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The National Road Fund Agency (NRFA) has collected over K150 million from the Manyumbi and Kafulafuta toll gates in the first quarter of 2016. The agency has set K816 million as a target to be collected from toll plazas this year alone. NRFA Spokesperson Alphonsius Hamachila has told QTV News that the response from motorists passing through the two toll ...

  The Council of Churches in Zambia (CCZ) has appealed to President Edgar Lungu to exercise his authority as head of State to address the political violence urgently with seriousness and impartiality before the country becomes ungovernable ahead of the elections CCZ president Bishop Dr. Alfred Kalembo in a statement says if political violence is not addressed, the country is ...

Faction MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba says the Patriotic Front will be shocked when they lose power to the UPND in the August 11th elections. And Dr. Mumba has castigated the Felix Mutati led MMD faction National Secretary Raphael Nakachinda for claiming that he is masquerading as MMD Leader. Dr. Mumba has told QFM News via telephone from Eastern Province ...

Labour and Social Security Minister Fackson Shamenda has implored the labour movement in the country to speak with one voice on labour matters. Mr. Shamenda said this in Lusaka today when he officially opened the second merging workshop for the Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) and Federation of Free Trade Unions of Zambia (FFTUZ). He says there are too ...

The United National Independence Party (UNIP) is urging Zambians to take note of political parties engaging in violence and show them that they are not interested in violence come August 11th. UNIP Deputy Secretary General Reverend Alfred Banda says the political violence taking place in the country is a source of concern. He says UNIP condemns the violence that has ...

Broadcasting media houses in the Country have been cautioned to exercise prudence in their coverage as campaigns for the August elections heighten. The Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) is advising broadcasting media houses to keep in mind that they have a role to play in promoting peace during and after the general elections. IBA Director General Josephine Mapoma has particularly urged ...

President Edgar Lungu has directed all ruling PF members in the Country not to respond to any attack they may suffer from another political party. President Lungu has particularly called on party members not to pull down other political parties’ campaign material. Speaking this afternoon at a campaign rally held in Lusaka’s Zingalume area President Lungu further called on the Zambia ...

Zambians have been reminded of God’s commandment to continue loving one another. Opposition UPND president Hakainde Hichilema is encouraging Zambians to do so regardless of their tribe, gender or political affiliation. In his Sunday message made available to Qfm News Mr. Hichilema has cited the Bible scripture of 1 John 4:7-12 to emphasize the need for the Zambian people to ...

German Ambassador to Zambia Bernd Finke has described as alarming the escalated political violence in the Country. Mr. Finke says the political violence being witnessed is actually harming Zambia’s reputation of being a peaceful country. He notes that this is besides being threatening its investment climate and tourism potential. Mr. Finke is calling upon political parties in the Country to ...

Preliminary investigations have revealed that the traffic accident that happened last night in Choma in which 4 pupils and a teacher of the same school died was caused by overspreading. A report by the Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) suggests that the accident happened when the driver of the Mitsubishi Rosa registration number AJC 5110 in which the pupils ...