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Police in Lusaka have arrested and detained UPND Vice President for Administration Geoffrey Mwamba for unlawful drilling contrary to section 66 of the Penal Code of the Laws of Zambia. Mr. Mwamba, who arrived at Woodlands Police Station at 09:45hrs, accompanied by UPND President Hakainde Hichilema and other senior party officials was arrested after being interrogated for over 2 hours ...

President Edgar Lungu has launched the construction of what will be the largest dam in the history of the country’s agriculture sector at a total cost of US$ 28 million. Mwomboshi dam in Chisamba district will be constructed by Anhui Foreign Economic Construction Company Limited of China within a period of 30 months. Speaking during the launch of the project ...

Veteran politician Vernon Mwaanga is disappointment that political parties in the Country do not seem to take the issue of political violence seriously. Dr. Mwaanga says he has noted that political parties are merely playing the blame game whenever violence breaks out. In an interview with QFM, Dr. Mwaanga says he does not think the issue of violence should be ...

Political parties in the country have been advised to disband all political vigilante groups in order to ensure the August 11th elections are peaceful. Evangelical Fellowship of Zambia Executive Director, Reverend Pukuta Mwanza says the existence of such groups is inconsistent with modern democratic governance. Reverend Mwanza says political militia or vigilante groups are not compatible with the 21st century ...

Patriotic Front Secretary General Davies Chama says it is impossible for the ruling party to lose the forthcoming elections. Mr. Chama has since dismissed Rainbow Party Leader Wynter Kabimba’s assertion that it would be easy to defeat the ruling PF in the August 11th elections. He has advised Mr. Kabimba to accept that he has failed in his political career ...

Political analyst Neo Simutanyi says the continued violent clashes involving the opposition UPND and ruling Patriotic Front cadres ahead of August 11th general election is a sign of desperation. Dr. Simutanyi notes that both the opposition UPND and ruling PF are in fact indicating that neither of them will concede defeat in the August elections. In an interview with Qfm ...

Bweengwa Member of Parliament Highvie Hamududu says political violence can only end in Zambia if the nation deals with its root cause. Mr. Hamududu says the causes of violence in the Country are mainly hate speech and innuendos. In an interview with QTV Mr. Hamududu who is also chairperson of on Expanded Parliamentary Committee on Estimates says these are the ...

MMD President Nevers Mumba says there cannot be marriage if either his party or the ruling PF is not happy with the agreement upon which to enter into an alliance. Dr. Mumba says no one can enter into a marriage if they will be sad for the rest of the relationship. He has told QTV news that this is why ...

President Edgar Lungu has charged the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) Leader Hakainde Hichilema will still remain in the opposition after August 11th General Elections. President Lungu says the behavior that the UPND exhibits goes to show that he is not yet ready to take up the leadership mantle. The Head of State has advised Mr. Hichilema to ...

President Edgar Lungu has warned the opposition United Party for National Development (UPND) that he will not accept any lawlessness in the country. President Lungu says he is aware that the UPND President Hakainde Hichilema with the help of his vice in charge of politics Geoffrey Mwamba popularly known as GBM is training a militia group comprising of 250 people. ...