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The ruling PF Youths have maintained that former PF members who have endorsed UPND Leader Hakainde Hichilema will have nothing to offer to the opposition party. Lusaka Province PF Youth Secretary Stanley Chiumya the party is intact and remains focused in winning August elections. Mr. Chiumya says the as the party Secretary General Davies Chama had earlier put it, a ...

The Food Reserve Agency (FRA) has started offloading maize to Chimsoro and other milling companies in central province at a subsidized cost of K1, 700 per metric ton. According to the Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU) Weekly Brief made available to QFM News today, the move is meant to curb high mealie meal prices. This information came to light during ...

The Islamic Supreme Council of Zambia has advised political parties to adopt candidates who they have confidence in to deliver to the expectations of the people of Zambia. Supreme Council President Suzyo Zimba says other than the grade 12 requirement in the amended constitution, political parties should also set standards in those aspiring to stand on their tickets at various ...

Political Scientist Dr. Alex Ng’oma says it is too early to state that whichever political party between the ruling PF and opposition UPND will lose the elections will become weaker. Dr. Ng’oma tells QFM News via telephone that both political parties have the potential and capacity to remain stronger parties after the August 11th general elections despite losing the polls. ...

People’s Party President Mike Mulongoti has urged the ruling PF to apologize to the people of Zambia for subjecting them to hash conditions during their tenure of office. Mr. Mulongoti says the PF should also apologize for failing to fulfill most of their campaign promises now that their term is coming to an end. He says the PF promised the ...

UPND Chairman for Rural Reconstruction Moono Mapani says the farmers across the country are willing to diversify the agriculture sector but that they are de-motivated with response from government. Mr. Mapani says government should not just sing about diversifying the sector, but be seen to act positively in meeting the requirements needed to diversify the agriculture sector. Mr. Mapani states ...

Former National Restoration Party (NAREP) Presidential Advisor David Kapoma has predicted that the August 11th General Elections will be highly contested by three major political parties. Mr. Kapoma says people should not ignore the fact that the opposition Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) will be a force to reckon with. Mr. Kapoma says in as much as he agrees ...

Patriotic Front (PF) Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says UPND Vice President for Political Affairs Dr Canisius Banda’s Predicament is an indictment on the leadership of UPND President Hakainde Hichilema. Mr. Bwalya says the attempt by Dr Banda to drag the Patriotic Front (PF) into his known problem of failing to pay rentals for his dwelling should be understood as a ...

Forum for Democracy and Development (FDD) President Edith Nawakwi has alleged that both the ruling PF and opposition UPND may fail to accept defeat after the August 11th General Elections. Ms Nawakwi says she is convinced that the two political parties may resort to violence as they are the main two parties with the habit of engaging in political violence. ...

President Edgar Lungu has extolled the heroes and heroines of the country’s independence struggle and has called on all Zambians to a serious introspection on the benefits of the peace and unity Dr. Kenneth Kaunda’s generation bequeathed on the nation. Speaking during the commemorate of the 50th Golden Jubilee anniversary of Kenneth Kaunda Secondary School in Chinsali in Muchinga Province, ...