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Government says it has successfully distributed over 20 tractors worthy K350, 000 each and full farming kit to rural female farmers under the Agricultural Development Value Chain Enhancement (ADVANCE) programme. Gender and Child Development Deputy Minister Dorothy Kazunga has explained to QFM News that the ministry is also expected to distribute 20 more tractors this year to female farmers. Ms ...

Patriotic Front Bwana Mkubwa Member of Parliament Emmanuel Chenda has indicated the desire to seek reelection in the August general election. Mr. Chenda however, says he is mindful that it is it up to the people of Bwana Mkubwa to decide whether to retain him as their Member of Parliament or not. He tells Qfm by telephone that he is ...

Every Home Care for Christ Regional Director, Bishop Dr. Richard Kakuwa has encouraged political parties to use dialogue-based approaches in dealing with electoral disagreements to ensure continued peace in the country. Dr. Kakuwa has since urged Zambians to embrace peace, which he says is a key element that facilitates development. Dr. Kakuwa says peace and unity must be the goal ...

Movement for Multi-party Democracy (MMD) Liuwa Member of Parliament Situmbeko Musokotwane has rubbished reports that he is in support of an MMD alliance with the ruling Patriotic Front (PF) ahead of this year’s elections. Dr. Musokotwane says he cannot support an alliance with party that has failed to address the concerns of the Zambian people. He says the PF government ...

Government has been advised to forego the holding of the referendum on the Bill of Rights alongside the August 11th elections. The Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali says the Country and the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) in particular are not ready to hold a referendum as early as August this year. Mr. Tayali says his organization has taken ...

Political Scientist Alex Ng’oma has cautioned the ruling Patriotic Front that it runs the risk of performing poorly in the August elections should it go into an alliance with the MMD with its current wrangles. He says the MMD is suffering from ‘factionalism’ which is affecting the party’s reorganization ahead of the general election. Dr. Ng’oma has told QFM News ...

The Road Transport and Safety Agency (RTSA) has urged political players to adhere to Road Safety standards ahead of the August 11th General Election. RTSA Acting Senior Public Relations Manager, Fredrick Mubanga has told QFM News that political players tend to disregard road safety requirements during campaigns. He notes that this is the period when people get excited with the ...

The upwards adjustment in nomination fees by the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has been received with mixed feelings by aspiring parliamentary candidates. The Electoral Commission of Zambia has increased the presidential nomination fee from K10, 000 to K75, 000 while the nomination fee for parliamentary candidates has been increased from K5, 000 to K10, 000. Patrick Mungo who is ...

All People’s Congress (APC) President Nason Msoni has condemned the indefinite closure of the Copperbelt University and the University of Zambia. Mr. Msoni has lamented that government has decided to close the two institutions without giving dialogue a chance. He has told QTV from the United Kingdom that government should therefore quickly reopen the two universities and pay students their ...

The Southern African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (SACCORD) has questioned the rationale behind the hike in the nomination fees for the 2016 elections. SACCORD Executive Director Boniface Cheembe has wondered why the Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has adjusted the nominations fees upwards when elections in Zambia are funded by taxpayers’ money. He notes that by adjusting ...