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Police in Mbala have arrested a 34 year old woman of Kowa village in Chief Fwambo’s area for attempting to bury alive her newborn baby girl. Police have told ZANIS in Mbala that Mercy Nauluta gave birth to a baby girl and attempted to bury her, but quick action by members of the community saved the baby when they heard ...

  President Edgar Lungu has warned that failure to increase electricity tariffs will plunge the country in total darkness. Speaking when he addressed Sinda residents yesterday, Mr. Lungu said it’s not true that increasing the cost of electricity will have an effect on the majority Zambians, but that this will instead make electricity tariffs cost reflective. President Lungu adds that ...

The Professional Teachers Union of Zambia (PROTUZ) says the drop in the Grade nine pass rate more especially for Lusaka should send a signal that all is not well in the education sector. PROTUZ Lusaka Province Chairman Nelson Mwale says this is a wakeup call for both teachers and parents to ensure that pupils do the correct thing if they ...

Germany Ambassador to Zambia Bernd Finke is confident Zambia will hold free and fair elections on August 11th. In an interview with QFM News, Mr. Finke says this is considering that Zambia has a very good reputation of holding free and fair elections as well as overseeing peaceful transitions. He says the Germany government expects to see history repeat itself ...

The opposition political parties have condemned the violence unleashed on supporters of Democratic Front president Miles Sampa by Patriotic Front cadres at Simon Mwansa Kapwepwe International Airport on Saturday. MMD Spokesperson Raphael Nakachinda says it is worrying to see PF cadres do things contrary to what President Lungu is saying. Mr. Nakachinda says President Lungu has spoken against political violence ...

The ruling Patriotic Front has dismissed claims by Democratic front President Miles Sampa that his party has the support of some Ministers in government. PF Deputy Spokesperson Frank Bwalya says the ruling party is familiar with such kind of politics which are typically perpetrated by politicians who form small political parties with no following. He says the hope of such ...

Government has been called upon to urgently work on the mortuary at Kaoma District Hospital which has broken down due to power outages. Kaoma based Political Activist Joel Wampata has told QFM News that the people in the district are now forced to bury their loved ones in a hurry because there no place to preserve dead bodies. Mr. Wampata ...

Some Lusaka residents have commended President Edgar Lungu for the leadership he has exhibited during his one year in office. President Edgar Lungu has today 25th January clocked exactly one year in office following his victory in the 20th January, 2015 elections. Residents spoken to by the QTV News crew noted that despite President Lungu coming into office at a ...

The Electoral Commission of Zambia (ECZ) has dispelled assertions that it is sidelining some civil society organizations in its consultative meetings being held ahead of the August 11th general elections. ECZ Spokesperson Crispin Akufuna says contrary to such assertions, CSOs have been attending consultative meetings called by the Commission with the latest being the one held last Friday. Mr. Akufuna ...

The Zambian Government has signed an aide memoire with the African Development Bank (ADB) for the hosting of the ADB Annual meetings to be held in Lusaka in May this year. Speaking during the signing ceremony in Lusaka, Secretary to the Treasury, Fredson Yamba said the aide memoire signifies government’s commitment to ensuring that all areas of pertinent to the ...