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Apostle Chris Mulenga of Church of God Ministries International in Ndola has expressed concern with the levels of political intolerance in the country. He says 51 years after independence political parties are expected to exhibit maturity in their practice of politics. Apostle Mulenga says the levels of political intolerance are worrying especially as the country heads towards the tripartite elections. ...

Government has announced that the ban on selling incandescent or ordinary bulbs will come into effect on 30th June, 2016. Energy and Water Development Permanent Secretary Brigadier General Emelda Chola in a statement issued to QFM News says this follows the ban on local manufacturing and importation of incandescent bulbs and other energy inefficient lighting devices which came in effect ...

Transparent International Zambia (TIZ) has recommended that President Edgar Lungu fires all controlling officers cited in the 2014 Auditor General’s report. The organization has observed that the increase in the amount of public funds being abused is a manifestation of the carelessness and irresponsibility of controlling officers. TIZ President Lee Habasonda notes that Zambia seems not to be making headways ...

The technical committee appointed by government to audit the operations of the mines has today presented its findings to President Edgar Lungu. The Government Mining Industry Technical Audit Committee led by Dr. Sixtus Mulenga presented the findings to President Edgar Lungu at State House. Labour and Social Security Minister Fackson Shamenda explained to President Lungu that the committee was constituted ...

President Edgar Lungu has directed Eastern Province Police Commissioner Alex Chilufya to arrest Friday Mwale, the man masquerading as Chief Tindi of the Kunda speaking people in Mambwe district. The Tindi chiefdom was abolished by the colonial masters, but Mr. Mwale has allegedly continued to perform functions of a Chief, despite having been convicted over the same offence. President Lungu ...

President Edgar Lungu says he has communicated with MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba with the view of the PF and MMD working together in the August 11 elections. President Lungu says this is the only way they can achieve the 50 percent plus one threshold. He says the friendship between the MMD and PF is not new, hence the need ...

The Private Sector Development Association (PSDA) has cautioned Political parties vying to govern the country to be mindful that investors are interested in seeing stability in Zambia after the August 11th general election. PSDA Chairperson Yusuf Dodia says investors fully understand that politicians are only there to formulate policy and management systems that determine how investors who generate wealth are ...

Government has been advised to ring-fence strategies it has put in place to keep the economy steady during the campaign period for the August 11th general election. Former Finance Katele Kalumba has particularly urged the Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Zambia (BoZ) not to relent in sustaining stability in the economic fundamentals. Dr. Kalumba says it is also ...

MMD President Dr. Nevers Mumba says Zambians reserve the right to keep or remove President Edgar Lungu and the Patriotic Front from power based on how they have performed. Dr. Mumba says if indeed President Lungu has performed according to the expectations of many people, he will be kept in office. He says the Zambian people will judge President Lungu ...

Government has been advised to dissolve the Mutembo Nchito tribunal and allow him to resume his duties as Director of Public Prosecutions. The Zambian Voice Executive Director Chilufya Tayali tells QFM News that government should realize that it is losing out a lot more in tax payer’s money than it is benefiting from holding on to the court halted Mutembo ...