice final was crashed by a stage invader who had to be taken away by security staff. The man wearing a baseball cap ran on to the stage just after finalists Mo Adeniran and Into The Ark were announced. He was carrying a piece of paper which he held up for viewers to read but was moved on within ...

Former Cameroon international Rigobert Song has thanked the country’s fans and President for their support as he arrived back in Cameroon following six months of treatment in a Paris hospital. The former Liverpool player was taken ill in October 2016 when he suffered a brain aneurysm and was hospitalised in Yaounde where his condition stabilised before he was taken to ...

Donald Trump has said the United States will “solve” the nuclear threat from North Korea, with or without China’s help. “If China is not going to solve North Korea, we will. That is all I am telling you,” he said in an interview with UK paper the Financial Times. Pressed on whether he thought he could succeed alone, he replied: ...

United Peaceful and Prospourers Zambia (UPPZ )President Charles Chanda has added his voice in condemning the proposal to repeal the Law Association of Zambia (LAZ) Act. Mr. Chanda thinks that there is nothing wrong with LAZ Act. Mr. Chanda told QFM news in an interview that Members of Parliament should concentrate on more important issues that can help in the ...

Government has been advised against taking a pre-conceived position in consultations on whether Zambia should withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) or not. Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) Executive Director Boniface Cheembe says what people need to know in Zambia is the importance of the ICC. Mr. Cheembe says this is what his organization ...

Government has formally begun working on a plan to regulate the sale and consumption of alcohol in Zambia. Minister of Local Government Vincent Mwale has disclosed that he has to this effect already had meetings with alcohol producers in Zambia. Mr. Mwale says it has been established that there is illegal production of alcohol in the Country whose brands do ...